Environmental Officer for Contaminated Areas

Do you have a strong interest in environmental issues and want to contribute to a long-term sustainable environment together with a wonderful team of colleagues? Then you are one of us!

You will work with supervision, guidance, and grant management within contaminated areas.

What the role entails

The work involves handling a wide range of tasks within the area of contaminated sites. A central part of the job is to conduct supervision according to the Environmental Code, which means ensuring that laws and regulations are followed to protect both human health and the environment. You will also guide municipal environmental offices in their supervisory work.

Furthermore, part of the work involves being involved in government-funded investigation and remediation projects. You will also participate in the review of municipal decisions related to contaminated areas. The work also includes updating the EBH support, a database used to collect and manage information about contaminated areas.

We have an open work climate and we work both individually and collectively, but always with the opportunity for discussions and check-ins.

Are you the one we are looking for?

We are looking for someone who has:

• a scientific or technical degree at the university level or another degree that we assess as relevant
• experience working with contaminated areas
• excellent ability to communicate both orally and in writing

As a person, you are unpretentious, responsible, and constructive in your work while being structured and used to handling multiple tasks simultaneously. You have good collaboration skills and the ability to create and maintain good relationships with colleagues, citizens, and other community actors, and you enjoy working in a team. You can organize, prioritize, and carry out your tasks independently while staying within the frameworks and guidelines set to achieve the goals.

We place great importance on personal qualities and see it as a given that you contribute to good cooperation and a positive work climate.

As an employee at the County Administrative Board, you need to

• have the ability to make decisions based on a holistic view considering multiple perspectives
• understand that a central role for the County Administrative Board is to make trade-offs between different interests
• have the ability to prioritize and adapt to work with new tasks or in new contexts.

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience of supervision according to Chapters 9 and/or 10 of the Environmental Code
• several years of experience from government agencies or as a consultant
• driver's license class B

More about us

The position is located in the environmental department with 120 employees, and the unit for land and water protection is one of six units with 27 employees.

We work to ensure that current and future generations have the opportunity for a good living environment, public health, and welfare. Our tasks and assignments involve both regulatory activities, promotional activities, and administrative tasks.

With us, you will work with engaged colleagues in a dynamic work environment, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for our environment. We offer a workplace where competence development and work-life balance are important parts of our culture.

We work in centrally located premises in Stockholm. Possibility for remote agreements exists based on the needs of the business.

How we recruit

We ask you to attach your CV and a cover letter, where you briefly and clearly address the requirements profile and explain why we should choose you.

The position is a one-year temporary position with start date by agreement.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling recruitment services or advertisements.

Questions about the role can be answered by the recruiting manager Svante Ernberg, phone 010-223 13 93 or Erik Blomqvist, coordinator for contaminated areas, phone 010223 12 54.

Union contacts are Sabine Näslund for SACO, sabine.naslund@lansstyrelsen.se, Niclas Boussard for ST, nicklas.boussard@lansstyrelsen.se.

Application deadline: 2025-04-21
Reference number: 112-13300-2025.

Welcome with your application!

About the County Administrative Board

The County Administrative Board in Stockholm County is a unifying force for a growing and sustainable capital region. By taking responsibility for the whole, we find ways forward in complex societal issues.

The holistic view is an important starting point for us when we collaborate with municipalities, authorities, businesses, and other important community actors. On behalf of the government, we also work to ensure that national goals are implemented in our county. We have experts in many different areas, and our combined expertise has an astonishing breadth. Here you learn something new every day.

Read more about us at www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/jobba-hos-oss (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/jobba-hos-oss).