Project Manager
- 15 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Zürich
About the job
You lead demanding infrastructure projects from planning to implementation, actively shaping the further development of our facilities and buildings. In doing so, you coordinate interdisciplinary project teams, external partners, and operations, keeping an eye on costs, deadlines, and quality, ensuring that complex projects are successfully realised while considering operational and public framework conditions.Ready for a job with purpose?
Project Manager
ERZ, with around 1,000 employees, is one of the largest service departments of the City of Zurich and operates in an exciting environment at the cutting edge of the times. We are modern, down-to-earth, open-minded, all on a first-name basis, and want to make a difference. Together, we are committed to a clean, innovative, and sustainable Zurich.
ERZ stands for diversity and mixed teams.
Responsibilities
- You lead infrastructure projects such as renewals of process engineering plants in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) sector, the construction of a new logistics hub, or renovations / conversions of building infrastructure.
- You coordinate interdisciplinary project teams, external planning offices, executing construction companies, and the operations team.
- You manage projects proactively with additional attention to regulatory requirements, risks, contracts, and operational conditions.
- You are responsible for creating concepts, decision-making bases, and specifications as well as tenders and awards of planning and construction services according to public procurement guidelines.
- You ensure compliance with legal regulations, quality requirements, and common safety standards.
Profile
- Completed studies in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, process engineering, architecture, or a similar field
- At least 5 years of experience in managing large or infrastructure projects, ideally with exposure to the public sector
- Sound knowledge of project management and ideally construction and procurement law
- Experience working with planning offices, general planners, and suppliers
- Negotiation skills, assertiveness, and diplomatic tact in dealing with various stakeholders
We offer
- Generous mobility allowance
- A modern, down-to-earth, and future-oriented working environment
- Thorough induction into your role
- Opportunities for mobile working
- Equal pay
- Above-average social benefits
- Meal allowance
- Maternity leave: 16 weeks paid
- Paternity leave: 20 paid days
- Parents can care for their sick child for three days without deduction from holiday entitlement
- Development opportunities through the broad educational offerings of the City of Zurich
- ERZ Sports Club
Interested?
For further information, Daniel Irniger from Human Resources is happy to assist you at Tel. +41 44 417 77 76. We look forward to receiving your application, which please submit online.
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