Architect as Construction Consultant

About the job

Canton of Zurich

Building Department

Office of Building Construction

Zurich

By arrangement

Architect as Construction Consultant

60 - 80%

Would you like to apply your many years of experience as an architect where your professional assessment counts? As a construction consultant, you assess state- and fund-subsidised construction projects for the Canton of Zurich and advise the commissioning specialised directorates and offices, municipalities and private builders on demanding construction-related and construction-economic issues. In doing so, you combine your experience from planning and realisation with a confident eye for costs, quality and appropriate solutions.

Your Tasks

• You assess a variety of construction projects from public and private builders – for example, special schools or children’s and youth homes – from a structural and economic perspective.
• Based on the applicable regulations, you examine the prerequisites for state contributions as well as contributions from the lottery and cultural funds in a multi-stage process, thereby creating well-founded decision-making bases appropriate to the phase.
• You determine the spatial suitability of private schools, provide information to municipalities, private sponsors and specialised directorates on subsidised construction projects, and promote the implementation of barrier-free construction also within the Office of Building Construction.
• You contribute your experience from planning and realisation, critically question solutions and suggest viable alternatives.
• You document your assessments in well-founded statements and expert reports that are appropriate to the level and comprehensible.

Your Profile

• You have a completed degree in architecture (ETH/FH) and many years of professional experience in the planning and realisation of demanding, preferably also public, construction projects.
• Thanks to your broad experience across all project phases, you assess structural solutions holistically and with a confident eye for quality, appropriateness and feasibility.
• You bring sound knowledge in construction cost planning and assessment and understand the essential real estate economic contexts.
• You competently advise different stakeholders, communicate appropriately for the target audience and represent your professional assessment convincingly and comprehensibly.
• You have a confident command of German and can also precisely express complex matters in writing.

You choose us,

because you want to apply your many years of experience in a versatile expert role and thus directly influence the quality of subsidised construction projects. As part of a small specialist team in the staff of the Office of Building Construction, you enjoy a high degree of professional freedom and gain insight into a wide variety of construction projects in the Canton of Zurich. At the same time, you benefit from a broad network and professional exchange with specialists within the Office of Building Construction.

Your Contact

Dr Regula Imhof
Member of the Executive Board and Head of Staff
+41 43 257 46 54

Dear recruitment agencies! Unfortunately, we cannot consider dossiers associated with fee demands. Only direct applications will be answered and considered in the selection process.

About Us

The Office of Building Construction is responsible for the development, realisation and maintenance of cantonal buildings, from the Grossmünster to the university building.
It ensures competent planning and realisation of new buildings, maintenance and art-and-construction projects of public buildings. It is committed to sustainability and building culture, ensures careful use of resources and high operational suitability.

Additionally, the Office of Building Construction is also responsible for the construction-related assessment of state contributions as well as contributions from lottery and cultural funds. Over 130 construction projects are reviewed annually by the specialist department for assessments on behalf of the specialised directorates and offices and subsidised by the Canton of Zurich.

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Your Application Process

• Pre-selection
• First interview
• Second interview
• Final decision

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