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AFRY

Engineering, design, and advisory for sustainability.

Department Head of Environmental and Nature Conservation Planning

Environmental EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBerlin, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed degree in landscape management, landscape architecture, or a comparable field.
  • Several years of professional experience leading environmental projects, especially landscape conservation implementation planning (LAP), environmental construction supervision, and environmental permitting and approval planning, such as environmental impact assessment (UVP), FFH, landscape conservation planning (LBP), and species protection assessments.
  • Experience supporting project sponsors and clients in permitting and approval procedures.
  • Thorough knowledge of environmental planning and permitting processes.
  • Experience managing complex projects and working with clients, authorities, and other project participants.
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills.
  • Sound understanding of technical, professional, and economic relationships in project environments.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with interest in developing and supporting employees.
  • Structured, self-directed, quality-focused working style; strong sense of responsibility and organizational skills; professional conduct with clients, authorities, and project partners; entrepreneurial thinking; and interest in developing teams, projects, and the business area.
  • Enjoyment of working in interdisciplinary teams and delivering demanding environmental projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop an established environmental team of approximately 20 employees, including a team lead for environmental planning for renewable energy, at the Berlin location.
  • Promote, develop, and expand a high-performing team of qualified professionals.
  • Take responsibility for departmental budget, capacity, resource, and personnel planning in Berlin.
  • Support recruiting, onboarding, and the professional and personal development of employees.
  • Maintain and expand existing client relationships and actively develop new business opportunities.
  • Build and develop a sustainable client portfolio in environmental planning and consulting.
  • Serve as the central point of contact for public- and private-sector clients.
  • Represent the specialist department to clients, authorities, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Ensure successful project delivery in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams across locations.
  • Manage complex project tasks while meeting quality, schedule, and commercial objectives.
  • Prepare proposals, perform cost calculations, and develop projects with support from project managers.
  • Develop professional standards, processes, and methods within the environmental field.
  • Manage the budget, utilization, and commercial performance of the specialist department.
  • Identify market opportunities and support sustainable growth of the business area.
  • Contribute to the strategic development of the environmental field and its long-term market positioning.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior technical or disciplinary management experience is an advantage.

About the Company

AFRY

Engineering, design, and advisory for sustainability.

AFRY provides engineering, design, and advisory services across infrastructure, energy, and industry to advance sustainable development. It assembles multidisciplinary teams to offer end-to-end support, including planning, design, engineering, feasibility studies, and long-term advisory and implementation. It differentiates itself with a global footprint and an integrated, full-lifecycle offering that covers from concept to operation, demonstrated by large-scale projects like floating solar PV. Its goal is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable society through value-driven, long-term partnerships with clients.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Solna kommun, Sweden
Founded
1895

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