Vacant job

We are looking for a senior consultant for groundwater measurement for the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket).

This is a multi-year consulting assignment. The work location is Varberg.

The position is 80%.

The assignment involves close collaboration with the client, which requires a high degree of flexibility and teamwork.

The Assignment

The role of the senior consultant for groundwater measurement involves performing measurements, controls, and data collection according to the applicable control program for the Varberg tunnel and its components. The assignment includes both technical fieldwork and administrative handling of measurement data, including reporting to the Swedish Transport Administration, supervisory authorities, and environmental databases. The work aims to ensure that conditions in permits for water operations are met, that environmental impacts are detected in time, and that actions can be taken in case of deviations. The role also includes contacts with authorities, handling deviations, and producing annual reports.

Responsibilities

Establish work preparation and risk analysis for own tasks and conduct monthly data management of flow data from a total of 6 measurement stations.

Retrieve flow data from 4 measurement stations via the Swedish Transport Administration's system GELD and perform logger emptying at 2 measurement stations (Österleden and Vareborg).

Conduct manual monthly groundwater level measurements at 58 measurement points and deliver all collected data to the Swedish Transport Administration's database EQUIS.

Communicate with the client regarding events that affect the controls, e.g., damaged measurement points or alarm threshold exceedances.

Contact the County Administrative Board in case of risk of harm to human health or the environment according to § 6 of the Regulation (1998:901) and document all deviations.

Prepare and compile the annual report for the supervisory authority.

Potential Additional Responsibilities:

Propose revisions or expansions of the control program and conduct supplementary controls (surface water levels, flows in watercourses, analysis/sampling of groundwater or surface water).

Perform verification measurements of automatic flow measurement in rock tunnels, including administrative handling of access.

Manage the establishment and de-establishment of measurement points and report control results to property owners upon request.

Investigate damages after incoming reports and assist in contacts with property owners, stakeholders, and authorities.

Prepare documentation for supplementary reporting, conduct specific investigations, and provide decision support.

Requirements (IMPORTANT, mandatory)

Act as an expert in the relevant field.

Good knowledge of the effects and consequences of groundwater lowering. Good knowledge of current environmental legislation, the Environmental Code, and associated laws and regulations. At least three (3) years of higher education or equivalent, relevant to the assignment. Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. At least three (3) years of experience in the relevant subject area. Extensive practical experience of similar tasks. Participated in or carried out several comparable assignments with good references. Requires some supervision. Can independently perform defined tasks within the relevant area.

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Please send your CV in Swedish. 

We look forward to your application!