Head of Department to develop Aalborg Municipality's areas

Do you want to lead a professional area where property transactions, finance and urban development meet? Aalborg Municipality is seeking a department head who can combine leadership, professional insight and political savvy.

Set the direction for the development of Aalborg Municipality's areas

With its around 18,000 employees, around 225,000 inhabitants and more than 1,000 annual movers, Aalborg is a proud growth municipality that has undergone significant development in recent decades.

In the Technical and Environmental Administration, under Projects and Coordination, AK-Arealer manages the municipality's areas, including the purchase and sale of land and buildings as well as the development of building land. The department is responsible, among other things, for development and sale of single-family plots, housing and commercial plots, as well as municipal buildings.

As head of AK-Arealer you will have line management of eight staff and responsibility for a department with many task types, stakeholders and political attention. Your main task will be to set professional direction, develop the department's area of responsibility and focus on efficient management of the municipality's areas with regard to revenue opportunities, finances and property development.

You will play an important role in providing an overview of the department's total tasks and contribute with clear prioritization and distribution of tasks in collaboration with the staff. Additionally you will create the framework for skills development and well-being.

It will be you who

• leads and develops the department with responsibility for professional direction, staff leadership, daily prioritization, employee well-being and competence development
• ensures the strategic development of the municipality's areas in collaboration with municipal and local planning, including prioritizing land acquisitions, land reserves, land sales and the sequence of building development
• manages the department's financial management with responsibility for budgeting, budget follow-up, forecasting and accounting, including the financial risk assessment of larger sales and building developments
• has responsibility for purchase, sale and tendering of municipal land and buildings, including negotiations with buyers, sellers and landowners
• ensures efficient land management and building development in close collaboration with relevant professional areas, including handling of lease and usufruct agreements
• delivers qualified political support through timely and well-prepared case materials to the executive, the Technical and Environmental Committee and the City Council
• builds good collaborations and develops task solving across the municipality and with external stakeholders, including business, citizens and developers, while balancing financial, commercial, environmental and local interests

You will become part of a management team of four people in Projects and Coordination and part of the overall department head team in Technical and Environmental. You will be based in Nørresundby and report to Mette Skamris Holm, Administrative Division Chief for Projects and Coordination.

Professional insight, financial understanding and political savvy

You have experience with area management, purchase and sale of real estate, building development and financial management, and you understand the financial and legal framework for the municipality's property transactions. At the same time you are strong in strategy development, political servicing and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

As department head you are clear, credible, trustworthy and professionally grounded. You are able to set direction and have the necessary professional weight to participate in the department's complex issues. With strategic foresight and political insight you can balance different interests and translate overarching ambitions into concrete actions within the department.

You bring a relevant higher education degree and solid management experience from the municipal sector or a similar organization. Your background could be in municipal area management, property administration, urban development, public property organizations or the consulting sector. Familiarity with Aalborg Municipality or the North Jutland property market is an advantage, and a management qualification is a plus.

Do you want to combine people management and professional leadership, strategic development and financial responsibility in a role where your decisions impact the municipality's areas and future development possibilities? We look forward to hearing from you.

Interested?

Application deadline Friday 13 November and thereafter initial interviews. The first presentation with Aalborg Municipality is 25 November and the second presentation is 2 December.

Salary and terms of employment are set according to the applicable collective agreement. The salary is negotiated concretely based on background and experience.

If you have questions about the position, you can contact Administrative Department Head Mette Skamris Holm at telephone 2520 2350 or Mathias Mortensen from Human Trust at telephone 2796 3436.

Prior to employment, we obtain references.

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Department: Projects and coordination, TM

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Location: Stigsborg Brygge 105, 9400 Nørresundby