Samedan
Career Changer as Construction Manager in District 3
- 23 July 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Samedan
Job summary
Join the diverse Kantonale Verwaltung Graubünden as a Bauleiter/in. Experience a supportive work environment with growth opportunities!
Tasks
- Lead and monitor assigned construction sites as a representative.
- Coordinate tasks and ensure quality of contract work.
- Prepare estimates, contracts, and oversee budgeting.
Skills
- Completed vocational training in construction; relevant experience preferred.
- Strong social skills and team-oriented mindset.
- Ability to negotiate and organize effectively.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7,106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
Career Changer as Construction Manager in District 3
Department of Civil Engineering | 80-100 % | Samedan
The Department of Civil Engineering is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance and operation of the cantonal roads as well as water engineering and slow traffic in Graubünden. In addition, we take care of the operational maintenance of the national roads within the canton. The canton’s road infrastructure includes over 1,450 civil engineering structures, including bridges at dizzying heights of up to 90 metres and tunnels up to 3 kilometres long. The challenges posed by the nature of our mountainous canton in summer and winter make our work demanding and varied. As a Friendly Work Space certified office, the health and satisfaction of our approximately 480 employees are particularly important to us. For this reason, we are committed to systematic occupational health management (OHM).
We are looking for a career changer as a construction manager for the Road Maintenance Department in District 3 Samedan from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement.
- Assisting in the management and supervision of assigned construction sites as client representative
- Scheduling and coordinating the work
- Ensuring quality, quantity and execution of the entire contract work
- Preparing cost estimates, tender documents and invoices
- Monitoring the budget
- Carrying out technical tasks for road maintenance
- Providing on-call service as operations manager
- Completed vocational training in the construction trade
- Several years of professional experience, ideally in civil engineering
- Willingness as a career changer to complete the necessary further training to perform construction management tasks
- Willingness to learn and assertiveness
- Personality with high social competence, organisational and negotiation skills as well as ability to work in a team
- General working language is German; good knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage
If you have any questions, Jan Kamm, Head of District 3 Samedan, will be happy to assist you at telephone number 081 257 68 07.
Application deadline: 16 August 2026
