A public organization is working on the programmatic neighborhood improvement of a specific district, combining the replacement of sewerage with the redesign of public spaces and ambitions in the areas of liveability, climate adaptation, accessibility, and safety. Temporary reinforcement in environmental management is needed to carefully shape the connection between the execution of the work and the surrounding environment.
What you do
- You connect the implementation of neighborhood improvement with the environment.
- You coordinate with residents, entrepreneurs, social partners, and executing parties.
- You contribute to a careful preparation and execution of the neighborhood improvement.
- You are a recognizable and approachable point of contact during preparation and execution.
- You are regularly present in the neighborhood.
- You maintain active contact.
- You ensure timely follow-up and feedback.
- You monitor the connection between what has been discussed with residents and what happens in the execution.
What they ask
- HBO (higher professional education) working and thinking level and a degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Public Administration, or similar.
- 5 years of demonstrable and recent experience as an environmental manager or in a comparable role within neighborhood improvement, neighborhood renewal, area development, or redesign of public spaces.
- Experience with direct resident contact, resident communication, and participation in existing residential areas, including handling questions, complaints, and resistance, and translating resident signals into concrete agreements, follow-up, and feedback.
- Willing and able to be regularly present in the neighborhood and flexibly join resident meetings and discussions.
Preferences.
- Knowledge of or experience with physical projects in public spaces, where interests have been translated into practical agreements on implementation, accessibility, nuisance reduction, and phasing.
- Experience with environmental management in projects where public organizations, housing corporations, contractors, utility companies, and social partners collaborate.
- Knowledge of the local context and experience in building a network of residents and neighborhood partners.
Profile
- Environmental sensitivity and empathy.
- Approachability.
- Clear and understandable communication.
- Conflict resolution and diplomatic action.
- Collaboration-oriented.
- Result-oriented and diligent follow-up.
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