Project Manager: Monument Preservation

05 March 2026
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Permanent position
Winterthur

Job summary

Join our team to shape Winterthur's architectural heritage! Embrace a dynamic work environment with numerous benefits.

Tasks

Provide construction advice focusing on settlement inventory and renovation concepts.
Update preservation principles and maintain the municipal inventory.
Assist in protection clarifications and write guidelines for heritage.

Skills

Degree in architecture or art history; ideally with heritage preservation training.
Practical experience in building consultation for protected structures.
Strong project management and strategic thinking abilities.

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About the job

Would you like to take responsibility for Winterthur's architectural heritage and further develop it in the context of overall urban development? In our professionally skilled team, you will handle diverse tasks ranging from building consultation, inventory, to strategic foundational work. We are looking for a personality with foresight, commitment, and joy in interdisciplinary exchange.

Your Tasks

Building consultation with a focus on settlement inventory, development of renovation concepts, and handling of subsidy applications

Development and updating of monument preservation fundamentals, especially the maintenance and further development of the municipal inventory

Participation in protection assessments, drafting of monument preservation guidelines, city council decisions, and protection ordinances

Coordination and quality assurance of expert reports as well as management of internal projects

Involvement in public relations with tours and specialist articles

Your Profile

Completed studies in architecture and/or art history, ideally with further education in monument preservation

Solid practical experience in building consultation dealing with protected buildings

Knowledge in documentation and inventory as well as scientific work

Experience in project and process management, independent, strategic, and networked thinking and working methods

Diplomatic skills, pronounced solution orientation and negotiation competence, as well as a holistic view in the tension field of protection, use, and further development

What We Offer

Meaningful work with interdisciplinary training opportunities

Flexible working hours and mobile working

At least 5 weeks of vacation

Attractive workplaces just minutes from Winterthur main station

Further benefits can be found on our website.

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Konstanze Domhardt, Head of Monument Preservation, +41 52 267 59 28.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to your online application.