Spatial Planner 80 – 100% (partially fixed-term until 31.03.2028)

Start of position:

1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Work location:

Nidau

In this exciting position, you will accompany the development of the Bernese municipalities and regions in settlement and landscape areas. You will work closely with municipal and regional planning authorities, rely on structural plans and laws, and establish trusting partnerships. A dedicated interdisciplinary team from the fields of spatial planning and legal sciences awaits you in Nidau and Bern.

Your tasks

• Pre-examine land-use and special land-use planning (plans and regulations) as well as structural planning
• Collaborate on the approval of planning, including appeal procedures
• Write official and specialist reports
• Advise municipalities and regions on spatial planning concerns
• Collaborate in interdisciplinary projects and working groups

Your profile

• University degree in spatial or urban planning, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, or a comparable discipline
• Knowledge and experience in spatial planning, good spatial imagination
• Experience as a project manager with analytical and conceptual skills
• Goal- and customer-oriented way of working, great interest in interdisciplinary cooperation in a bilingual environment, assertiveness
• Language skills: French in spoken and written form business fluent (C2-C1) / German good knowledge (B2)

We offer you

You may rightly assume that the Canton of Bern is a fair employer in every respect with very good employment conditions. In addition to this:

• A responsible, varied activity in exchange with municipalities and cantonal specialist offices
• A young, motivated, interdisciplinary team
• An attractive workplace in Schloss Nidau with regular working days in the Bern old town
• Possibility for home office

Contact

Curious? Your contact for questions: Beatrice Aebi, Head of Department, +41 31 636 95 69, beatrice.aebi.ch@be.ch

The Amt für Gemeinden und Raumordnung des Kantons Bern (AGR) is committed as a cantonal supervisory and approval authority to sustainable spatial and municipal development for the benefit of the population and the economy. We deal with questions of spatial planning and spatial development at municipal, regional, and cantonal levels, examine and approve planning of municipalities and regions, and assess construction projects outside the building zones. We supervise municipal finances, examine and approve municipal decrees, and advise municipalities on municipal law issues as well as on reforms and mergers.

https://www.dij.be.ch/de/start/ueber-uns/aemter-der-dij/amt-fuer-gemeinden-und-raumordnung.html