In this role, you will monitor SBB’s high-voltage network across Switzerland, ensuring that everyone and everything arrives at their destination on time.
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Our many power plants and transmission lines ensure that there is sufficient electricity in SBB’s high-voltage network to keep the trains running.
UrsBergmann
Energy Dispatcher, rides his e-bike to work every day and loves skiing in winter.
Multiple disciplines in one job.
As a Dispatcher, you are responsible for the transport of energy throughout Switzerland. You monitor SBB’s power plants, carry out scheduled and unscheduled activation and deactivation of machinery and lines for energy production, manage reservoirs and are on hand in emergencies to deal with incidents and other disruptions.
The security of the energy supply is down to you.
Dispatchers work in shifts and enjoy a wide-ranging role. You manage everything, from energy production, transformation and distribution to the railway itself, making a valuable contribution to quality throughout Switzerland while enjoying many opportunities for professional development.
To become a Dispatcher, you must have completed training in the electrical or mechanical field. Internal basic training at SBB usually takes around six to nine months, culminating in an examination. This is supplemented by an additional year of practical experience. During your training you will receive a full salary, including shift allowances for night and weekend work. Being a dispatcher entails a great deal of communication, so you will need to be a native speaker of one of the Swiss national languages (German, French or Italian) and speak another language at B2 level. SBB will support you in reaching the required language level.
Experienced dispatchers can take on additional responsibilities such as shift planning, training responsibilities or acting as deputy team leader. You can also train to become a network manager or complete internal training to become a team leader.
Working as a dispatcher for SBB, which operates 24 hours a day, means that you will sometimes have to work nights, weekends and public holidays. To compensate for this, you will have time off when others are working. This means you can organise your free time more flexibly and won’t have to go shopping during rush hour, for example.
We place great value on a sense of community and team spirit. Being a dispatcher means being a team player. The work is always carried out in pairs, with each employee having separate responsibilities. This teamwork ensures the smooth operation of the network throughout Switzerland.
