Head of Underground Construction, 100%

Shape the future of underground construction at Frutiger. Underground construction is one of the most traditional and at the same time most demanding disciplines of our client, the [Frutiger Gruppe](< >). In the course of long-term planned succession and for the future-oriented further development of the department, we are looking for an entrepreneurially minded leader for our client who will lead the underground construction area into the next phase. You will take over a stable and high-performing organization with proven specialists and managers and simultaneously receive the creative freedom to specifically develop structures, competencies and resources. Tasks As Head of Underground Construction, you bear the overall entrepreneurial responsibility for your department. In doing so, you do not understand leadership primarily as the operational control of individual construction sites, but as the design of a high-performing system. You further develop the strategy, culture and organization, create clear responsibilities, challenge and promote your experienced leadership crew and build up managers and junior talents. At the same time, you ensure that the necessary personnel, financial and technical resources are available in good time. Furthermore, you keep an eye on the large projects and their risks, recognize problematic developments early and lead your department consistently via relevant financial and operational key figures. A significant part of your task is the further development and expansion of the department. The Swiss infrastructure market offers exciting perspectives as well as challenges in the coming years and Frutiger wants to actively utilize these. You pursue future major projects early, recognize opportunities, develop the right strategies together with your team and maintain sustainable relationships with clients, designers, ARGE partners and other market participants. Decisive is your ability to assess the market, projects, risks and opportunities entrepreneurially and to bring the right people together. You are not alone at the top in doing this. Frutiger relies on a modern organizational and leadership culture with clear responsibilities, delegation and empowerment. Particularly attractive is the close exchange with colleagues at a comparable leadership level within the Frutiger Gruppe. Complex issues are discussed together, experiences are shared and solutions are developed in the team. Therefore, we are not looking for a lone wolf personality, but someone who combines professional competence and entrepreneurial clarity with a strong team spirit and can win people over for common goals. Profile For this key position, we are looking for an experienced personality from underground or tunnel construction, ideally with a degree as a civil engineer at FH, ETH/university level, dipl. Baumeister or a comparable training. You know construction execution from your own experience, have led complex and diverse projects and understand the peculiarities of the Swiss construction industry. Experience in leading larger, decentralized organizational units is desired. You think analytically and in networks, can reduce complexity and make decisions. Even under pressure, you remain clear, consistent and reliable. At the same time, you are an approachable, integral and down-to-earth leader who convinces at the executive board level as well as consciously maintains contact with the construction site and the operational base. Our client [Frutiger](< >) offers you an extraordinary entrepreneurial leadership task with a long-term perspective. You take over a significant department that is to be further developed under your leadership. Large and technically demanding projects, a modern organizational structure, an experienced team, short decision-making paths as well as professional and personal exchange within a strong corporate group create an attractive environment for this. The succession is deliberately planned early and carefully so that the prerequisites for a structured induction and a sound transfer of knowledge can be ensured. The selection process includes, in addition to personal interviews, an in-depth exchange regarding collaboration and corporate culture as well as an external assessment. Contact Interested in leading the underground construction of Frutiger into the next generation? The mandate is managed exclusively by swisselect ag. Susanne Buri () looks forward to your contact and will, of course, treat your application with the utmost discretion j4id10419725a j4it1040a j4iy26a