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Are you a driven and solution-oriented environmental specialist? Do you enjoy the combination of working both operationally and strategically? Out in the field and in the office? Are you passionate about finding smart solutions in the environmental field together with our road and railway operations within the Northern Maintenance Region? Then you are the right person for us, and we hope you apply for the position of environmental specialist in the Northern maintenance region.

Solution-oriented Environmental Specialist for the Northern Maintenance Region

As an Environmental Specialist with us, you will have the opportunity to work with various environmental issues related to the operation and maintenance of road and railway facilities. You are expected to find a balanced and pragmatic way to support our operational maintenance activities and our contractors in both the short and long term across the environmental field. In your role, you will work on issues related to water activities, waste management, invasive species, species protection, protected areas/objects, and the management of various environmental risks in projects. You will work operationally in the field to support and assist the maintenance operations in complying with environmental legislation. You will work with environmental assurance, identify activities that require permits/applications/notifications, conduct environmental assessments, prepare documentation, and participate in regulatory matters, review plans and other documents produced within the projects, and ensure that environmental requirements are managed effectively. You may also work directly with our contractors to ensure proper environmental management in our contracts. Together with others in the team, you will also coordinate the need for consultancy support regarding environmental expertise.

You are a key player in securing environmental issues in our maintenance operations for both road and railway.

You belong to the Quality and Safety section, whose mission is to support the operational activities within the northern region in matters concerning safety, risk, quality, and environment. The section currently consists of 12 employees, of which two resources are environmental specialists.

Your role also includes keeping up to date with new legislation and developments in the environmental field, responding to consultations, and educating and informing the region's employees about current environmental issues. You have great opportunities to learn from others and gain natural development in your daily work, especially since you work broadly with many different issues within the environmental field. Additionally, you create and maintain relationships with external parties in the relevant geography, such as suppliers, municipalities, and county administrative boards. Travel within the maintenance region is included in the position.

Possible locations: Kiruna, Luleå, Skellefteå, or Umeå.

Do you want a flexible everyday life with the opportunity to work from home? In this role, you can work remotely up to two days a week. #LI-Hybrid

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In this recruitment, web-based tests are used as part of the selection process. Digital first interviews will take place via Skype starting in week 7.

As a person, you are:

Solution-oriented, take initiative, and see both challenges and solutions from a holistic perspective. You have a pragmatic approach and understanding of the needs of the operations and adapt solutions accordingly. You have the ability to build trusting relationships and manage different interests and perspectives. This means, for example, that you are communicative, attentive, and have good collaboration skills. We who work within the unit are located in different parts of the country, so the ability to be self-sufficient, i.e., to plan, prioritize, execute, and complete tasks is essential. You always keep the facility in focus. As a person, you are driven by the desire to improve the environmental field. You are motivated by active employee participation where you responsibly take charge of your tasks while being aware of how you are part of and contribute to the whole by collaborating with others.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a university or college degree of at least 180 credits (120 points) in the environmental field, or other education that we together with the requested experience assess as comparable
• several years of current and relevant experience in environmental work related to road and/or railway in the construction industry, such as HMSQ rounds, KMA, etc.
• good knowledge of and practical experience in applying environmental legislation
• current and relevant work experience in infrastructure projects
• a valid driver's license for passenger cars
• good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form

It is an advantage if you have:

• current experience in one or more environmental areas such as species protection, cultural environment, natural environment, waste management plans, environmental assurance, invasive species, water activities, contaminated land, chemical management.
• experience of having worked in a leading role, for example as a project manager, assignment leader, or similar
• experience working with GIS
• current and relevant experience working with supervision, follow-up work, review, or auditing
• experience in conducting training or developing training materials in the field

The questions you will be asked to answer when you submit your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. We ask that you attach your CV and diploma/study certificate that confirms your answers to the questions. Unless otherwise stated in the advertisement, we want you to attach your CV. We have stopped requesting personal letters as we do not include them as part of the selection material. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the responsible manager for the recruitment so that your application is handled according to special procedures. You can find the name and contact information for the manager in the advertisement.