Environmental and Health Protection Inspector

Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and safe environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have many and extensive competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on courageous, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Our Operations

The Building and Environmental Department primarily works with regulatory activities, service, and advice.

We are responsible for the municipality's supervision and assessment within construction, shoreline protection, sewage, food, as well as environmental and health protection. From next year, the assignment will also include alcohol, tobacco, and over-the-counter medications.

The Health Protection, Alcohol, Food, and Tobacco Unit consists of eight employees who handle applications and notifications and conduct inspections on-site or through document review. We develop supervision through coordination, exchange of experiences, and joint visits based on risk and need.

Leadership is characterized by openness, participation, and accountability, where collaboration, initiative, and solution orientation are valued.

Your Assignment

As an Environmental and Health Protection Inspector within health protection, you ensure that laws and regulations are followed. You have a regulatory role where you review, assess, and follow up on operations and cases. The work is varied and includes supervision in several areas, with the opportunity to broaden the assignment to include smoke-free environments, food, alcohol, and tobacco supervision.

You work independently with great responsibility but in close collaboration with colleagues. The role is outward-facing and requires good communication skills, legal security, and the ability to make qualified assessments.

Main Responsibilities:

• Process cases according to the Environmental Code and other relevant legislation
• Conduct inspections and supervision of businesses and public environments
• Assess risks and propose measures to prevent nuisances
• Communicate with businesses, individuals, and authorities
• Write decisions, orders, and statements, as well as document inspections
• Contribute to quality and development work and collaboration within the unit

Your Experience

Work Experience

Meritorious:

• At least 2 years of experience in the environmental, public health, or community building field in a public organization and with regulatory activities.
• Experience in project management, planning, or coordination.
• Experience in areas such as food supervision, over-the-counter medications, smoke-free environments, or alcohol and tobacco supervision.

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• At least a three-year university degree in natural sciences, such as environmental science, geoscience, chemistry, or biology.

Meritorious:

• Trained Environmental and Health Protection Inspector

Knowledge Requirements

Mandatory:

• Driving license B.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral in Swedish.
• You have good digital competence and are accustomed to working in various digital systems and tools for document management, communication, and planning.
• You have good experience and understanding of record-keeping and work in a case management system.
• Good understanding of regulatory activities and supervision work within the environmental and health protection area or equivalent.

Meritorious:

• Experience working in a changing and politically governed organization.

Other Relevant Information:

• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to identify needs and take initiative to meet changes and challenges proactively.
• Ability to plan, follow up, and evaluate the work of the organization.

Your Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is structured, communicative, and collaborative. You have the ability to organize and prioritize work effectively, plan inspection activities, and create smooth processes. You communicate clearly with property owners, businesses, and authorities and can pedagogically explain complex regulations and the purpose of supervision. You enjoy working in a team, sharing knowledge, and supporting colleagues, while also being flexible and finding solutions when circumstances change. We place great importance on personal suitability.

Additional Information

Värmdö Municipality offers a wellness allowance, SL card against net salary deduction, vacation exchange for extra days off, and much more. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good work environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

The employment is a permanent full-time position but can start by agreement.

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact us, see the contact person below.

Contact information for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.