Occupational Safety Officer at FMTIS

Do you want to take the next step in your career or be part of something bigger and value contributing to a safer and better Sweden with who you are and what you do? The Swedish Armed Forces' Telecommunications and Information Systems Unit (FMTIS) is recruiting an Occupational Safety Officer for the Operational Safety Department, located in Örebro or Enköping.

About the Position/Department

As an Occupational Safety Officer, you will have the coordinating responsibility to drive FMTIS's systematic occupational safety work forward in accordance with occupational safety legislation and the Armed Forces' governing documents. You are the organization's expert resource in occupational safety work, and through your competence and commitment, you support the organization. The position involves some travel to the unit's operational locations where you will assist in conducting risk assessments, training initiatives, investigations, and occupational safety matters. You will be part of a team that currently consists of 10 employees. The department has specialists in several specific functional areas such as fire safety, environmental safety, occupational safety, electrical safety, masts and towers, and handling flammable materials. The department is located in the unit's headquarters, and the employees provide advisory support to the unit commander and lead the implementation of operational safety work towards the unit's units by writing unit-wide procedures/instructions in the area.

We Offer You

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. The organization offers great variety and complexity and places high demands on IT security. Our breadth of operations provides good development opportunities and conditions for internal career mobility. Our employees enjoy several benefits, including:

• Competence development based on the organization's needs and your career goals
• Three hours of training per week during working hours, and you can receive compensation for training clothes and entry fees
• Good balance between work and leisure with flexible working hours and 28 - 35 vacation days depending on your age
• Salary supplements during parental leave and VAB, as well as the opportunity to exchange vacation days for additional pension contributions

Main Responsibilities

The department works exclusively with regulated operations. Within this area of responsibility, you will monitor changes in applicable laws, regulations, internal regulations, conducted risk assessments, and other requirements that affect FMTIS operations and propose changes to the unit's governing documents/procedures and plan how the changes should be implemented.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Higher education with a focus on occupational safety, such as Occupational Safety Engineer education, or other orientation or education deemed equivalent by the employer
• Good knowledge in the field of occupational safety and well acquainted with the laws, regulations, and requirements we as an employer must follow regarding occupational safety
• Current experience of having independently driven, coordinated, and developed operational and strategic occupational safety work with good results
• Accustomed to acting as a consultative support for management
• Good ability to express oneself in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Driver's license class B or higher

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is strategic and structured and has the ability to see the big picture in complex contexts. You have the commitment required to drive systematic occupational safety work in a large and geographically dispersed organization. You have good communication skills and are used to having a pedagogical role at the organizational level. We value commitment, flexibility, and collaboration skills. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

DESIRABLE

• Previous experience working with occupational safety issues within the Armed Forces
• In addition to occupational safety, previous experience from other operational safety areas
• Previous experience of staff work within a government agency
• Experience working according to AFS 2001:1 as standards for systematic occupational safety work and being accustomed to planning and leading training, networks, and similar
• Experience implementing and developing processes and working methods and being able to translate these into practice
• Experience in internal auditing

Other

This is a civilian position. Start date as soon as possible by agreement. The position is a permanent employment. A six-month probationary period applies for those who are not currently employed within the FM. Stationing location: Örebro or Enköping. Since the unit has operations throughout Sweden, travel may occur in the position.

Questions Regarding the Position and Recruitment Process

Malin Silfverberg Gräntz can be reached by phone via the switchboard 019-39 35 00.

Union Contact Persons at FMTIS

OFRS - Martin Sparr
SEKO - Matz Felix
SACO - Agnetha Landquist
OFRO - Heikki Videll
All can be reached by phone via the switchboard 019-39 35 00.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-03-16. Your application should include a CV, answers to the specified selection questions, and a cover letter. In the cover letter, we want you to motivate why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information About the Armed Forces and the Recruiting Unit:

The Swedish Armed Forces' Telecommunications and Information Systems Unit, FMTIS, ensures the Armed Forces' ability to communicate and lead - around the clock, all year round.

The unit has a collective responsibility for the Armed Forces' technical command systems that support military operations at sea, on land, and in the air - in Sweden and abroad. The unit has nearly 2000 employees at more than 32 locations across the country. Read more at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se/fmtis)

An employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security check with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. With employment comes an obligation to be placed in wartime and to serve abroad. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and a personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the recruitment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and sellers are not welcome.