Head of Operations (f/m/d)
The Federal Forestry Division is looking for the following person to work in Weißkeißel as soon as possible :
Head of Operations (f/m/d)
The Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (BImA) is the federal government's real estate company, which supports the real estate policy goals of the federal government and provides the necessary land and buildings for almost all federal authorities. Accordingly, we are represented throughout Germany with over 7,000 employees and take care of a very broad and diverse real estate portfolio as well as the ecological use and maintenance of natural areas of the federal government. For these varied and responsible tasks, we are looking for innovative minds who think and act sustainably.
As a comprehensive environmental service provider, our Federal Forestry Division looks after forest, open land and water areas with unique natural features from the coast to the Alps. In the federal forestry operations, we also ensure that the requirements of military use are reconciled with the interests of sustainable and environmentally compatible terrain management or that the areas of the National Natural Heritage are developed in accordance with the respective nature conservation objectives.
We need you for this! Join us in BImA!
What are your main responsibilities?
- Management of the operational area (BB) 2 - forest districts Neustadt, Eichberg, Haide, Brand, Skerbersdorf, Pechern, Daubitz, Slamen & Niederlausitz
- Management of personnel and resource deployment in the BB on the basis of business and personnel management concepts
- Strategic orientation of the BB with regard to the overall economic result of the federal forestry operation and responsibility for target achievement
- Implementation of change and optimization processes, in particular optimization of work processes within the BB and the subordinate forest districts
- Managing hunting operations and developing and implementing hunting strategies
- Conducting negotiations with contractual partners and other third parties
- Communicating with customers, authorities, associations and other public bodies
- Preparing forestry opinions, including the detailed presentation and justification of the results
- Management of occupational health and safety at BB
- Technical support for scientific work and projects
- Determination of key figures and benchmarks on the basis of market analyses
Our work is mobile and flexible. Nevertheless, the post/workplace occasionally involves business trips, including throughout Germany. These business trips are always planned well in advance to ensure a good work-life balance.
What do we expect?
Qualifications:
- Completed scientific university degree (university/master's degree) in forestry or forest science or comparable qualification
Professional skills:
- Two years of relevant professional experience at the time of recruitment
- Knowledge and experience in forestry site management and in the management of forestry and service operations
- Knowledge of economic planning, forest inventories/mapping
- Knowledge of functional silviculture
- Knowledge of (user-specific) spatial planning, in particular urban land-use planning, landscape planning, BB planning
- Knowledge of legal norms relevant to forestry (BWaldG, BNatSchG, FFH, hunting laws, etc.) as well as the relevant working principles, including regulations on NATURA 2000 management, forest certification systems and accident prevention regulations
- Basic knowledge of GIS
Other skills:
- You have strong planning and organizational skills and the ability to think and act economically.
- You have the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with changing areas of responsibility.
- You have a high level of initiative and the ability to work creatively and conceptually.
- Strong communication skills are one of your strengths.
- In addition to your customer/addressee-oriented behavior, you have excellent negotiating skills.
- You have a high level of social competence as well as the ability to work in a team.
- You are open to criticism and have the ability to resolve conflicts.
- Your strengths include sound judgment combined with the ability to make quick, goal-oriented decisions and take responsibility, even in complex situations.
- You have good personnel management skills.
- You have the willingness and ability to maintain and develop the potential of staff and to implement the objectives of the Federal Equal Opportunities Act.
- Driving license category B
- Hunting license
What do we offer?
- An interesting and varied job with all the benefits of a large public employer
- Compatibility of family and career in the organization of working hours
- Mobile working including equipment for mobile working
- Special annual payment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement provisions
- 30 days vacation
- Company pension scheme
- Professional development opportunities and extensive training opportunities
- Health promotion courses and preventative measures
- Subsidy for the DeutschlandJobticket (DJT)
- Possibility of renting an apartment from the federal housing assistance scheme
Have we piqued your interest?
Then apply online by March 20, 2026 via the central application platform INTERAMT under the job ID 1407115.
The selection interviews are expected to take place in the 18th calendar week.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Ms. Hosseini on +49 228 37787-786.
If you have any questions about the job, please contact Mr. Pinn-Thiel on +49 228 37787-538.
You can also find further information at https://karriere.bundesimmobilien.de.
Information on data protection and the storage of your data in accordance with the GDPR in the course of your application to BImA can be found at https://www.bundesimmobilien.de/datenschutz.
Notes:
The jobs at the Federal Real Estate Agency are generally also suitable for part-time employment. If corresponding applications are received, it will be checked for the respective job whether the part-time wishes can be met within the scope of the official possibilities (in particular requirements of the job, desired organization of part-time work).
Selection is based on suitability, aptitude and professional performance. If equally qualified, women will be given priority in accordance with the Federal Equal Opportunities Act. We are particularly pleased to receive applications from severely disabled persons and persons of equal status and give them preference in the event of equal suitability. Within the framework of the Federal Equal Opportunities Act, the Federal Real Estate Agency is endeavoring to increase the proportion of women - especially in higher-ranking posts/jobs - and therefore particularly encourages applications from women.
As the advertised position is a management position, applicants are expected to take part in a training course offered by the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks on the subject of "Leadership in the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks".
If you have obtained a university degree abroad, please enclose proof of the equivalence of the degree with your application documents. Information on the recognition of international qualifications can be found at the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).