Environmental Strategist in Sustainable Urban Development

Do you want to help shape the sustainable future of Lund? As an environmental strategist in sustainable urban development, you will play a central role in driving, developing, and following up on our strategic sustainability efforts with a particular focus on Brunnshög.

About the Role and Your Responsibilities

You will work both strategically and operationally to ensure that goals and plans are integrated into the urban development process. The role combines analysis, coordination, and development with significant room for personal responsibility and initiative.

Part of the position is focused on Brunnshög. You will be responsible for ensuring that the ambitious goals of the Brunnshög program regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability are integrated into everything from planning to the implementation of construction projects. Through dialogue, networking, and innovation, you will contribute to making Brunnshög a model for sustainable urban development.

In this role, you will develop and implement sustainability goals in various urban development projects, analyze and follow up on goal fulfillment in environmental, social, and economic sustainability, and work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to advance Lund's climate efforts. You will prepare reports, decision-making materials, and communicate results to management, project groups, and other stakeholders.

Monitoring trends and research in sustainable construction is an obvious part of your work, as is contributing to innovation by seeking and participating in externally funded development projects. You will also represent Lund in various contexts, such as through lectures at conferences or guiding visiting groups.

We Are Looking for You

Who has at least three years of experience in sustainability work within the construction and civil engineering sector or urban development, as well as a relevant higher education degree. It is an advantage if you have experience and knowledge of climate calculations for buildings and facilities or circular construction and circular material flows.

To succeed in this role, you need to be a structured and goal-oriented person who enjoys working collaboratively with others. You collaborate attentively and smoothly, communicate clearly, and handle any challenges constructively. You plan and prioritize your work effectively, meet deadlines, and have a strong focus on quality and set goals. At the same time, you have a strategic holistic perspective, see long-term consequences, and adapt your working methods when circumstances or goals change.

You have good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, and you are comfortable speaking in front of others.

We Offer You

This is the role for you if you want to work in both the present and the future! You will be in an environment where competence is high, colleagues are helpful, and ambitions are high. We work in activity-based offices near Lund C, and when work allows, you can work from home. You shape your day in the best way, and trust in you to deliver under your own responsibility is high.

As an employee with us, you will be offered a range of benefits focusing on balance, security, and health. Lund Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you will also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily view and manage your benefits.

Learn more about our benefits here. (https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/det-har-ger-vi-dig-som-medarbetare)

About the Recruitment

In this recruitment, we have removed the personal letter and replaced it with questions relevant to the position. Your answers are therefore important in our selection process.

We will hold the first digital interviews via Teams from March 4 to 6 and final interviews on-site on March 12 to 13. We therefore ask you to plan your availability.

About the Workplace

The Environmental Strategy Unit is part of the Department for Sustainable Growth, whose mission is to support and drive activities that strengthen the geographical municipality's development towards sustainable community development. The department is part of the municipal office and reports to the municipal council as a political committee. Here, innovation issues, business issues, relations with the outside world, as well as ecological and social sustainability come together. The department actively works with other stakeholders, citizens, and visitors to develop the place Lund. With knowledge, innovation, and openness, we work for a sustainable Lund - now and in the future.

About 400 employees work in strategic functions at the municipal office. Together, we ensure that the municipality is an efficient and modern organization. We are currently on an exciting development journey with the goal of functioning as a driving force in the development of the entire organization. Where we take responsibility for the whole and focus on the best interests of the citizens.

Here, you will have room to grow. Within Lund Municipality, we put knowledge at the center and create opportunities for development in working life. We offer an inclusive work environment and a chance to influence and make a difference. Do you want to be one of us?