Basel
Graduate Architect as Head of Housing
- 30 July 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 4001 Basel
About the job
80%-100%
Department of Construction and Transport, Urban Planning and Architecture, Building Construction
01.11.2026
Your Tasks
Lead department: You lead a department with 5 - 10 project managers both professionally and personally, represent all projects assigned to your department and the area of responsibility internally and externally in the relevant organisational and coordination committees.
Work cross-departmentally: You are part of the management circle of the Building Construction department and are also committed to overarching topics there.
Promote building culture: Through your actions, you contribute to a constructive and positive working atmosphere within the Building Construction department and aim to promote exemplary and sustainable building culture.
Lead employees: In doing so, you lead and support the responsible project managers in all professional and organisational matters.
Develop strategies: Within the respective project organisations, you take a seat in strategic committees and represent the Building Construction department and the interests of the Urban Planning & Architecture office there.
Your Profile
Experience: You have broad and several years of experience in planning and realising large and complex construction projects. In addition, you demonstrate a pronounced ability to lead teams.
Personality: You possess high social competence, a natural assertiveness, and a fluent manner of expression. You work in a structured way, keep an overview, are able to prioritise, and are open to new ideas.
Education: You hold a university degree (ETH/Uni/FH) in architecture or engineering.
Insight into our Work
Urban Planning & Architecture (U&A) of the Department of Construction and Transport steers spatial and architectural developments of cantonal buildings, public spaces, and districts up to the trinational agglomeration. Projects are balanced in terms of overall impact on public and private interests. Usability, design quality, appropriate density, preservation and further development of the historical heritage, and an adequate approach to climate change are criteria for providing a high quality of life and stay. U&A stands for the further development of Basel's building culture.
We support you as best as possible with flexitime, part-time work, and home office up to annual and trust-based working hours as well as job-sharing options.
Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bike, and by public transport.
We cover the larger share of ongoing contributions, offer savings plan options, and possibilities for flexible retirement.
Your Contact
Questions about the position
Willy Nützi
Co-Head Building Construction
Tel. +41 61 267 94 58
Questions about your application
Sabrina Kerker
HR Business Partner
Tel. +41 61 267 21 35
Versatile.
Working for Basel-Stadt.
Something is common to all our more than 11,000 employees: They engage at the pulse of the city by supporting, enabling, guiding, shaping, and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day with their commitment to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are, so are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!
