Faculty Headof Geomatics — FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
Head of department: in geomatics 60-100% | SBB
Move Switzerland with us. Head of Department: Geomatics
Zurich-Altstetten / Olten / Renens / Bellinzona / Work Smart, November 1st, 2026 or by arrangement, 60-100%
- Head of department: in geomatics 60-100% | SBB
- Move Switzerland with us. Head of Department: Geomatics
- Mit deiner raschen Auffassungsgabe für komplexe Sachverhalte und deiner lösungsorientierten Art kannst du dich schnell in neue Themengebiete eindenken.
- Du verfügst über ein gutes Stakeholdermanagement und kommunizierst über alle Hierarchiestufen überzeugend, gewandt und auf Augenhöhe. Durch dein gewinnendes Auftreten überzeugst du auch kritische Stimmen.
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- Wherever possible, we rely on flexible working hours and modern working time models.
Key requirements
- Mit deiner raschen Auffassungsgabe für komplexe Sachverhalte und deiner lösungsorientierten Art kannst du dich schnell in neue Themengebiete eindenken.
- Du verfügst über ein gutes Stakeholdermanagement und kommunizierst über alle Hierarchiestufen überzeugend, gewandt und auf Augenhöhe. Durch dein gewinnendes Auftreten überzeugst du auch kritische Stimmen.
- Als erfahrene Führungsperson inspirierst du Menschen und Teams. Ebenfalls bringst du mehrjährige Erfahrung im Bau und/oder Bahninfrastrukturbau sowie dem Projektmanagement von komplexen Projekten mit.
- Ein Studium in technischer Richtung setzen wir voraus. Zusätzlich hast du eine Weiterbildung im Bereich Betriebswirtschaft absolviert.
- Deine gesammelten Erfahrungen im Bereich der Geomatik runden dein Profil ab.
- In Deutsch bist du verhandlungssicher, gute Kenntnisse in Französisch (B2) setzen wir voraus.
What the company offers
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- Wherever possible, we rely on flexible working hours and modern working time models.
- In addition, as an employer, we are also flexible when it comes to balancing your professional life with your private life. Find out more Find out more Differences welcome Differences welcome Find out more
- With over 150 different professions, we offer an impressive variety of entry and development opportunities.
- Our employees are just as diverse.
- That is why we are committed to ensuring that all employees can contribute their individual strengths and ways of thinking. Find out more Find out more Career and development Career and development Find out more
- We support our employees based on their personal needs and ambitions.
- To this end, we provide a wide range of cross-disciplinary and cross-departmental training courses.
- We contribute financially and temporally to selected external further training courses. Find out more Find out more
- Bring your talent as part of a motivated and ambitious engineering management team and make a direct contribution to the further development of Switzerland's transport infrastructure, with the use of innovative technologies and customer benefit in focus.
Application process
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- You can look forward to this.
- The “Expansion and Renewal Projects” division is responsible for all SBB infrastructure construction projects relating to the expansion, modernization and renewal of the SBB’s railway infrastructure.
- Around 1,800 employees work every day to implement the requirements in over 2,000 construction projects.
- The “Engineering” business unit combines the core competencies in project management, procurement and contract and stakeholder management with specialist expertise in roadways, traction current, cables, railway access and technical systems (project planning and execution) as well as geomatics, environment and sustainability and data management (competence center).
- The “Geomatics” department at “Engineering” is responsible for the main topics of routing and surveying.
- This involves, on the one hand, the compliant project planning of all track and switch systems, taking financial requirements into account, and, on the other hand, the procurement, commissioning and support of surveying and monitoring services as part of the projects.
- In the area of Building Information Modeling (BIM), “geomatics” plays a central role in inventory data collection.
Contacts
- Unfortunately, applications via email cannot be considered. Telephone + 41 51 220 20 29
- [email protected] simplyyou Telephone +41 79 619 51 38
Additional details
- Move Switzerland with us. Head of Department: Geomatics
- This is how it continues. Application deadline is August 27, 2026 About the application process SBB Recruiting Support FAQ about the application Oliver Wittmeier, Head of Engineering Telephone +41 79 619 51 38
- In addition, as an employer, we are also flexible when it comes to balancing your professional life with your private life. Differences welcome
- That is why we are committed to ensuring that all employees can contribute their individual strengths and ways of thinking. Career and development
- We contribute financially and temporally to selected external further training courses.
Notes and original content
- Move Switzerland with us.
- Head of Department: Geomatics
- This is how it continues.
- Application deadline is August 27, 2026
- Final decision
- Any questions?
- About the application process
- SBB Recruiting Support
- Telephone + 41 51 220 20 29
- [email protected]
Questions about this listing
What salary does FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) offer for this role?
FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) lists CHF 113'000 - 192'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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