Our city administration is only as strong as the sum of its employees (m/f/d). Become part of our team and actively shape Ulm.

We are looking for a

Head of the Department of Traffic Planning and Road Construction, Green Spaces and Surveying (m/f/d)

at the City of Ulm as soon as possible. Full-time, permanent

The university city of Ulm (approx. 130,000 inhabitants) is growing dynamically and combines a successful economic region with a high quality of life. This technical management position offers the opportunity to strategically shape central infrastructure, mobility, and urban development projects in a growing university city and to make a sustainable contribution to Ulm's development.

Strategic Priorities and Upcoming Challenges:

• Shaping the Future: Shape the strategic direction of urban mobility for the coming decades with the Future Mobility Plan 2040.

• Major Projects: Management of pioneering infrastructure measures in implementation and preparation – including the new construction of the Gänstor Bridge, the reconstruction of the Wallstraßen Bridge, and the construction of the Blaubeurer Tor Tunnel.

• State Garden Show 2030: Coordination of accompanying infrastructure and green space measures for a central urban development project in the coming years.

• Innovative Project Management: Application of modern management methods, such as the partnering procedure used for the first time in the municipal sector for major projects.

Remuneration is up to salary group B2. Employment as a salaried employee is possible above the collective agreement.

Responsibilities
Your responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the leadership, strategic direction, and future-oriented development of the department with six divisions and around 300 employees
• Fulfillment of leadership, organizational, personnel, and budget responsibility, including the management of an annual maintenance volume of approx. €16.3 million and a medium-term investment volume of around €270 million
• Development, implementation, and support of technical policy and strategic goals in all matters of urban mobility with the aim of developing environmental networks and efficient road infrastructure in a future-oriented and balanced manner
• Professional planning, tendering, and management of complex urban measures and infrastructure projects
• Confident representation of the interests of the City of Ulm in council committees and in public
• Constructive and solution-oriented collaboration with political decision-makers, the city administration, and interest and citizen groups

Profile
Your profile:

• Successfully completed scientific university studies (Diploma/Master's degree) in civil engineering, traffic planning, urban and regional planning, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of in-depth professional experience in a management position in public administration or the construction industry, as well as experience in leading and further developing larger organizational units
• In-depth understanding of the role of the city as a public client, the exemplary role of public construction, and the economic contexts of municipal finance
• Confident, convincing demeanor and the ability to present and convey technical and political issues in council committees and in public in an understandable and appreciative manner
• Strategic thinking, negotiation skills, cooperative leadership style with pronounced team and motivational skills, assertiveness, and the motivation to actively shape a growing science city

We Offer

We Offer:

• A responsible leadership position with great strategic scope for action and direct impact on the development of a growing university city
• The opportunity to significantly shape central infrastructure, mobility, and urban development projects of a growing university city
• A high-performing technical environment with six divisions and around 300 employees
• A dedicated and interdisciplinary work environment
• Flexible working time models and good work-life balance
• Various municipal benefits and comprehensive company health management

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