Head of Department for Open Space Planning + Garden Monument Conservation

You lead the strategically relevant department: You lead the Open Space Planning + Garden Monument Conservation department with four landscape architects specialising in open space planning and garden monument conservation, managing it strategically, personally, organisationally, professionally and financially.

You shape the Green City of Basel for tomorrow: You lead overarching projects and plans of strategic and political importance and develop public open spaces together with other departments that will shape the city’s character for generations.

You lay the foundation for future open spaces: Together with your team, you ensure sufficient and high-quality green open spaces in the growing city of Basel during early planning phases. Thanks to your sensitivity to public and political discourse, you develop and negotiate viable solutions for the diverse urban greenery of the future.

You support projects of other departments: As part of interdisciplinary project teams, you accompany urban and site developments, green and open space projects as well as overarching infrastructure projects in strategic and usage planning. In doing so, you represent all concerns of the City Gardening department such as open space, nature conservation and biodiversity, garden monument conservation, as well as climate adaptation, providing the necessary professional support.

You co-manage the Green Planning department: As part of our management team of the Green Planning department, you share responsibility for the strategic, financial and personnel management of the department and provide impetus for its further development.

Experience: You have proven experience in comprehensive leadership of a team or department as well as in managing complex planning projects with numerous stakeholders and diverse interests.

Personality: With your commitment and enthusiasm for urban greenery, you motivate your employees and planning partners. As a team player, you act solution-oriented, networked and strategically. Thanks to your negotiation skills, you represent our interests purposefully, independently and in a structured manner.

Education: You hold a degree in landscape architecture, spatial planning or urban planning with a focus on green open space and planning topics or have a comparable qualification.

Language: You communicate clearly and convincingly, fluently, factually and appropriately for the audience with confident German in spoken and written form.