Head of Building Construction (m/f/d)

Head of Building Construction (m/f/d)

Role:

On behalf of our client, we are looking for an experienced leader as Head of Building Construction / Construction Administration for a public administration in an economically dynamic region. You will take on the professional and personnel leadership of the building construction department and be particularly responsible for the building permit system as well as construction and planning law issues. At the same time, you will drive the digitalisation and further development of administrative processes and establish modern project management methods and tools such as Jira and CMI. As a central expert authority, you will advise political committees and coordinate collaboration with cantonal authorities, planning offices, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Professional and personnel leadership of the building construction department as well as management and further development of internal tasks and resources

• Overall responsibility for the building permit procedure from preliminary enquiry and initial consultation through professional examination to legally compliant decision

• Examination and assessment of building applications regarding construction, planning and land use law as well as other relevant public law requirements

• Professional advice to municipal council, building commission and other administrative offices on building construction, planning and building law issues

• Coordination of complex procedures with cantonal specialist offices, authorities, planning offices, clients and other parties involved

• Introduction and further development of agile working and project management methods to improve transparency, prioritisation and project control

• Development and application of digital project and process management structures with Jira as well as further development of digital business administration

• Ensuring structured file, appointment, pending and procedure management with CMI

• Further development and standardisation of processes, templates, control mechanisms and digital workflows within the building administration

• Support of demanding building construction, development and planning procedures as well as preparation of professional statements and decision-making bases

• Ensuring the legally compliant application of Aargau building and planning law as well as monitoring relevant legal and regulatory developments

Qualifications:

• Degree DAS Public Administration with expertise in Building Administration or a comparable qualification recognised in the canton of Aargau; alternatively willingness to complete this further education promptly

• Several years of professional experience in municipal or cantonal construction, building permit system or a comparable construction and planning law function

• Sound knowledge of building and planning law of the canton of Aargau as well as public law approval procedures

• Several years of experience in professional and personnel leadership of employees

• Knowledge in agile project management and process optimisation, ideally with corresponding methodological proof of competence

• Very good user knowledge of CMI, Jira or comparable business administration and project management systems

• Very good German language skills as well as experience in preparing legally secure statements, applications and decision-making bases

• Interesting and varied activities/projects
• Attractive training and development opportunities
• Experienced and dynamic team

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Work location
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