Basel
Project Manager Traffic Infrastructure
- 13 August 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 4001 Basel
About the job
80%-100%
Department of Construction and Transport, Urban Planning and Architecture, Urban Space
by arrangement
Your Tasks
Designing streets and squares: In an attractive working environment, you design and plan future-proof streets and squares and develop solutions for urban and climate-friendly mobility, taking into account the needs of all road users.
Managing projects: You independently develop and manage preliminary projects in public spaces and represent the department's interests in preliminary studies, construction projects, and towards the public.
Working together: Together with a motivated team of traffic and open space planners and in close cooperation with other specialist offices, you shape the mobility of tomorrow and implement future-proof solutions.
Presenting work: You represent your work in expert committees as well as to the public and politicians.
Your Profile
Experience: You have experience in managing and coordinating infrastructure projects and are up to date with traffic planning in Switzerland. Good CAD skills complete your profile.
Personality: You are a team-oriented and engaging person who can convince others with your motivation and enthusiasm. You communicate factually, fluently, and appropriately with various interest groups, the public, and politicians.
Education: You have a university degree (ETH, University, University of Applied Sciences) in civil engineering or a comparable course of study, preferably with a focus on traffic planning.
Insight into our Work
Urban Planning & Architecture (U&A) of the Department of Construction and Transport manages 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 flexible working hours, part-time work, and home office up to annual and trust-based working hours as well as job-sharing options.
We support your professional advancement with a variety of training and development opportunities throughout all phases of life.
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
Anne-Kathrin Bodenbender
Team Leader Traffic
Tel. +41 61 267 94 37
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!
