Urban planner for strategic urban development in Copenhagen

Do you want to help drive urban development and shape the framework for the Copenhagen of the future?

Then become part of the Planning Office at Copenhagen City Hall, where we work to create the world's best city.

Who are we?

The Planning Office is responsible for Copenhagen's municipal plan and the city's overall physical development, including the large urban development areas such as Nordhavn and Jernbanebyen. We are also responsible for the development of the municipality's own areas, housing policy and a number of strategic projects, including biodiversity and cultural heritage.

We spend our days at the historic Copenhagen City Hall. Our tasks have great political attention, and every day we work to make Copenhagen a better city to live, work and thrive in. The office plays an important role in ensuring that the city develops to accommodate the expected population growth, while the city develops in economic, social, climatic and sustainable balance.

The Planning Office is part of the Center for Urban Development in the Finance Administration of Copenhagen Municipality. The center consists of seven offices, all working with the municipality's overall urban development, including municipal planning, traffic planning, Østhavnen, partnerships, large events, crime prevention as well as the municipality's companies and land sales.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a colleague for a two-year project appointment, who wants to work with the overall physical planning of Copenhagen, including the municipal plan, among others. We are looking for a colleague who has at most a couple of years of experience. We attach importance to you having the following competencies

• Relevant educational background in, for example, urban development, urban planning, geography, social science or architecture.
• Knowledge of strategic urban development, municipal and local planning, and preferably experience from, for example, state, municipality, design firm or consultancy sector.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to engage in constructive dialogue with the municipality's other administrations and external partners.
• Can take on the role of the municipality's face in dialogue with citizens, developers and advisors.
• Enjoy working in a team and at the same time able to solve tasks independently.
• Good at navigating a politically governed organization, can handle and translate political decisions into action and guide management and politicians.

What do you get?

We offer a daily life where you, together with engaged colleagues, make a difference for the development of Copenhagen. We manage several of the largest urban development projects in Denmark in close collaboration with both internal and external actors.

You can, for example, work with the municipal plan, amendments to the municipal plan and the large urban development areas. We are in the process of preparing the municipal plan strategy 2027 and municipal plan 2028 and are looking for a colleague who can join this work. The precise portfolio is assembled in dialogue with you.

We are an office of about 25 employees with a broad professional diversity, including architects, engineers, geographers and anthropologists. It is a prerequisite for the work that we collaborate and help each other, and therefore we also place great emphasis on good collegiality.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is a full-time appointment with start on January 1, 2027. Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement depending on your qualifications, experience and after negotiation with the recognized negotiating organization. The Finance Administration emphasizes personal development and competence development and is at the same time a family-friendly workplace.

Further information

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Office Manager Rune Lyngvig Jespersen at 28 44 16 78 or Team Leader Maja Busck at 51 37 23 65.

Apply via the link by Sunday, November 1, 2026 at the latest

About the Finance Administration

The Finance Administration is one of Copenhagen Municipality's seven administrations. In total about 3,600 people work in the Finance Administration, of which about 300 of us have an office at the town hall. The physical framework for your work will thus be Copenhagen's historic and beautiful city hall. Here we serve the Lord Mayor, the City Council and the Economic Committee, and we are close to the political life in the municipality.

Together we focus on creating value for the residents of Copenhagen and Copenhagen. You will at the town hall become part of an exciting work environment where motivation, well-being and good collaboration are in the foreground and with good opportunities for competence development.