Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde Zürich
Zürich
Project Management Client Representation Construction Projects, Focus on Biodiversity (80–100%)
- 24 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
Job summary
The Reformed Church Community of Zurich is Switzerland's largest congregation. This is a unique chance to work in a dynamic, supportive environment.
Tasks
- Coordinate and implement the biodiversity framework credit.
- Ensure quality assurance and project monitoring for biodiversity.
- Support various professional groups in biodiversity matters.
Skills
- Degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or related fields.
- Strong negotiation skills with municipal authorities.
- Excellent communication skills in German.
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About the job
The Reformed Church Community of Zurich is the largest and most populous church community in Switzerland. With a wide range of meaningful fields of activity, the focus is on people. The church community reaches a large number of people throughout the city with its offerings. It stands for the needs of a modern and diverse society with its innovative forms of church life.
Project Management Client Representation Construction Projects, Focus on Biodiversity (80–100%)
The office forms the service centre of the Zurich church community. The real estate department manages the church community's real estate portfolio with a focus on use in the areas of culture, events and housing. In the construction projects and sustainability team of the real estate department, we are looking for you by arrangement as
Your tasks
- You are responsible for coordinating, budgeting and implementing the framework credit "Biodiversity" of the Zurich church community
- You are responsible for quality assurance and monitoring of the overall project as well as reporting to the internal political committees
- You support the various professional groups in the church community with concerns regarding biodiversity
- You clarify overarching processes with public authorities
- You take on client representation for construction projects of the church community in the context of biodiversity, landscape architecture and settlement area
- You lead an external expert advisory team of biologists, landscape architects and biodiversity specialists who undertake advisory and operational tasks within the framework credit
Your profile
- Degree from a university or university of applied sciences in architecture, landscape architecture, spatial planning, cultural or environmental engineering sciences or biology
- Additional training or proven interest in biodiversity, preferably as a certified biodiversity specialist
- Experience in project management of construction and landscape architecture projects as well as in planning and implementing projects in settlement areas
- Confident handling and negotiation skills in contact with municipal and cantonal authorities
- High social competence and confident manner in dealing with various stakeholders
- Independent, reliable and proactive personality
- Experience with participatory processes and in the political environment is desirable
- Fluent oral and written communication skills in German
We offer
- Varied and responsible work in and for the city of Zurich and its residents
- Diverse and interdisciplinary working environment
- Opportunity to apply broad skills with personal responsibility
- Attractive workplace in a central location in the city of Zurich at Stauffacher
- Flexible working hours and home office possible by arrangement
- Open and collegial team
Are you our new team member? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application via link .
If you have any questions, the following persons will be happy to provide information:
-Matthias Haag, Head of Real Estate Department, Telephone 043 322 15 35 (24.07.-05.08.2026)
-Silvia Beyer, Team Leader Construction Projects and Sustainability, Telephone 043 322 15 51 (from 06.08.2026)
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from recruitment agencies will not be considered.
