Project Manager Execution (Section Construction Manager)

About the job

Project Manager Execution (Section Construction Manager)

Department of Civil Engineering | 80-100 % | Chur

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.

The Department of Civil Engineering is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of the cantonal roads as well as hydraulic engineering and slow traffic in Graubünden. In addition, we take care of the operational maintenance of the national roads within the canton. The canton’s road infrastructure includes over 1,450 engineering structures, including bridges at dizzying heights of up to 90 metres and tunnels up to 3 kilometres long. The challenges posed by the nature of our mountainous canton in summer and winter make our work demanding and varied. As a Friendly Work Space certified office, the health and satisfaction of our approximately 480 employees are particularly important to us. For this reason, we are committed to systematic occupational health management (OHM).

We are looking for the Road Construction Department from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement a Project Manager Execution (Section Construction Manager)

Your area of responsibility

• Technical responsibility for the assigned new construction, expansion and maintenance projects on the main road network throughout the canton
• Responsibility for the professional, timely and cost-appropriate project execution as well as monitoring compliance with quality requirements
• Section construction management for projects on the canton’s main roads
• Independent management of demanding road and civil engineering projects in the tendering and implementation phases
• Coordination between planning and implementation
• Technical leadership of the local construction management teams
• Support of the Head of Section Road Construction in the area of internal quality management

What we expect from you

• Degree as a civil engineer (BSc, MSc level), master builder or an equivalent qualification
• Very good technical knowledge and several years of experience in the execution of road and civil engineering projects
• Assertiveness, communication skills and initiative
• Enjoyment of interdisciplinary teamwork
• Good IT user skills (cost estimation software, MS Office)
• General working language is German; knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Department of Civil Engineering
Loëstrasse 14
7001 Chur

If you have any questions, please contact Tobias Walschburger at telephone number 081 257 37 69.

Application deadline: 11 October 2026

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