Urban Planner

The Viersen city administration is looking for an urban planner in the Urban Development department, Land-Use Planning division, as soon as possible. This is a part-time position limited to 2 years with 33 hours per week. The division mainly carries out preparatory and binding land-use planning procedures.

• Preparation, execution and coordination of land-use planning procedures (land-use plan amendments, development plan procedures) and urban planning bylaws under the BauGB
• Developing urban planning frameworks, designs and concepts for urban design
• Preparation and execution of urban planning competitions
• Participation in public involvement processes

• Completed degree (TH/TU/FH Master's, Bachelor's or equivalent) in urban planning, urban design, spatial planning, geography or related programmes with a relevant specialisation, or
• Skills in developing content and managing land-use planning procedures in a structured way
• Extensive expertise in public building and planning law, and knowledge of related law such as environmental law
• Design skills and sound creative judgement
• Teamwork skills
• Very good IT skills (MS Office, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint)