Civil Engineer Supporting the Transport Transition Office

The City of Dortmund is seeking a civil engineer to join the transport structures section of its civil engineering department as soon as possible. You will plan and oversee light rail and infrastructure projects from the initial idea to completion, helping improve public transport. The position is permanent, and part-time work is generally possible.

• Lead projects and take responsibility for particularly complex matters of importance across the city.
• Carry out the client’s responsibilities for preliminary, design, approval and detailed planning of light rail projects and related engineering structures in HOAI service phases 1 to 5.
• Independently initiate engineering contracts.
• Review, coordinate and approve planning documents prepared by commissioned engineering consultancies or companies, taking account of the interests of third parties involved.

• You have a completed degree, either a bachelor’s degree or a university of applied sciences diploma, in civil engineering, transport engineering or a comparable technical field, or you are a civil servant in the construction engineering service in career group 2 at the first entry level.
• You have many years of experience and knowledge in planning civil engineering structures or transport facilities, preferably including rail facilities and overseeing engineering consultancies.
• You have strong cooperation and teamwork skills.
• You enjoy working independently towards clear goals and consider the needs of other work areas within the project team.
• You express yourself well in speech and writing.
• You are skilled in standard Microsoft Office applications and preferably already have experience with CAD planning.