Scientific Collaborator I or Scientific Collaborator II or Full-time Technical Collaborator (100%)

About the job

Class and annual salary (including 13th month salary):

Scientific Collaborator I

10 88'633.-- / 141'990.--

or

Scientific Collaborator II or Technical Collaborator

9 83'633.-- / 133'310.--

Tasks:

• manages and supports the planning and implementation of watercourse regulation projects, monitors their progress and programming by clients for financial, technical, and environmental aspects related to the project, according to sustainability principles
• examines documents related to Territorial Development and Building Law, Road Law, and PGS procedures concerning watercourses and prepares sectoral positions to allow compliant and safe land use in relation to watercourses and lakes
• performs regulation of Lake Ceresio, acting as on-call staff, in accordance with regulations considering safety and environmental needs for lakeside residents and the emissary
• monitors cantonally competent storage facilities based on the Federal Law on Storage Facilities to ensure safety maintenance in the territory
• contributes to the collection of baseline data in the field of morphology of federally relevant watercourses and manages data for cantonally relevant watercourses to ensure availability for cantonal/local services and private users
• represents the Office in commissions and working groups for integrated water management, watercourse regulation, and risk management related to natural hazards
• participates in and implements general projects based on the project definition, offering all expertise to achieve the defined objective
• supports Office collaborators on technical issues of regulation, construction law and standards, and public contracts within activities and projects

Requirements:

• bachelor + master or bachelor as civil engineer
• good experience in hydraulic and environmental regulation of watercourses and civil engineering
• good experience in project management as project leader and site management in water management, watercourses, and water disposal
• good knowledge of regulations regarding building, public contracts, site management, and construction law
• good experience in managing procedures related to territorial development and building
• proficiency with conventional IT tools (Windows) and possibly geo-referenced territorial information systems (SIT/GIS)
• oral and written proficiency in Italian and knowledge of a second official language (French or German)
• initiative and ability to work independently and in a team
• flexibility and availability for irregular working hours under stress and on-call shifts
• excellent knowledge of the cantonal territory

Special notes:

• the position of Scientific Collaborator I (class 10) can only be assigned to candidates with complete academic degrees: university license, degree, consecutive Bachelor + Master, or professional university school (Bachelor + Master 270/300 ECTS credits) and who have at least 15 years of professional experience in the required field

– start of service from 01.05.2026

• the position of Scientific Collaborator II or Technical Collaborator (class 9) will be assigned to candidates with only a Bachelor or a short degree or candidates with less than 15 years of professional experience in the required field and holding complete academic degrees: university license, degree, consecutive master, or professional university school (Bachelor + Master 270/300 ECTS credits)

Application conditions:

• applications must be submitted online. Other forms of application will not be considered valid
• in addition to documents to be submitted at the time of online application (cover letter and motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas, certificates, and work attestations), additional documentation may be requested later (criminal record with self-certification and health status self-certification)

Employment conditions:

• appointment or assignment: as provided by the Law on the Organization of State Employees and Teachers of March 15, 1995 (LORD) and the related Regulation. Any changes in law concerning salary and organization are explicitly reserved
• working hours: 42 hours per week (for a 100% employment rate), flexible or according to service needs

Deadline:

December 16, 2025

Further information can be obtained from Mr. Eng. Laurent Filippini, Head of the Watercourses Office, tel. 091 814 26 85.