Abteilungsleiter/-in Verkehrsplanung, 80-100% — Kanton Solothurn

Full description

The Office for Transport and Civil Engineering (AVT) is responsible for the further development and value preservation of the cantonal roads and paths as well as their operational maintenance. It plans and orders public regional and local transport and approves transport measures on municipal roads. The aim is to ensure performance-appropriate, safe and sustainable transport mobility in the canton. For the traffic planning department, we are looking for a department head in traffic planning, 80-100%, at the Solothurn location on 01.12.2026 or by agreement.

Your responsibility

• With around five employees, you will lead the Transport Planning department in human, professional and organisational terms.
• They are responsible for central principles of transport planning, in particular traffic figures and overall transport models as well as the agglomeration programmes in the area of transport.
• They develop future-oriented transport concepts, are responsible for cantonal bicycle network planning and accompany overall transport projects up to the preliminary project.
• You assess the usage and location planning from a traffic perspective and ensure technically sound and comprehensible opinions.
• As a member of the Executive Board, you contribute to the further development of the Office and represent it in cantonal and extra-cantonal committees, commissions and working groups.

Your profile

• You have completed your studies as an engineer/in ETH/FH in the field of transport or a comparable university education.
• In addition, you bring in-depth knowledge and several years of experience in higher-level traffic planning and traffic engineering.
• You are a motivating leader with leadership experience and the ability to develop your team professionally and organizationally.
• Strategic and networked thinking sets you apart. You quickly grasp complex relationships, weigh different interests and requirements and develop viable solutions.
• They work independently and solution-oriented, appreciate the cooperation in the team and communicate verbally and in writing clearly, securely and addressable.
• Promoting personal work-life balance through an annual working time model
• Part-time work, also in cadre
• Opportunity for mobile work
• Progressive employment conditions based on a GAV
• Equal pay between men and women
• Loyalty rewards
• 16 weeks of maternity leave on full pay
• 2 weeks paternity leave
• Financial contributions to childcare
• Comprehensive offer of internal and external training

Questions?

Roger Schibler Cantonal engineer 032 627 26 31

Moving with commitment. – This is the opportunity to bear responsibility in meaningful activities of political and social relevance and to move sustainable developments for the population and economy with their own imprint. Behind this promise stands the canton of Solothurn with countless possibilities, a tangible flexibility and a stability in the working environment.

Convinced?

We would like to fill this position without the support of external service providers. Email applications cannot be considered.