Environmental Inspector at Knivsta Municipality

In Knivsta, the spirit of the future is tangible. The location between Stockholm and Uppsala, just a stone's throw from Arlanda, is attractive and Knivsta is growing rapidly. Every day, we actively build a sustainable community with proximity to both the big city and peaceful nature. Do you want to work in an innovative future municipality where you can develop and make a difference? And do you sympathize with our shared values of participation, commitment, and clarity? Welcome to us!

About the Position

The Environmental and Building Unit is part of the Community Planning Office. The Community Planning Office also includes the Street and Waste Unit, Park and Nature Unit, Planning and Geodata Unit, Business Unit, and Land and Development Unit.

The operation consists of eight environmental and health protection inspectors, one environmental administrator, two building permit officers, two building inspectors, one building permit administrator, and one housing adaptation officer. It is a cheerful group looking forward to a new colleague.

You will work with environmental supervision, applications, and permits for environmentally hazardous activities, individual sewage systems, and agriculture. The inspector role offers a combination of fieldwork and office work. The assignments are varied in both character and difficulty, as well as through a mix of independent work and collaboration with colleagues.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will primarily work with supervision of agriculture, environmentally hazardous activities, and inventory and assessment of individual sewage systems in rural areas. In your work, you make a difference by reducing the risks of environmentally hazardous emissions and minimizing eutrophication in our lakes and watercourses, as well as preventing nuisances that individual sewage systems may cause.

As an environmental inspector, you also work in a guiding role. The work is varied in terms of tasks, and you have a great opportunity to influence how the work is planned and conducted. Sometimes you work independently and sometimes in a team. There is always good support from colleagues and management.

In this role, you will also be responsible for development issues and digitalization within the environmental group. We have significant work underway related to e-services. We estimate that this will be about 25-30% of the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

You have a scientific higher education degree, preferably with training as an environmental and health protection inspector or another education deemed equivalent. You have good knowledge of individual sewage systems and their assessment. Previous experience working in the aforementioned supervision areas is an advantage.

We are looking for someone who is professional and very service-oriented in your approach to citizens, businesses, and other community actors. You can communicate decision bases, make decisions, and communicate those decisions in a trustworthy manner. You enjoy collaborating and are flexible.

Since we in Knivsta Municipality work with a high service mindset, it is important that you possess these qualities. Simply being able to be clear in your dialogue with external parties, but in a pedagogical way.

Requirements to be considered for the position:

• Education: Scientific higher education degree as an environmental and health protection inspector with courses related to individual sewage systems or another education deemed equivalent.
• Language: Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Driver's License: B driver's license.
• IT Skills: Microsoft Office or similar.
• Experience as an environmental inspector.
• Experience in fieldwork with individual sewage systems.
• Experience in public authority exercise.
• Knowledge of environmental law and administrative law.
• Good digital knowledge and preferably experience working with digitalization.

It is also advantageous if you have:

• Experience with the case management system Castor.

OTHER

With the employment, there is an obligation to be placed in a war position unless already placed by another entity. Read more about war placement at www.knivsta.se

Knivsta Municipality wants to take advantage of the qualities that gender balance and ethnic and cultural diversity bring to the organization.

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