South Operations Manager
Kanton Graubünden
Samedan
Key information
- Publication date:22 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Samedan
Job summary
Insieme per i Grigioni seeks a new team member for Samedan. Join a diverse, trilingual environment with great quality of life.
Tasks
- Lead the maintenance operations team in southern Grisons.
- Plan and execute road maintenance for cantonal roads.
- Support construction projects and participate in response duties.
Skills
- Must have a diploma in construction management or similar field.
- Strong leadership and entrepreneurial spirit required.
- Fluent in written German; Italian and Romansh are a plus.
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Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless sunny days per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless sunny days per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
South Operations Manager
Technical Office | 80-100 % | Samedan
The Technical Office is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of cantonal roads, as well as for the implementation of hydraulic works and non-motorized traffic in Graubünden. We also take care of the operational maintenance of national roads within the canton. The cantonal road infrastructure includes over 1450 structures, including bridges up to 90 meters high and tunnels up to 3 kilometers long. The challenges that the nature of our mountain canton hides in summer and winter make our work demanding and varied. As a certified office with the Friendly Work Space label, the health and satisfaction of our approximately 480 employees are particularly important to us. For this reason, we are committed to systematic health management in the company (GSA).
For the road maintenance section in district 3 Samedan, we are looking for from January 1, 2026 or by agreement a South Operations Manager
Tasks
- Technical and personnel management of the south operational maintenance team
- Planning and execution of operational maintenance of cantonal roads
- Planning interventions of the three maintenance groups with a total of about 20 employees, vehicles, and machinery in collaboration with the three foremen directly subordinate to you
- Support to the construction sector with site management tasks for the building maintenance of cantonal roads
- On-call service as intervention leader and willingness to participate in avalanche service
What we expect from you
- Master builder or foreman diploma
- Several years of experience in road construction or maintenance
- Leadership experience and entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to assert yourself and initiative
- High degree of autonomy and sense of responsibility
- Good computer skills
- Perfect written expression skills in German
- Knowledge of Italian in spoken and written form, knowledge of Romansh is an advantage
We look forward to receiving your online application and meeting you.
For questions, Jan Kamm, head of district 3 Samedan, is gladly available at phone number 081 257 68 07.
Application deadline: October 12, 2025
