Water and Sewage Network

Do you want to ensure clean water and a good living environment for everyone living and staying in Uppsala municipality? Do you want to contribute to our vital work by developing our stormwater management and ensuring good water quality in the municipality's lakes and waterways? Then apply for the role of strategist focusing on stormwater issues.

About the position

As a strategist in the Water and Sewage Network department, you will work with long-term plans and strategies for the development of public stormwater management, aiming to ensure a sustainable, safe, and cost-effective stormwater management where treatment and retention are adapted to needs.

Your work includes establishing and revising governing documents in the stormwater area and collaborating with the municipality to develop action plans to enable compliance with environmental quality standards for water in our waterways. You will provide expert support in investment projects carried out within the department regarding the design and sizing of new stormwater facilities as well as the development of existing ponds and reservoirs.

You will closely collaborate with the municipality regarding plans and local action programs that affect stormwater management and serve as the municipality's resource in stormwater issues. You will also work with the department's other strategists and modeling engineers, as well as with investigative engineers and project managers.

Examples of tasks included in the position:

• Develop strategies and long-term plans for the continued development of the public stormwater facility
• Participate in planning stormwater management within new planning areas, both internally and together with the municipality
• Be the company's contact person in the municipality's work with environmental quality standards for water and related issues within the comprehensive plan, water service plan, local action programs, and similar plans.
• Provide expert support in the design and sizing of new and existing stormwater facilities
• Establish and revise governing documents in the stormwater area as needed
• Be the municipality's resource in stormwater issues
• Monitor research and development and participate in various research clusters within the area of responsibility
• Lead the company's internal innovation work within stormwater

You will report to the Section Manager within Network Planning and be part of a group with two other strategists and two engineers working with hydraulic modeling of the water, wastewater, and stormwater networks. Within the section, you will also work with investigative engineers involved in both development and renewal projects. Your workplace will be in Uppsala Business Park and Librobäck, with the possibility of remote work.

Qualifications

• Civil engineer in land and water or environmental and water or equivalent
• Several years of experience working with water and stormwater issues
• Previous experience working with environmental quality standards and action plans for stormwater.
• Previous experience working with stormwater facilities for treatment or retention.
• Knowledge and experience in water legislation and the community building process
• Good communication skills in both spoken and written form.

We place great importance on your personal qualities and want you to share our common core values: we are responsive, forward-thinking, and curious, and apply them in your professional role. We are looking for someone with a strong commitment and interest in stormwater issues. To thrive in this role, we believe you have the ability to independently drive your work forward but also that you are relationship-building and have good collaboration skills, as the role involves many internal and external contacts.

Application

We conduct ongoing selection and interviews, so please submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than January 21, 2026. With reference to GDPR, we do not accept applications via email.

For more information about the position, contact

Section Manager Anna Sundén, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
HR Partner Agnes Jansson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We handle the recruitment process internally and kindly but firmly request no contact from recruitment and staffing companies.

Other information

A large part of our operations is classified as critical infrastructure because we supply Sweden's fourth largest city with drinking water. For this position, a security review with a background check will be conducted before employment. You should also be prepared to be assigned to a role within Uppsala Water and Waste's responsibilities in total defense. Uppsala Water applies a 6-month probationary period.

About Uppsala Water

Welcome to Uppsala Water and Waste AB. Our goal is to actively contribute to a sustainable society. We do this by continuously developing new resource-smart solutions and encouraging recycling and reuse. We provide Uppsala with drinking water, treat wastewater, and manage stormwater. We create circular services where we produce biogas from food waste, reduce water consumption, and reuse materials in the best way. We contribute to a circular Uppsala.

Want to know more about Uppsala Water? Read more at About us (https://www.uppsalavatten.se/om-oss/) | Our benefits (https://www.uppsalavatten.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner)