About the job
Urban Planner
(32-36 hours, scale 10)
“What I love about our work? It's the privilege to contribute to the vision of our municipality every day. As an Urban Planner, you play a pivotal role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable, and future-ready community where residents enjoy a high quality of life. We focus not just on whether a plan is feasible, but importantly, how it enhances tomorrow's living environment. Do you want to think critically, enable change, and have a real impact on the future of our municipality? Then I look forward to your application.”
Sjors Quaedflieg, Urban Planning Staff Member
Your Challenge
As an Urban Planner, you will collaborate with colleagues to uphold the spatial quality in Geldrop-Mierlo. Your involvement spans various spatial aspects within our municipality.
You will contribute to vision development, policy formation, project development, and community participation within the spatial domain.
You will advise the executive board, management, and project leaders on spatial challenges.
You will guide and evaluate spatial plans from initiators.
You will contribute to policy development and assess building plans.
Your responsibilities will include housing construction, center and neighborhood development, restructuring, sustainability, climate adaptation, new schools, and the environmental vision. You will work both independently and in project groups, engaging with colleagues inside and outside your department.
Our Organization
At Gemeente Geldrop-Mierlo, we believe in the power of collaboration. Together with residents, the government, colleagues, and partners, we build a green, connected, and vibrant municipality every day. In our medium-sized organization, personal contact is natural: we know each other, are close by, and truly collaborate on the societal challenges of today and tomorrow.
Our modern and welcoming town hall is where we meet and work together. Your job satisfaction is central to us. We value a healthy work-life balance and invest in your development and vitality, as seen through initiatives like the Dommelvallei Academy, walking meetings, and fresh fruit every day.
We operate based on clear values that guide us:
Creative – we think in terms of possibilities and make a difference.
Reliable – we do what we say and stand by our commitments.
