Job Description

Engineer, landscape planner or architect (m/f/d) in the field of green planning and project management at the Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces of the City of Cologne



Make Cologne - more liveable!


At the Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces, we are looking for an engineer, landscape planner or architect (m/f/d) for strategic green development in the field of urban green master plan for a limited period of 2 years with immediate effect.



The City of Cologne's Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces manages an extensive urban green area with numerous parks and around 4,000 hectares of forest land with around 850 employees in various employment groups. In addition, 55 cemeteries are operated in the city of Cologne.



YOUR FUTURE TASKS:

You...

- contribute to the development of overarching and strategic green projects and concepts such as the Urban Green Master Plan, Water Must Become a Tree or Climate Change Adaptation

- develop orientation values and parameters for public green spaces

- develop procedures for recording urban greenery and analyzing the accessibility of open spaces, including geodata

- take on the project management and project leadership of green projects

- contribute to the application for funding for the implementation of overarching and strategic green projects

- draw up contractual agreements including award procedures

- answer inquiries from political bodies and citizens and take on necessary field service appointments

- take part in project meetings and assume project-related financial responsibility and public relations work



YOUR PROFILE:

You have a degree (at least a university of applied sciences diploma or bachelor's degree) in landscape architecture, landscape conservation, open space planning, open space, landscaping and green space management or a comparable field of study.


In addition, the following is important to us:

You...

- have knowledge in the areas of HOAI (Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers), DIN standards, EU standards, regulations, public procurement law, as well as AutoCAD and GIS and are confident in applying the legal principles

- have a high sense of responsibility and a strong ability to cooperate

- have good communication, conflict resolution and argumentation skills and enjoy working independently with a goal-oriented approach as well as organizational and negotiation skills

- have a confident manner and assertiveness

- are characterized by flexibility and willingness to cooperate

- have gender competence and a commitment to diversity



WE OFFER YOU:

- not only a financially secure job with all the benefits of the public sector, but also a regular working week of 39 hours for employees

- a varied, future-oriented job for the citizens of our city

- Work-life balance through flexible working hours and home office options Structured onboarding as well as career and training opportunities

- 30 days' annual leave (plus time off on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Shrove Monday) and a company sports club

- Regular pay rises, a special annual payment, annual performance-related pay and an attractive company pension

- Offer of a discounted Germany ticket for tariff employees



Further reasons that speak for us as an employer can be found at: http://www.stadt-koeln.de/benefits

The position is limited to 2 years. A permanent position will be sought before the end of the 2 years.

The position is permanent.

The position is valued according to pay group 11 of the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD).

The salary range in pay group 11 (TVöD-VKA) is between € 4,032.38 (experience level 1) and € 5,975.19 (experience level 6).

You can find a current pay table, for example, at https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tvoed/vka

Your professional experience will be taken into account when assigning you to the experience level within the pay group, insofar as this is possible under collective bargaining law.

Employment is possible on a part-time and full-time basis.



Would you like to find out more about the benefits of working for the City of Cologne?
Ms. Kwiek will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the procedure on 0221 221-34061.

Mr. Hölzer, phone 0221 221-26036 and Mr. Heidbreder, phone 0221 221-23734 will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the job description.



YOUR APPLICATION:



If you also want to make Cologne a better place to live, please apply as follows, quoting the reference number 0854/24-VeKw by 22.09.2024 at the latest:



City of Cologne - The Lord Mayor

Personnel and Administrative Management

Applicant Center (114/11)

Willy-Brandt-Platz 2

50679 Cologne



or preferred:



Apply online here now:

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We actively promote gender equality and the diversity of all people in the administration.

We therefore welcome applications from people of color, people of all nationalities, religions and world views, sexual orientations and gender identities, all age groups and people with disabilities. We also welcome applications from people with a family history of migration, especially a history of flight.

The City of Cologne has been awarded the TOTAL E-QUALITY - Commitment to Equal Opportunities for Women and Men award as well as the additional DIVERSITY award and the audit berufundfamilie - Compatibility of Work and Family certificate.

In the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) professions, women are expressly encouraged to apply.

We offer flexible working hours and forms of work, which can also be combined with mobile working. These are geared towards different lifestyles and personal and work-related concerns.

As a public employer, we support the goal of integrating disabled, severely disabled and equivalent people into working life with our inclusion agreement. Severely disabled and equivalent applicants are given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

Contact Details

Stadt Köln
Verena Kwiek

Willy-Brandt-Platz 2
50679  Köln

https://www.stadt-koeln.de/politik-und-verwaltung/ausbildung-karriere-bei-der-stadt/stellenangebote/ingenieurwesen-architektur

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