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Do you want meaningful work that makes a difference in people's lives? Welcome to the municipality that is far from average!

Botkyrka Municipality is the sixth largest municipality in Stockholm County and consists of the districts of Alby, Fittja, Hallunda, Norsborg, Tullinge, Tumba, Vårsta, and Grödinge. Botkyrka Municipality has approximately 95,000 inhabitants and over 6,400 employees.

The Department of Community Planning manages and develops both urban and rural areas within the municipality. We have the overall responsibility for planning and creating the physical, legal, and business conditions for a safe and good living environment in Botkyrka. Our 125 employees work to enable good housing and an attractive local environment, regardless of where you are in life.

The Position and Responsibilities

We are looking for an engaged urban planner with a strong interest in urban planning issues for the planning unit at the Department of Community Planning.

As an urban planner, you will work on planning projects and Botkyrka's future urban development, with responsibility for the planning process from early stages to completed plans. The role involves project-based work together with colleagues in the Department of Community Planning and other departments in the municipality.

Your main responsibilities include:

• working on planning projects and being responsible for the planning process from early stages to completed plans
• participating in the development of processes for planning decisions, programs, and detailed plans
• collaborating with colleagues within the Department of Community Planning and other departments in the municipality
• meeting politicians, citizens, builders, consultants, and authorities, providing excellent service and a professional approach to all.

In this position, it is important to see the bigger picture and consider the broader perspective while understanding your role in the planning unit and ensuring the best for the entire municipality and the Department of Community Planning in your actions and decisions.

We Offer You

Here you will be part of shaping the future of Botkyrka and developing the operations in a modern and digital work environment where you plan your work independently and always have colleagues, team leaders, and managers close at hand. With us, you have the opportunity to influence the operations, develop in your professional role, and contribute your ideas. We actively work with professional development through both internal and external training and offer a warm and inclusive climate in a municipality characterized by engagement, diversity, and the desire to make a difference. The planning unit, together with the geographic information unit, forms a department within the Department of Community Planning.

With us, you will work on cases of varying complexity alongside friendly, knowledgeable, and engaged colleagues in a developing environment. The role involves responsibility for producing detailed plans by leading projects, drafting planning descriptions, and drawing planning maps. We have many exciting plans and development projects underway, both in the digital and physical environments.

Who You Are

You have a university degree in community planning at the master's level, such as architect, landscape architect, physical planner, civil engineer in community building, or urban planner.

Other requirements:

• Experience in project management.
• Experience working with detailed plans.
• Experience in illustrating and visualizing.
• Experience with GIS software and CAD tools.
• Familiarity with planning and building laws and other legislation in the field of community planning.
• Experience presenting proposals clearly and professionally visually and articulating well in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious:

• Experience with Focus Detailed Plan and PlanDirect.
• Experience in 3D visualization and/or 3D tools.
• Experience in producing digital detailed planning documents and digitizing existing detailed plans.

As a person, you are confident and solution-oriented, which is important in the role as you often handle complex planning processes and need to make well-informed decisions under time pressure. Your confidence allows you to manage situations with multiple stakeholders calmly and professionally while finding practical solutions. You are structured and responsible, ensuring high quality and that tasks are completed on time. In this role, you have many points of contact both internally and externally, and therefore we are looking for someone who is collaborative, trustworthy, and attentive to others' needs.

Welcome with your application!