kandidatu France

Head of urban planning disputes and planning permit processing (droit des sols)

Communes · Béziers · Local government

En français : Responsable du service contentieux de l'urbanisme et instruction droit des sols

This job in plain words

You lead the department in Béziers that processes planning permits and handles related legal disputes. The job includes managing a team and giving legal advice to the management and elected officials.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open to civil servants and contract staff of the local civil service, at the grades listed in the offer (such as attaché, ingénieur, rédacteur, technicien and their higher grades). A contract worker can be hired if no civil servant application has succeeded.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Not stated · Higher education in public law, urban planning law or planning
Experience
Significant team management experience; experience in urban planning disputes or legal advice is an asset
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) or fixed-term contract staff (contractuels). Contract of up to 3 years, renewable up to a maximum of 6 years.

The profile they want:

  • Higher education in public law, urban planning law or planning.
  • Significant experience managing a team.
  • Experience in legal advice, disputes or planning permit processing.
  • Ability to make the authority's decisions legally secure.
  • Good command of IT tools.
  • Good writing and communication skills, and ability to unite a team.

What you would do

  • Manage, coach and support a team of 6 planning officers and 3 administrative assistants.
  • Supervise the processing of planning permits, works permits and sign permits.
  • Follow up informal and legal appeals together with the legal department.
  • Help prepare defence submissions in legal cases.
  • Advise management and elected officials on regulatory questions.
  • Administer the Oxalis business software and track activity statistics.

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website, linked from the official offer, before 29 November 2026.

Good to know:

  • Full-time: 36 hours a week over 4.5 days, with flexible hours.
  • Remote work is not possible.
  • 13th month salary, meal vouchers and partial contribution to health insurance (subject to conditions).
  • Management role supervising a team.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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