Assistant or Assistant Technical Director at 100%

• 15 octobre 2026
• 100%
• Indeterminate duration
• Genève

The Direction du patrimoine bâti (DPBA) of the Département de l'aménagement, des constructions et de la mobilité ensures the maintenance, renovation, and development of the City of Genève's real estate portfolio, which includes public and administrative buildings as well as rental properties. In order to complete our management team, we are looking for an

Assistant or Assistant Technical Director at 100% #

Your mission and responsibilities

• Participate in the management of the service and in the definition of the orientations, priorities, and objectives of the Direction du patrimoine bâti.
• Ensure the technical, administrative, and financial follow-up of a portfolio of projects managed by the employees in charge of the realization, maintenance, and renovation work of the City of Genève's built heritage.
• Contribute to the implementation of the general maintenance strategy for a real estate portfolio of great diversity and high heritage value, taking into account technical, financial, energetic, and environmental issues.
• Lead, support, and coordinate a dynamic team, ensuring the consistency of priorities, methods, tools, and work processes.
• Contribute to risk management and the preparation of elements necessary for management decision-making.
• Pilot transversal missions and projects and represent the Direction du patrimoine bâti to the City services, cantonal authorities, and institutional partners.

Your profile

• Hold a university degree in architecture.
• Demonstrate at least 5 years of experience in leading a team of architects and in managing complex projects, from design to realization.
• Be recognized for your capacity for analysis and synthesis, your rigor, your sense of negotiation, and your solution orientation.
• Demonstrate an excellent capacity for analysis and synthesis, rigor, a good sense of negotiation, and a strong solution orientation.
• Master the issues related to the construction, renovation, and maintenance of a real estate portfolio and understand their technical, administrative, and financial dimensions.
• Plan, coordinate, and arbitrate priorities taking into account resources, deadlines, risks, and commitments.
• Possess solid managerial and interpersonal skills and mobilize teams around clear objectives.
• Perfectly master French, both orally and in writing, and be comfortable in relations with varied interlocutors.
• Demonstrate a marked interest in the issues of public service and contribute to the evolution of a department facing important challenges in terms of heritage, investment, maintenance, energy, and sustainable development.

Conditions and registration procedure

Registration deadline: 05.11.2026
Start date: to be agreed
Function classification: Classe O of the salary scale

Application file

The application file must contain the following elements: cover letter; detailed curriculum vitae or, failing that, completed "Demande d'emploi" form (to be downloaded from our website); copies of diplomas and work certificates; recent photo (passport format).
In its desire to fight unemployment, the city encourages applications from the Office cantonal de l'emploi.

Follow-up of applications

In Ville de Genève, the recruitment process is decentralized. This means that each service or department is responsible for the follow-up of applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to candidates.

Conditions of engagement

Employees of the Ville de Genève must be domiciled in the authorized domiciliation zone and be in possession of a valid work permit or authorization.

More information on the working conditions of the Ville de Genève: https://www.geneve.ch/emploi