Specialist in Urban Development Grey Energy (80%) - Start: April 1, 2026 or by arrangement

About the job

Are you ready to build knowledge about grey energy for the city of Lucerne? We look forward to a specialist who will initiate the transformation process with us.

• You establish a new focus topic for the city of Lucerne and ensure that the latest findings from practice and research flow into your work
• You are motivated to contribute to making the city of Lucerne a role model with its own construction projects and to incorporate this knowledge into the consulting of private developers
• You advise builders and architectural offices on their project developments and are the central contact person for the topic of grey energy in building construction for private and municipal construction projects.
• You work interdisciplinarily with various specialist departments of the city of Lucerne
• You lead the transformation process towards a prudent use of grey energy in Lucerne.
• You build knowledge in the city about grey energy, continued building, life cycle assessment, and energy balancing and network with external knowledge carriers.
• You develop a municipal funding program financed through the energy fund.
• You lead the research and calculations on possible regulations in the BZO.
• You develop a target group-oriented communication and awareness concept and lead its implementation (including the awarding of a prize).
• You build a network in the Lucerne construction industry to spread knowledge and promote cooperation regarding building components and apartment swaps. You network beyond city and cantonal borders to learn from new projects and legal implementations.
• You define which data must be collected to dimension future regulations and to check the effectiveness of measures.
• You coordinate the awarding of external contracts in partial areas and work closely with external partners.
• You work closely with the municipal departments of environmental protection, real estate, and urban planning.

• You care about the sustainable urban development of the city of Lucerne.
• You have a university or university of applied sciences degree in architecture and/or urban planning with additional knowledge or training in environmental sciences or a comparable field.
• You have experience and/or further training in climate-friendly construction, energy balancing, and/or construction processes.
• You have experience in interdisciplinary planning processes.
• You are eager to be part of a newly established specialist department and help shape it.
• You have experience in project management, transformation processes, and/or stakeholder networking/communication.
• You work in a structured and independent manner, demonstrate high communication and social skills, and enjoy interdisciplinary collaboration.
• You think analytically and strategically and can prepare complex content clearly and appropriately for the target audience.
• You have good organizational skills and a confident command of German in spoken and written form.