Landscape Gardener: Green Spaces (80 - 100 %)

About the job

Do you want to commit yourself to the well-being of 44,600 people and take on a meaningful task independently? Then you are in the right place with us. Welcome to the municipality of Köniz. The municipality of Köniz, as the fourth largest municipality in the canton of Bern, is characterised by its diversity and is the bridge between city and countryside. It employs around 800 staff in 100 professions.

With immediate effect or by arrangement, the Department of Environment and Landscape, Landscape Division, is looking for you as

Landscape Gardener: Green Spaces (80 - 100 %)

This is what you will achieve with us

• Ensuring the structural and operational maintenance of municipal green spaces, playgrounds and biodiversity projects
• Implementation and organisation of new structural measures in the area of green spaces, playgrounds and biodiversity projects
• Accompanying and supervising external gardening companies in the execution of the tendered gardening work (according to specifications)
• Contact person and professional support for external gardening companies in gardening matters

This is how you will impress us

• Completed apprenticeship as a gardener EFZ, specialising in garden and landscape construction
• Initial professional experience in the maintenance and construction of green spaces, playgrounds or biodiversity areas
• Further training in natural garden and landscape construction or willingness to undertake this
• Experience, possibly further training in the area of machinery, equipment and woodworking
• Driving licence category B and BE (car with trailer)
• Good user knowledge of MS Office
• Independent, reliable and responsible working style
• Team spirit and enjoyment of practical, varied work outdoors

This is what awaits you with us

• A respectful, collegial collaboration and a good working atmosphere
• Compatibility of work and private life: annual working hours, part-time work and care days
• Generous holiday arrangements: at least 26 days of holiday, plus age-related additional holiday days, 41-hour week as well as the possibility to take one or two unpaid weeks off
• Competence-based development opportunities as well as individual training and further education

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your complete online application.

Additional information about the position will be gladly provided until 11 October 2026 by Daniel Gilgen, Head of the Department of Environment and Landscape, Tel. 031 970 94 43 or from 12 October 2026 by Rolf Fuchs, Head of the Landscape Division, Tel 031 970 94 58.

Your HR contact

Stefanie Marti

HR Consultant

Tel. 031 970 97 29

Visit us at www.koeniz.ch