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Head of Department Building Permits (m/f/d)
- 20 May 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Wallisellen
Job summary
Join us in Wallisellen as a leader in building permits! Be part of a dynamic and supportive team.
Tasks
- Lead a small team and train one apprentice in building permits.
- Advise project stakeholders on planning and building regulations.
- Handle administrative processing of building applications.
Skills
- Completed commercial training or equivalent, ideally in municipal administration.
- Experience in Zurich's planning and building law is preferred.
- Strong communication skills in German, both written and spoken.
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About the job
Head of Department Building Permits (m/f/d)
«Wallisellen:
Diverse and attractive. Now and in the future.»
Become part of our team and help to meet the concerns of internal and external stakeholders with great commitment and a high level of service quality.
In the Department of Structural Engineering + Planning, we are looking to strengthen our team immediately or by arrangement for the position of Head of Department Building Permits (m/f/d).
General information
- Workload
- 80 – 100 %
- Start date
- immediately or by arrangement
- Type
- Job offer
Your tasks
- Leading a small team of 3 employees and training 1 apprentice
- Advising builders, project authors or authority members on building and planning law matters
- Administrative processing of building applications and preliminary decision applications
- Monitoring conditions and preparing follow-up decisions
- Taking over enforcement tasks in the building permit procedure
- Assisting and supporting planning processes
- Leading and preparing meetings of the commissions for planning and building permits as well as for local image and architecture
Your profile
- Completed commercial basic training or comparable education, preferably in a municipal administration
- CAS public planning and construction or equivalent training or willingness to obtain it
- Ideally experience in Zurich planning and building law as well as in building permit procedures
- Open-minded and service-oriented personality
- Independent, punctual and structured way of working
- Fluent and audience-appropriate formulation in German (spoken and written)
Our offer
- Varied and demanding activity
- Competent and motivated team
- Lively working environment
- Progressive employment conditions (attractive social benefits, training opportunities, at least 5 weeks holiday and other benefits)
Your next step
Interested? We look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your complete application documents. For further information, Mr Michael Wehrli, Head of Department Structural Engineering + Planning, Tel. 044 832 64 23, will be happy to assist you.
