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AFRY

Engineering, design, and advisory for sustainability.

Manager Umweltplanung - Naturschutz, Genehmigung

Architecture & Civil EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBerlin, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in landscape management, landscape architecture, or a comparable field.
  • Several years of experience managing environmental projects, particularly landscape conservation implementation planning, environmental construction supervision, and environmental permitting planning, including environmental impact assessments, FFH assessments, landscape conservation plans, and species protection assessments.
  • Experience advising project sponsors and clients in approval and permitting procedures.
  • Strong knowledge of environmental planning and permitting processes.
  • Experience managing complex projects and collaborating with clients, authorities, and other project stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and moderation skills.
  • Sound understanding of technical, professional, and commercial relationships in project environments.
  • Strong social and leadership skills, with enthusiasm for developing and supporting employees.
  • A structured, independent, quality-oriented approach; strong sense of responsibility and organizational skills; professional conduct with clients, authorities, and project partners; entrepreneurial thinking; and interest in developing the team, projects, and business area.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop an established environmental team of about 20 employees, including a team lead for renewable energy environmental planning, at the Berlin location.
  • Promote, develop, and expand a high-performing team of qualified professionals.
  • Plan departmental budgets, capacity, resources, and personnel 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 contact for public and private clients.
  • Represent the department to clients, authorities, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Oversee successful project delivery in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams across locations.
  • Manage complex project tasks while ensuring quality, schedules, and commercial viability.
  • Prepare proposals, perform costing, and develop projects with support from project managers.
  • Develop professional standards, processes, and methods within the environmental field.
  • Manage the department's budget, utilization, and commercial performance.
  • Identify market opportunities and support sustainable business-area growth.
  • Contribute to the strategic development of the environmental field and its long-term market positioning.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior professional or disciplinary leadership experience is desirable.

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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