Vacant job

Description

The Waste Department is now offering a position for those who want to influence waste management in the future Gothenburg.

You will contribute to the creation of sustainable waste solutions in the city by strategically influencing the department's work.

The Waste Department is responsible for the collection and treatment of waste under municipal responsibility. The department is responsible for service development, behavior-changing initiatives to prevent waste, developing waste plans and regulations, managing the city's closed landfills, and operating the Reuse Center.

Responsibilities

With a strong customer focus and environmental commitment, we aim to make it easy for Gothenburg residents to live sustainably. In this position, you have a concrete opportunity to truly create societal benefits for the residents of Gothenburg. Your role as a strategist in the Waste Department includes, among other things:

• Supporting the department head in business development with a focus on technology and digitalization.
• Developing plans together with unit managers and process leaders for the implementation of new legislation.
• Supporting the department's procurement work and also conducting procurements when necessary.
• Working with a clear focus for Gothenburg residents towards the vision. Our upcoming collection systems should be functional, efficient, and sustainable.
• Actively participating in regional, national, and international industry contexts and research projects.
• Monitoring the field, actively seeking new knowledge, e.g., in the form of scientific articles.
• Supporting the entire administration with expertise and analysis in the waste area.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in engineering, social sciences, economics, communication, or natural sciences.
• At least five years of experience in the waste industry.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience working in a politically governed organization.

As a person, you are responsible and take ownership of both your own and the team's tasks. You have good analytical skills and can see connections and draw logical conclusions, even when information is limited or complex. You work efficiently and can independently prioritize based on what is strategically most important at the moment. Additionally, you are very communicative and can express yourself well in both speech and writing, even under time pressure.

Conditions

The recruitment process may include a writing test, or alternatively, documents that support your writing ability may be requested.

Welcome to become a part of us!

About Us

Circulation and Water are here for the residents of Gothenburg. We are responsible for ensuring that some of Gothenburg's most important community services function, 24/7, all year round. Through our work with water, sewage, and waste, Circulation and Water contribute to creating a circular society that enables Gothenburg residents to live sustainably. Our vision is “We make it easy to live sustainably” and our job is truly important.

Gothenburg is growing like never before. We are working to secure the drinking water supply to the city by building and maintaining the underground infrastructure. We influence and plan for the construction of a Gothenburg that can meet tomorrow's climate challenges. We also ensure that the waste generated by Gothenburg residents is collected and treated correctly. We work long-term with residents' awareness and behavior regarding circulation and the use of drinking water.

We are a fee-financed administration with extensive expertise and about 600 employees. Within the organization, we have the competence to solve our mission – both when we plan and execute the work.

Do you share our vision and want to know more about us? Please visit http://www.goteborg.se/kretsloppochvatten (http://www.goteborg.se/kretsloppochvatten) or follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Other

As an employee at Circulation and Water, you will be assigned a role within the framework of Circulation and Water's role in total defense.

As we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly but firmly ask not to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.