Head of Department Strategies for Transport and Urban Space

Tasks

• You will lead the Strategies for Transport and Urban Space department in terms of personnel, organisation and expertise with 5–7 employees and continuously develop it further.
• As a member of the Transport and Urban Space management team, you will prepare the multi-year plan, prioritise ongoing tasks, topics and projects, and further develop the professional stance of the division.
• Together with your employees, you will develop and advance the fundamentals, strategies and implementation aids in the areas of transport and urban space – especially for mobility and transport such as motorised individual transport, cycling, freight transport and logistics, and parking – and coordinate their implementation.
• You will contribute to strategies, concepts and strategic projects of other departments.
• You will represent integrated mobility, transport and urban space planning as well as the interests of the Department of Civil Engineering in professional, political and other exchange committees.

Profile

• Completed university degree in transport and mobility planning, spatial planning or comparable qualification
• Several years of leadership experience as well as experience in integrated mobility, transport and urban space planning
• Leadership skills, flexible and independent working style as well as cooperation and conflict management skills
• Responsible, structured and analytical working style with a desire to shape and performance orientation
• Confident German language skills in speaking and writing, strong team and communication skills as well as enjoyment in working with politics and various interest groups

We offer

• The opportunity to help shape the future of the largest Swiss city.
• A culture characterised by the values respectful, reliable, ambitious and inclusive, and an employer that lives equality, diversity and inclusion.
• A workplace within walking distance of Zurich main station.
• Attractive employment conditions, such as contributions to meal costs, a solid pension fund with above-average employer contributions, and the opportunity to balance work and private life with flexible working hours and home office.
• Targeted training and development opportunities; personal, professional, but especially regarding digitalisation in the construction industry.

About us

For a high quality of life: The approximately 350 employees of the Department of Civil Engineering shape mobility and public space daily in the largest city in Switzerland.

Interested?

Please apply via our online tool stadt.zuerich.ch/tiefbauamtjobs.

Please address your application to the Department of Civil Engineering City of Zurich, Pavla Huber, HR Business Partner, Werdmühleplatz 3, 8001 Zurich.

For information, please contact Rupert Wimmer, Head of Transport + Urban Space, T +41 44 412 28 08.