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Technical Management 80 - 100%
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the Zürich Justice Department as a Technik Leader. A unique opportunity to enhance social reintegration efforts.
Tasks
- Oversee a technical team and manage budgeting effectively.
- Ensure technical safety by collaborating with various departments.
- Coordinate maintenance and handle external company communications.
Skills
- Must have completed electrical training and possess relevant experience.
- Strong leadership skills with a focus on teamwork.
- Proficient in MS Office and fluent in German.
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About the job
Technical Management 80 - 100%Correctional Services and Reintegration (JuWe) is part of the Directorate of Justice and the Interior of the Canton of Zurich and is responsible for penal and measure enforcement as well as the implementation of various types of detention. For our 1,400 employees from around 40 professions, the successful social reintegration of offenders and the prevention of recidivism are of particular importance.
The Pöschwies Correctional Facility (JVA) is one of seven main departments of JuWe. With 399 places, JVA Pöschwies is the largest closed correctional facility in Switzerland for male offenders. It fulfills a central state function and, according to legal mandate, takes into account the resocialization of prisoners and the protection of the public.
In the area of Economy & Work, we are looking for an extremely flexible, resilient, and eager-to-learn personality with high social competence to start immediately or by arrangement.
Your tasks
- Responsibility for the technical area with five employees as well as budgeting and cost control
- Ensuring technical safety in cooperation with construction coordination, maintenance & technology
- Care, maintenance, and repair of facilities within the area of responsibility as well as coordination of repairs, projects, and work orders
- Organization of periodic installation inspections and small equipment tests
- First point of contact for external companies and their concerns
- Planning and coordination of on-call deployments of the team as well as participation in operational daily business
- Control, compliance, and enforcement of legal and operational regulations
- Responsibility for occupational safety as well as implementation and monitoring of the corresponding guidelines and measures
Your profile
- You have completed training as an electrician and have several years of professional experience in the maintenance and repair of technical systems
- You also bring initial leadership experience and feel comfortable in a responsible role
- You are proficient in the MS Office suite and communicate fluently in German, both spoken and written; additional language skills are an advantage
- You are mentally and physically resilient and can reconcile on-call duty well with your personal commitments
- A clean record (no relevant entries in the criminal or debt register) and a minimum age of 30 complete your profile
Our offer
- Look forward to a varied and meaningful activity in an exciting and unusual working environment
- We promote your development through internal and external offers – including the mandatory, part-time training to become a specialist in correctional services with a federal certificate
- Attractive employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines await you
- The workplace is conveniently accessible by public transport as well as by car, parking spaces are available
- In addition, you benefit from catering options in the JVA restaurant
Take the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Do you have any questions? Roman Fischer, Head of Construction Coordination, Maintenance and Technology, is happy to assist you at 043 257 17 50. Questions about the application process will be answered by the Recruitment & Assessment team at 043 258 34 59.
JuWe uses an online assessment as part of the application process. Further information about our recruitment process and employment at JuWe can be found at Working at JuWe | Canton of Zurich (zh.ch).
