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Jobup; Misox; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Graubünden Civil Engineering Office in Mesocco is seeking a Head of Operations to lead the operational maintenance team and oversee cantonal and national road maintenance. The role is based in Mesocco, with 80–100% capacity, starting 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.

You will plan deployments for four maintenance groups, manage around 30 staff, and support construction tasks. Italian is the working language; German knowledge is required.

Qualifications

• Qualification as foreman or construction manager
• Several years of experience in road construction or maintenance
• Leadership experience and entrepreneurial thinking
• Independence and sense of responsibility
• Good IT user skills
• Working language Italian; German knowledge required

Responsibilities

• Professional and personnel management of the operational maintenance team
• Planning and execution of the operational maintenance of cantonal and national roads
• Deployment planning of four maintenance groups with ~30 employees, vehicles and equipment
• Support of Construction Department with maintenance tasks for cantonal roads
• Providing on-call duty as operations manager

Skills

Foreman / construction manager

Leadership

Italian and German

Job description

Join the diverse and beautiful Graubünden region! Experience a unique work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

• Lead the maintenance team for cantonal roads and infrastructure.
• Plan and execute operational maintenance for national roads.
• Manage deployment for maintenance groups and support construction tasks.

Skills

• Qualified as a foreman or construction manager with relevant experience.
• Strong leadership skills and entrepreneurial thinking required.
• Good command of Italian and basic German is essential.

Together for Graubünden

The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 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.

Head of Operations

Graubünden Civil Engineering Office, District 2 Mesocco | 80-100 % | Mesocco

The Civil Engineering Office 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 (BGM).

We are looking for the Road Maintenance Department in District 2 Mesocco from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement a Head of Operations

Your area of responsibility

• Professional and personnel management of the operational maintenance team
• Planning and execution of the operational maintenance of cantonal and national roads
• Deployment planning of the four maintenance groups with a total of around 30 employees, vehicles and equipment in cooperation with your four directly subordinate foremen
• Support of the Construction Department with construction management tasks for the structural maintenance of cantonal roads
• Providing on-call duty as operations manager

What we expect from you

• Qualification as foreman or construction manager
• Several years of experience in road construction or road maintenance
• Leadership experience and entrepreneurial thinking
• Assertiveness and initiative
• High degree of independence and sense of responsibility
• Good IT user skills
• General working language is Italian; good knowledge of German is required

If you have any questions, Andrea Peduzzi, Head of District 2 Mesocco, will be happy to assist you at telephone number 091 822 81 15.

Application deadline: 8 November 2026

Workplace: Civil Engineering Office, District 2 Mesocco, Stradón 117, 6563 Mesocco