Welcome to the Environmental Administration!

Our goal is for everyone who lives, works, and visits Uppsala Municipality to be able to live in a good environment with good health. We are part of the community, and to succeed in our mission, we nurture and create relationships with our surroundings. We are competent and helpful and work preventively. With us, you can work with environmental protection, health protection, food control, land surveying, and permitting. Through collaboration, supervision, inspection, and dialogue, we contribute to Uppsala's sustainable development for now and future generations.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/)

Do you have a strong passion for environmental and health protection issues? Are you a skilled communicator and collaborator? Then you might be the one we are looking for to fill the position of Environmental and Health Protection Inspector!

At the Environmental Administration, you have an important mission and work with issues that affect society and its residents in both the short and long term.

With us, you will be part of a well-functioning team of experienced inspectors who support each other. The working climate in the group is good, and there are great opportunities to learn new things and contribute your own experiences and knowledge to the group. The size of the department allows you to influence whether you want to work focused on a few inspection areas or broader with several, based on your preferences. We offer a varied and developing work environment, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Our employees describe the work as meaningful and interesting. There is a wide range of issues, which contributes to a varied and stimulating job. With us, you will have high flexibility and a lot of personal responsibility in planning how you organize and drive your work.

Job Description

As an inspector at the Environmental Administration, you work individually but closely with your colleagues. The assignment is varied in nature and difficulty and offers a mix of work out in the field and at the office or other locations. The inspector role involves maintaining good contact with the municipality's residents, business owners, and other authorities.

In your work, you prevent ill health through supervision based on the Environmental Code and the Radiation Protection Act. You will conduct inspections of health protection activities, such as schools, preschools, swimming pools, and sports facilities. Additionally, you may work with other inspection areas within the health protection department. Besides inspections, you will handle incoming cases, such as notification cases and complaints.

As an inspector, you will maintain close contact with the municipality's residents, business owners, and other authorities, which requires good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with different groups. You will be an important link between the Environmental Administration and the community, and your efforts will contribute to creating a healthy and sustainable environment for all.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a scientific university education or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position. We expect you to have experience as an environmental and health protection inspector and good knowledge of the Environmental Code. The job requires that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing. You also need to have a B driver's license and basic IT skills.

We would prefer that you have training in environmental and health protection, environmental law, or other advanced training.

As a person, you are self-driven and structure your approach independently, driving your processes forward. You are clear and ensure that your messages are conveyed correctly. Furthermore, you are calm and composed in various situations and can focus on the right things. The job suits you if you are flexible and can easily adapt to changing circumstances. Last but not least, you collaborate and relate to others in a responsive and smooth manner.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Heike Kaden, department manager, 018-727 43 26.

Union representatives: Naturvetarna, Marutsa Hansson, 018-727 43 18 Vision, Linda Lumsby, 018-727 58 13.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the recruitment area: 018-727 68 24.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required under the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve military placement.