Gemeinde Wallisellen
Wallisellen
13 hours ago
Head of Department Building Permits (m/f/d)
- 03 February 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Wallisellen
Job summary
Join our vibrant team in Wallisellen, focusing on construction permits. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead a small team and mentor a trainee in construction permits.
- Advise clients and authorities on planning and building regulations.
- Manage administrative tasks for building applications and decisions.
Skills
- Completed vocational training or equivalent, preferably 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 high service quality.
In the Department of Building Construction + Planning, we are looking to strengthen our team from May 1, 2026, or by arrangement, for the position of Head of Department Building Permits.
General information
- Workload
- 80-100%
- Start date
- from May 1, 2026, 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 requests
- 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 education or comparable training, 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 challenging activity
- Competent and motivated team
- Lively working environment
- Progressive employment conditions (attractive social benefits, training opportunities, at least 5 weeks of vacation, 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 Building Construction + Planning, Tel. 044 832 64 23, is happy to assist you.
