Job Description

Make Cologne - more liveable!
At the Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces we are looking for an engineer (m/f/d) for a limited period until 30.09.2026 in the field of urban greenery and forestry in the area of "Implementation of street tree concept".



With around 850 employees in various employment groups, the Office for Landscape Conservation and Green Spaces manages a comprehensive urban green area with numerous parks and around 4,000 hectares of forest land. It also operates 55 cemeteries in the city of Cologne.



YOUR FUTURE TASKS:

You...

- are responsible in particular for the implementation of the street tree concept

- carry out the implementation planning for the new plantings in the street area

- create and carry out the tenders, including awarding

- take over the construction management of the planting work and clarify fundamental issues with third parties

- are responsible for the accounting and documentation of new plantings

- represent the area of responsibility on committees and in the district council



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 strong specialist knowledge of tree care, tree protection and the duty to ensure the safety of trees and the associated guidelines and laws

- already have experience in the field of project organization for construction measures and are willing to learn and perform

- are familiar with communication concepts in public relations work

- have digital skills and experience in using specialist tendering programs and standard Office programs

- have a service-oriented personality characterized by analytical skills, loyalty and integrity

- have gender competence and a commitment to diversity

- ideally already have local knowledge of the Cologne city area



WE OFFER YOU:

- not only a financially secure job with all the benefits of public service, but also a regular working week of 39 hours for employees. Employment is possible on a part-time and full-time basis.

- an important sustainable job with social significance with a centrally located workplace in the Stadthaus in Cologne-Deutz with good public transport connections and a company canteen

- 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, an annual special payment, annual performance-related pay and the option of an attractive company pension

- Offer of a discounted ticket to Germany for tariff employees



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



The position is temporary until 30.09.2024. Employment 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.



Would you like to find out more about employment with the City of Cologne?
If you have any questions about the procedure, please contact Ms. Kwiek on 0221 221-34061

Mr. Gerhardt will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the area of responsibility, phone 0221 221-34801



YOUR APPLICATION:

If you also want to make Cologne a better place to live, please apply as follows, quoting the reference number 1335/24-VeKw by 05.01.2025 at the latest:



City of Cologne - The Lord Mayor

Personnel and Administrative Management

Applicant Center (114/11)

Willy-Brandt-Platz 2

50679 Cologne



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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 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 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
Frau Kwiek

Willy-Brandt-Platz
50679  Köln
Deutschland

0221 221-34061

email@rheinsatz.de
www.stadt-koeln.de

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