Managing Director (m/f/d)

Shaping the future of the Alpine Rhine

Internationale Rheinregulierung (IRR) is a joint organization of Switzerland and Austria. It is responsible for flood protection on the Alpine Rhine and faces one of the most significant infrastructure tasks in the region. With the 2024 state treaty, the course was set for the future development of the IRR. For the operational and strategic leadership of the organization, we are looking for a personality for the

Managing Director (m/f/d)

You will lead the IRR in technical, personnel, and financial respects and bear the overall responsibility for the Alpine Rhine flood protection project. You are responsible for the long-term planning and implementation of construction and investment programs in the interaction of flood protection, ecology, and public interests. In doing so, you represent the organization towards authorities, political bodies, and other stakeholders in Switzerland and Austria. You have a completed degree in

civil, environmental, or cultural engineering

as well as at least 5 years of experience in the leadership of demanding infrastructure or construction projects with a connection to river, water, tunnel, or special construction. Personally, you convince through negotiation skills, enthusiasm for decision-making and implementation, a confident appearance, pronounced qualities in personnel leadership, as well as the ability to successfully bring diverse interests together.

Interested? We look forward to your application by 30. October 2026, which please submit online or via

The management of this vacancy is handled exclusively by BGP Executive & Specialist Recruiting in cooperation with MAYER Personalmanagement GmbH. Dr. Hannes Grabher will be happy to provide you with further information. Absolute discretion is guaranteed.

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