Job Description

Make Cologne a better place to live!
At the Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces, we are looking for an engineer or landscape planner or architect (m/f/d) for strategic green development in the field of green planning 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...



- take on the project control and project management 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

- are responsible for project planning in accordance with HOAI (work phases 1 to 5)

- 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, landscape construction 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 and can apply these and other legal principles accordingly

- have good communication, conflict resolution and argumentation skills and enjoy working independently and demonstrate organizational and negotiation skills through a goal-oriented approach

- are committed, self-reflective and have a high degree of independence and initiative and recognize the need for action

- have a high sense of responsibility and strong cooperation skills

- have digital skills and experience in using the Geographic Information System (GIS) and AutoCAD and are confident in using standard Microsoft Office applications

- 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 further 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



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

The position with the City of Cologne 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?

You can find more reasons for choosing us as an employer at: http://www.stadt-koeln.de/benefits



Questions about the procedure will be answered by:

Ms. Kwiek Phone 0221 / 221-34061

Questions about the area of responsibility will be answered by:

Mr. Hölzer, telephone 0221 / 221-26036

Mr. Heidbreder, telephone 0221/221 - 23734



YOUR APPLICATION:



If you also want to make Cologne a better place to live, please apply as follows, quoting the reference number 1250/24-VeKw by 24.11.2024 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



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 and mathematics) professions, women are expressly addressed and 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 official 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
Frau Kwiek

Willy-Brandt-Platz
50679  Köln
Deutschland

0221 221-34061

www.stadt-koeln.de

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