Jill Schmidheiny Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

Amman, Jordan

• Rehabilitated 31 public schools in Syria crisis within set time and multi-million budget• Effectively managed engineering teams in 4 locations• Formulated inclusive design standards for Ministry of Education in Jordan• Contributed to Swiss government’s emergency COVID-19 response in the Middle East

Bern, Berne, Switzerland

• Led SFr. 200 million construction project for 1’800 FDFA staff• Chaired 9 managerial task forces and liaised directly with high-ranking FDFA officials• Represented FDFA towards all federal departments • Designed and directed 15 Embassy real estate projects in 5 global regions• Pioneered ‘co-located’ Swiss Embassy with partner nations incl. legal set-up

Zurich, Switzerland

• Directed extensive structural re-enforcement, fire-proofing and acoustic revision of MAAG industrial halls for interim Tonhalle Zurich• Implementation in 4 months for investment group of 4 clients, CHF 20 Mio

Pokhara, Gandakī, Nepal

• Emergency deployment with Swiss governmental team in response to 2015 earthquake• Conducted site assessment and executed construction of 2 regional logistic hubs• Advocated for Switzerland with Nepalese government in sector coordination

Petit Goâve, Haiti

• Emergency deployment linked to 2011 earthquake• Managed 4 large-scale infrastructure reconstruction and engineering projects• Collaborated with Haitian ministries in development of earthquake-resistant public building prototypes for large-scale implementation• Led project review, shaping Switzerland’s reconstruction program for the Americas and Caribbean

Thun, Berne, Switzerland

• Supervised and managed construction projects for private and public sector including design, client relations and legal, submission CHF 2 - 11M• Conceptualized details with authorities preservation of cultural heritage