Waste Engineer with a Focus on Environmental Issues

The Technical Administration is now seeking a waste engineer with a focus on environmental issues.

The Technical Administration consists of nearly 200 employees and ensures that the municipality's traffic environment is safe and accessible, and that children, youth, and the elderly receive nutritious and good food in the municipality's school activities and special accommodations. We are responsible for ensuring that our residents have access to clean and fresh water from the tap. In addition, we manage the collection of household waste and operate our waste facility. This also includes cleaning services for our administrative premises, contract and rental management, as well as service, supervision, and preventive maintenance.

The administration consists of the following departments: public environment, water and waste, service, and a staff unit. Our organization provides us with good conditions to meet future needs and challenges regarding a balanced economy and satisfied residents and businesses.

The unit for planning water and waste, where we are now seeking a waste engineer, supports the operational units and management so that the department can fulfill its mission and achieve its goals. This includes, among other things, driving and participating in projects, conducting investigations, improving the department's processes, handling permit matters, conducting environmental monitoring, legal monitoring, providing customer service, and planning and implementing information campaigns, etc. Furthermore, the unit will serve as a contact point for authorities, other parts of the administration and municipality, customers, and other stakeholders.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Waste Engineer, you are a specialist in your field and provide support to the Department. You assist the operational organizations in their work to develop the organization. You contribute to the creation and development of routines and other governing documents, such as the technical committee's waste management guidelines, recycling plans, and waste management regulations.

Develop and follow up on self-monitoring programs with associated sampling programs. Evaluation of water sampling analyses and other statistics, compiling results and reporting. Conduct environmental reporting.

Lead investigations and permit applications within the department.

Act as the department's contact with authorities. Manage and process authority matters and permit issues.

Conduct environmental monitoring within the waste and environmental sectors regarding both technology and legislation. Participate in regional cooperation and networking.

Provide additional support in environmental and waste issues primarily within the administration.

QUALIFICATIONS

A post-secondary education with an environmental focus or other relevant education in natural sciences, environmental law, or equivalent that the employer assesses as equivalent is required for the position.

You should have knowledge of environmental science and environmental legislation, as well as its application regarding environmentally hazardous activities and supervision.

Driver's license class B.

Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish and English.

Personal Competencies

We are looking for someone with a high degree of personal maturity who can navigate complex contexts and make well-founded decisions. You thrive in collaboration with others and build strong, trusting relationships that create engagement and progress. With a clear focus on quality and a structured working method, you ensure that the work maintains a high standard and leads towards set goals. At the same time, you are creative and innovative, seeing opportunities where others see obstacles and actively contributing to the development of the organization. You work independently, take responsibility, and are driven to achieve results that make a real difference.

OTHER

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

We in Kristinehamn Municipality work for active leadership and employee engagement. This is created through dialogue and interaction between leaders and employees, which creates good conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is influenced by how we meet each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute.

Together, we work to ensure that the organization achieves its goals and that decisions made are also followed. A curious mindset and willingness to collaborate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service for the municipality's residents.

As an employee with us, you can expect support for new ideas, good development opportunities, and that we provide you with the tools you need to perform your work well.

Kristinehamn Municipality sees diversity as a strength and welcomes all applicants. Our competency-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination.

Warm welcome to submit your application!

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and maintain good communication with you as a job seeker with us, we ask you to only submit your application via the application link in the advertisement. Questions regarding the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.