Land and Development Engineer at Luleå Municipality

Do you want to work closely with community building and play an active role in the development of future Luleå? We are now looking for a land and development engineer who wants to be part of our land and development office.

The land and development office is part of the Municipal Executive Board in Luleå Municipality and is located in central Luleå. The office consists of about 15 employees, of which approximately half work as land and development engineers, and the others as project managers or administrators. Together, we are responsible for Luleå Municipality's land holdings and land supply. The assignment includes, among other things, the purchase and sale of land, land allocations, leases, property rights, land purchases, and land leases. The office also represents the municipality as a landowner in development projects and is responsible for these from early ideas and investigations until the land is ready for construction and can be sold.

Luleå Municipality is currently in a period of strong development. The industrial transition and ongoing investments in the business sector are driving an increased need for land for new business areas, housing, and infrastructure. Therefore, the municipality is driving several extensive and complex development projects while new projects are continuously planned and initiated.

With us, you will have the opportunity to work in a stimulating and developing environment, where we strive to provide you with a good employee experience. You will be part of an engaged, competent, and responsible organization that values you and your skills. With us, you will have the opportunity to develop and grow in your professional role. Read more about our employment benefits and what we can offer you - www.lulea.se/anstallning (www.lulea.se/anstallning)

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a land and development engineer in Luleå Municipality, you will work with strategically important land and development issues related to the green transition of industry, new establishments, and the development of housing and infrastructure. You will be part of an experienced and competent team and will have close collaboration with colleagues, construction actors, businesses, and other municipal operations, in a role where you will have the opportunity to help shape the municipality's long-term development.

The role is broad and includes, among other things, responsibility for the sale of both developed and undeveloped properties, the establishment of land allocation and purchase agreements, as well as development and usage rights agreements. You will also work to secure land access and rights for municipal needs, primarily regarding water and sewage lines. In development projects on municipal land, you will participate throughout the process, from early investigations to the sale of ready-to-build land, and will be responsible for development economics and property law issues.

In this role, you are also expected to contribute with an innovative and solution-oriented approach by analyzing and managing complex issues.

We offer a qualified and varied job with a clear connection to community development in a municipality facing significant changes. You will have the opportunity to work on several parallel development projects together with knowledgeable and engaged colleagues, in a workgroup with a good culture of collaboration and a stable organization. The role also offers good opportunities for professional development.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• relevant higher education in urban planning, land surveying, or property law. Alternatively, you have other education combined with work experience deemed relevant for the position
• good ability to express yourself in Swedish both orally and in writing
• a valid B driver's license

It is an advantage if you have:

• experience in working with land and development issues, land surveying, or property law
• knowledge of English in speech and writing

To thrive and succeed in the role, you need to be structured and have the ability to plan, drive, and complete your work. You are confident in your professional role and have a communicative ability to clearly, factually, and credibly convey the municipality's interests. It is also important that you are solution-focused and have a clear customer perspective; that you can identify sustainable solutions where customer and community benefits are in focus, regardless of whether the customer is a construction actor, developer, or another municipal operation.

In this recruitment process, the selection work will begin after the application deadline has passed. Interviews are tentatively planned to be conducted during week 8.

Warm welcome with your application!

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Luleå Municipality is one of the largest employers in Norrbotten with a strong belief in the future. We work to create a growing and vibrant municipality with room for 100,000 residents. Our goal is a sustainable society with quality of life for both today's and tomorrow's Luleå residents. Here, we all play an important role - every day, all year round, for Luleå.

We strive for gender equality and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees from different backgrounds and work for an accessible work environment for all. Luleå Municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity.

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