Head of Civil Engineering Division

Ref 2584851 | Date: 12 Oct 2026

Ville de Lancy

Ville de Lancy

Head of Civil Engineering Division

Mission description:

Your mission:

Ensure the functioning of the division and the teams and contribute to the achievement of the department's objectives, by providing advice, operational support, and professional expertise to its hierarchy while ensuring the supervision of the division's projects.

Activities:

Your main activities

• Lead and coordinate activities and teams to guarantee efficient execution of missions within deadlines, while accompanying, supervising, and supporting team leaders and/or employees in the execution of their activities and the development of their skills.
• Ensure the management of human resources for their teams, from daily supervision to the development of employees.
• Actively contribute to the achievement of objectives, department projects, and transversal initiatives, by providing professional expertise, advice, and operational support.
• Advise the head of department by making expertise available and relaying field realities, needs, challenges, and opportunities, while guaranteeing efficient processing of requests and follow-up on grievances.
• Contribute, alongside the head of department, to the preparation and monitoring of operating and investment budgets, and manage the budgets for roads, municipal pipelines (FIA and non-FIA) and fire extinguishing installations (hydrants), ensuring their optimal use.
• Design civil engineering projects (artworks, road and hydraulic developments) by integrating sustainability, life cycle, and maintainability issues, while validating calculation assumptions and fee offers from contractors.
• Ensure full management of projects, from studies to building permits and financial plans, guaranteeing rigorous monitoring of technical, administrative, and financial aspects, including budget preparation, expenditure monitoring, identification of variances, and invoice control.
• Direct the execution of works by coordinating construction sites, acceptance of works, monitoring of guarantees, and control of contractors, in compliance with costs, deadlines, and quality requirements.

Profile sought:

Your qualifications and skills

• Hold a HES or university degree in civil engineering at Bachelor level or equivalent
• Demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the same field of activity, particularly in the design of civil engineering works
• Demonstrate an aptitude for supervision and team leadership
• Have a strong ability to work in project mode and on several files simultaneously
• Master building permit procedures and AIMP
• Possess excellent command of French, both oral and written
• Demonstrate ease in the use of common office tools
• Be occasionally available to represent the department at commissions, public presentations, and municipal events, particularly outside of usual hours

Additional information:

Additional information:

Application deadline: 1st November 2026

Start date: as soon as possible

Activity rate: 90%

Contract type: CDI

Remuneration: class 19

Place of work: avenue Eugène Lance 1 - 1212 Grand-Lancy

Ready to take on new challenges? Apply!

Your application file must imperatively contain:

• CV and motivation letter
• Work certificates and diplomas
• Any other document required according to the advertisement
• Upon engagement, an extract from the criminal record is requested for all positions.

For certain functions, a special criminal record extract and/or a certificate of non-indebtedness may also be requested.

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For this position, we offer you:

Contract type: Indefinite term contract

Dates: from

Place of work: Lancy

Profession: Works and energy

Class: 19

Application end date:

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