Head of Unit Hydraulic Engineering, Forestry

The city of Dessau-Roßlau is an independent major centre in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Thanks to its location in the middle of the beautiful floodplain landscape of the rivers Elbe and Mulde and a wide-ranging cultural offering, Dessau-Roßlau has a high recreational value. The Bauhaus, which is based in Dessau, as well as the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom, are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Due to the diverse range of childcare and school options and the low cost of living, Dessau-Roßlau is an ideal place to live for families. The museums, the theatre, the Dessau Zoo and the castles and parks offer a varied range of leisure activities. In the Civil Engineering Office of the city of Dessau-Roßlau, the position of # **Head of Unit Hydraulic Engineering, Forestry** is to be filled on a permanent basis. **The tasks include, among others:**  Management and leadership responsibility for individual areas of responsibility: o Coordination, optimisation and monitoring of all work processes in the Hydraulic Engineering, Forestry unit o Management and instruction of subordinate employees, performance of technical, personnel, organisational and budget responsibilities in the unit o Representation of the interests of the areas of responsibility in municipal construction projects and in third-party planning projects o Acquisition of funding from the relevant funding programmes of the EU, the federal government and the state  Assumption of leadership responsibility as well as higher-level administrative tasks in the context of the planning and implementation of municipal projects and projects of supra-regional importance within the following areas of responsibility: o Hydraulic engineering/water management, o Flood protection, o Stormwater drainage and fountains, o Groundwater, wastewater and stormwater, o Forestry authority and forestry as well as o the control of the oak processionary moth  Lead responsibility for the handling of hydraulic engineering projects within the framework of complex water law approval and planning approval procedures  Representation of the city through competent communication of the concerns of hydraulic engineering, groundwater monitoring, flood protection, forestry and the control of the oak processionary moth to the public, the press and in the political sphere **Technical and personal requirements, among others:**  Completed university of applied sciences degree (diploma, at least bachelor) in a degree programme conducive to the activity, preferably in the field of hydraulic engineering/water management, urban water management and/or landscape architecture, alternatively a comparable university of applied sciences degree with corresponding specialist deepening  Driving licence class B required  Several years of professional experience in the field of hydraulic engineering, water management, landscape construction and flood protection required  Confident command of the German language in speech and writing, at least C2 level  Several years of leadership experience desirable; if there is no several years of leadership experience, the position can be filled on a probationary basis (the probationary period is then 2 years)  Very good knowledge of public procurement and contract law  Communication and motivation skills  Interviewing skills and strategic thinking ability  Stress resistance This full-time position with 39 hours per week is classified in pay group 11 TVöD (VKA), engineers. The monthly gross remuneration in this pay group varies depending on relevant professional experience and length of experience between €4,269.64 in level 1 and €6,326.77 in final level 6. Recognition of relevant professional experience in accordance with Section 16 (2) TVöD is only possible if corresponding evidence is submitted. In the event of employment, a certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority in accordance with Section 30 BZRG must be provided without fail. This workplace is suitable for severely disabled persons who meet the technical and personal requirements. They will be given preferential consideration if equally suitable and qualified. Unfortunately, the office building of the Civil Engineering Office is not barrier-free. We point out as a precaution that the Civil Engineering Office, located at Finanzrat-Albert-Straße 1, 06862 Dessau-Roßlau, does not have a lift and is therefore not barrier-free. **The deadline for applications is 04.11.2026 (postmark/personal delivery).** Please send your complete application documents (continuous CV, proof of activities, training and examination certificates, assessments, proof of severe disability/equal treatment) to the Main and Personnel Office of the city of Dessau-Roßlau. Incomplete application documents or those received after the deadline will not be considered in the selection procedure. for personal delivery: Zerbster Straße 4, Room 443, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau for delivery by post: Postfach 14 25, 06813 Dessau-Roßlau by e-mail: bewerbung@dessau-rosslau.de. Applications by e-mail can only be considered in PDF format. The recognition of qualifications acquired abroad by German institutions (e.g. by a competent district government, a competent ministry or a competent chamber) is mandatory. If you have any questions about the tasks, please contact Mr Säbel, Head of the Civil Engineering Office, who can be reached on telephone number 0340/204-1066. If you have any questions about formalities relating to the position, please contact Ms Smolin from the Main and Personnel Office, who can be reached on telephone number 0340/204-1919. Notes: Acknowledgements of receipt are only issued if the application is submitted in electronic form via bewerbung@dessau-rosslau.de. Application documents will only be returned if you send us a sufficiently stamped return envelope of an appropriate size. After telephone agreement, the documents can also be collected in person. Application costs are not reimbursed by the city of Dessau-Roßlau.