Head of Hydraulic Production (m/f/d)

About the job

Take responsibility for a central pillar of Swiss energy supply. Axpo is the largest hydropower producer in Switzerland. For the management of its hydraulically distributed production across Switzerland with around 370 employees, we are looking for a technically proficient and strong leadership personality as

Head of Hydraulic Production (m/f/d)

Your challenge:

You bear overall responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economical operation of the hydropower plants. Together with nine directly subordinate managers, you lead and develop the organisation distributed throughout Switzerland. As a member of the Hydroenergy & Biomass division management, you also actively shape the strategic further development of the area. The focus is on:

• Leadership and further development of Hydraulic Production
• Ensuring operation, maintenance, and technical availability
• Responsibility for safety, economic efficiency, and costs
• Further development of organisation, processes, and collaboration
• Co-shaping the Hydroenergy & Biomass division
• Representation of Axpo towards partner plants, authorities, and other stakeholders

Your profile:

You are a technically credible and entrepreneurially minded leader with solid experience in the operation and maintenance of complex large-scale plants. You have a technical education at university level and many years of leadership experience, ideally in the power plant, energy, or comparable large plant environment.

You combine technical competence with leadership strength, adaptability to change, and pronounced stakeholder competence. Very good German and English skills are required; French and/or Italian are an advantage.

Do you feel addressed? Then Meister Executive Search AG looks forward to receiving your complete dossier in electronic form. Mr Lars Aeschbacher and Mr Lukas Kühne will also be happy to provide information by phone at 031 950 55 50.