Project Employee in (m/f/d) for Landscape and Open Space Development

Project overview

Project Manager (m/f/d) Project Employee (m/f/d) in the field of Landscape and Open Space Development

The Cologne/Bonn region faces the challenge of sustainably shaping the transformation of space, infrastructure, and economy in the coming years. The energy and resource transition, climate protection and adaptation, the mobility transition, digitalization, and more are leading to profound restructuring tasks that must be met with forward-looking concepts and projects.

The Region Köln/Bonn e.V. () acts as the regional management for the Cologne/Bonn region, developing concepts and strategies, initiating and moderating collaborations and projects, networking stakeholders, and serving as the region's voice towards the state of NRW and the federal government.

The field of integrated spatial development forms a central focus of the association's work. Key thematic and task areas include sustainable settlement development (multiple internal developments, existing building redevelopment, land conversion), integrated center and mobility development, regional landscape and open space development, and inter-municipal business areas.

Project work will primarily take place in the areas of urban planning and urban development.

Your Core Tasks

Our Requirements

What We Offer You

In addition to the assumption of the job ticket and the possibility of a company bike, we offer an additional company pension plan, regular training and further education, as well as flexible working hours.

This attractive position will be remunerated in accordance with TVöD and is planned as a full-time position. The employment is initially limited to two years. An indefinite extension is aimed for.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR APPLICATION! Interested?

Please send your comprehensive application with complete documents and your salary expectations by November 22, 2026, via email (max. 2 PDF files) to:

Region Köln/Bonn e.V. Rheingasse Köln

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Jana Peters at 7757 or via email at.

Region Köln/Bonn e.V. promotes professional equality. Severely disabled applicants will be given special consideration if they have the same professional and personal suitability.

Region Köln/Bonn e.V.

Administrative Office

Rheingasse 11, 50676 Köln

SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER.

• Support in initiating, qualifying, and technically accompanying primarily municipal projects in the areas of sustainable settlement and business area development
• Research and preparation of technical foundations, practical examples, and current developments related to sustainable settlement and business area development, urban development, and urban planning
• Conception and implementation of offerings and events for regional knowledge exchange and transfer
• Support for the association's (expert) committee work
• Completed university degree in a relevant field (e.g., urban planning, spatial planning, geography, urban studies, architecture)
• High commitment and a dynamic personality with expertise in sustainable urban and settlement development
• Experience in/interest in collaborating with public, especially municipal, territorial authorities
• Enjoyment of project support as well as strategic and conceptual thinking combined with a goal-oriented and independent way of working
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience and enjoyment in presentation and moderation as well as project management activities

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, DE
• Languages: German