Head of Planning and Construction 80–100%, Member of the Executive Board
Stadt Bülach
Bülach
Key information
- Publication date:02 December 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Bülach
Job summary
Join us in shaping a future-oriented Bülach! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with meaningful projects.
Tasks
- Lead the Planning and Construction department with about 20 staff.
- Directly manage four department heads effectively.
- Support the city leadership in strategic and financial planning.
Skills
- Solid education in planning law or business, with public sector experience.
- Strong project management skills and a visionary mindset.
- Empathetic communicator in political and public contexts.
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Together for a future-oriented Bülach!
Dynamic, urban and yet rural. That is Bülach. Would you like to actively help shape this living space? Then we need to get to know each other. With projects such as the new Guss school complex, the footbridge at the train station, or the living and meeting space in Sonnenhof, we are continuously developing Bülach. For this, we are looking for a competent and engaging personality immediately or by arrangement as
Your tasks
- Overall responsibility for the Planning and Construction department including the areas of urban planning, building construction, mobility and energy as well as real estate with around 20 employees
- Direct leadership of the four area managers
- Sparring partner within the department for conceptual and technical issues
- Advice and support for the head of the department as well as for technical and political committees
- Responsibility for multi-year planning of projects and tasks including participation in budgeting and financial planning
- As a member of the executive board: co-responsibility for the management and further development of the city administration
You are characterized by
- solid education and training (e.g. construction or planning law, business administration with experience and/or further training in planning and construction law)
- several years of professional and leadership experience, preferably in public administration
- project management experience is an advantage
- resilient personality with foresight and an entrepreneurial way of thinking and acting
- empathetic and communicatively confident appearance in political and public environments
Our offer
- responsible tasks with scope for design
- challenging issues in a very dynamically developing city
- committed, professional team as well as an innovative executive board
- attractive employment conditions and diverse fringe benefits
Excited and curious for more?
On our website you will find many more information about your possible new field of activity and about the city of Bülach. For content-related questions, Philipp Suter, city clerk, is happy to assist you at 044 863 11 80 or philipp.suter@buelach.ch. For questions about the application process, please contact Nathalie Glatthaar, Head of Human Resources, at 044 863 11 24 or nathalie.glatthaar@buelach.ch.
We look forward to receiving your application, which we gladly accept via our application tool.
