Safety Officer
- 27 August 2026
- 60%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate)
- Zürich
About the job
Permanent position
Department of Civil Engineering
We shape Zurich from the ground up: liveable and climate-neutral. Contribute your expertise and work with us on a future-oriented city. For the Asset Maintenance division, we are seeking reinforcement from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.
Tasks
- You ensure that the legal and internal requirements for occupational safety are observed at the workshops.
- You further develop the safety system and ensure its management.
- You lead the safety officers at the workshops professionally and support them with questions regarding occupational safety.
- You coordinate and represent safety-related topics in the Execution department, especially absence management, occupational health management, and emergency organisation.
- You support the emergency organisation and operational pandemic planning throughout the Department of Civil Engineering.
Profile
- Completed vocational training or comparable qualification in a technical or craft field as well as further training to become a specialist ASGS with a federal certificate of competence or comparable further training
- Category B driving licence is mandatory
- Professional experience in the construction or craft sector
- Good German language skills in spoken and written form as well as good user knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems (SAP advantageous)
- Strong cost awareness and high service orientation
We offer
- The opportunity to help shape the future of the largest Swiss city.
- A culture characterised by the values respectful, reliable, ambitious, and inclusive, and an employer that lives equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Passionate and committed colleagues whose hearts beat for Zurich.
- Attractive employment conditions, such as contributions to meal costs, a solid pension fund with an above-average employer contribution, and targeted training and further education opportunities.
About us
For a high quality of life: The approximately 350 employees of the Department of Civil Engineering shape mobility and public space daily in the largest city in Switzerland.
Interested?
Please apply via our online tool stadt.zuerich.ch/tiefbauamtjobs.
Please address your application to the Department of Civil Engineering City of Zurich, Ylenia Metzger, HR Marketing Specialist + HR Business Partner, Werdmühleplatz 3, 8001 Zurich.
For information, please contact Marcel Bräm, Head of Execution Department, T +41 44 412 07 89.
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