Head of the Building Team in Planning and Building - Gentofte Municipality

Professional lead in Gentofte Municipality for shared leadership of a growing building case team

Gentofte Municipality seeks a professional lead for the building team in Planning and Building . It is an attractive position where you can help lead a well-functioning and professionally strong building team in a large and resource-rich capital municipality.

We have spent a long time working purposefully to reduce the processing time for building cases and have already achieved good results. With you on the team, we will maintain the momentum and further develop a robust and sustainable task solution.

About Gentofte Municipality and Planning and Building

Planning and Building is part of the task area Climate, Environment and Technology . We work to ensure that the municipality's physical framework supports citizens' well-being and opportunities for activity with a focus on satisfaction, sustainability, legislation and aesthetics.

The department's main tasks lie in physical planning in a broad sense, and we are the municipality's building authority. We work with municipal and local planning as well as other routine planning tasks. As the building authority, we administer according to the Planning Act and Building Act and a number of other laws and regulations. The building team works closely with the planning team, and we emphasize that the processing of building cases supports the municipality's physical planning and development.

Since the turn of the year, we have 5 planners, 22 building case handlers, 1 jurist, 5 administrative staff, 1 professional head of the building authority, 1 professional head of the planning team and 1 head of the entire department. We value each other’s company and different professional backgrounds and therefore prioritise regular social and professional events to maintain community and cooperation.

The building team has grown in the last years, and therefore we are expanding the leadership from one to two professional leaders. You will, together with the current professional leader, Peter Werner , form an equal, joint leadership of the team’s approx. 25 employees.

You will share responsibility for the team’s overall operations, professional quality, employee well-being and development. The personnel responsibility is shared between you, while the remaining work and responsibility distribution will be determined in collaboration with the team’s needs and your respective competencies. You will thus have a real opportunity to help develop a clear and well-functioning leadership model.

About the position

As a professional leader you will play a central role in the daily management of the building team. Together with Peter Werner and the team you will set direction, prioritise tasks and ensure high professional quality, good prioritisation and ongoing development of the team’s task solving.

Your tasks will include, among others

• participate in the department's overall leadership and collaborate closely with the other professional leader for the building team, the professional leader for the planning team and the department's head on cross-cutting priorities, operations and development
• have personnel responsibility for approx. 12-14 employees
• ensure clear prioritisation, high professional quality and consistent task processing
• develop efficient workflows, maintain momentum in case processing and support smooth and robust operations
• strengthen the professional environment through sparring, feedback and clear direction
• engage professionally in cooperation with the political level and contribute to answering questions, case documents and follow-up on political wishes and decisions
• contribute to an attractive workplace characterized by high professionalism, learning, collaboration and shared responsibility

About you

We are looking for a leader with strong professional insight, e.g. an architect or engineer, who can create structure, direction and momentum in a busy daily life. We especially value that you have experience leading in the building case area , including with streamlining workflows and reducing backlog .

You can take independent responsibility and at the same time succeed in an equal leadership model where shared responsibility, coordination and trust are essential.

You communicate clearly, collaborate well with employees, leadership colleagues and other partners. You can combine high professional quality with well-being and results – and room to laugh together in everyday life.

We offer

With us you get

• an important leadership role in a central professional area with great political interest and support
• a real opportunity to influence both the leadership model, daily operations and the building team’s further development
• a strong professional environment with engaged employees who value their workplace for an open and trusting culture
• a close and binding collaboration in a joint leadership
• a workplace with good collegial relations – also across departments

Practical information

• Position: Professional leader of the building team
• Department: Planning and Building
• Reports to: Head of Planning and Building & Nature and Environment, Nina Holst
• Salary and employment terms: According to applicable collective agreement and qualifications
• Interviews: 1st interview Monday 23 November and 2nd interview Thursday 26 November
• Start date: 1 March 2027

We look forward to hearing from you.

Would you like to know more?

If you are curious about the position and our workplace, we would be happy to invite you for a cup of coffee or tea so you can get a feel for us before you apply. Contact the head of Planning and Building & Nature and Environment, Nina Holst, if you have questions or would like to arrange a visit. You can read more about Gentofte Municipality and Climate, Environment and Technology here: Om GentofteKommune.pdf

If you have questions about the position, please contact

Nina Holst

Head of Planning and Building & Nature and Environment

Mobile: 26172992

Application deadline: 15 November 2026 at 23:59