EKZ operates as one of Switzerland's major energy distributors, managing 15,600 km of transmission infrastructure with 99.998% uptime while serving approximately 1 million customers. Their hiring velocity is accelerating with 15 roles posted in the last 30 days—predominantly engineering-focused (9 roles across mid and senior levels)—reflecting active infrastructure expansion and digital transformation efforts. The project portfolio signals a shift beyond generation toward heat pumps, building electrification, and customer experience redesign.
EKZ is a government-owned energy utility headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, providing electricity and grid services to private customers, businesses, and other Swiss energy providers. The company operates ~15,600 km of distribution and transmission lines and maintains 1,327 employees across the group. EKZ generates power exclusively from renewable sources and is scaling heat pump deployments, energy consulting, and smart technologies like EV charging solutions. As a major vocational trainer in the canton, EKZ apprentices 147 professionals annually across nine technical trades.
EKZ uses SAP (MM and S/4HANA), AutoCAD, SQL, PowerShell, .NET, Excel, PowerPoint, and Magnolia CMS. The stack reflects utilities-scale ERP operations and infrastructure planning.
Yes. EKZ has 9 active engineering roles (15 total positions posted in 30 days), split across mid-level (8 total) and senior/manager levels. All hiring is in Switzerland.
Active projects include grid expansion and modernization, heat pump business growth, energy and CO₂ consulting, digital transformation of customer experience, infrastructure buildout, and logistics digitalization.
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