Vacant job

Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago, offering a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all Värmdö residents can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and secure environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have diverse competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Our Operations

The Building and Environment Department consists of a unit that almost exclusively works with regulatory enforcement, service, and advice.

The department is responsible for municipal supervision and assessment work in various types of cases related to construction, shoreline protection, sewage, food, and environmental and health protection. On January 1, 2026, a new organization was formed within the Building and Environment Department, where supervision and processing in health protection, alcohol, food, and tobacco were gathered into a unit with 8 employees.

Leadership is characterized by openness, participation, and clear accountability, where collaboration, initiative, and a solution-oriented approach are valued.

Your Mission

Do you want to lead an operation that makes a concrete difference for both people and businesses in our municipality? As a unit manager, you will play a key role in developing and driving an important community mission forward.

You are responsible for ensuring that the unit works efficiently, legally, and with high quality. Through a coaching and present leadership style, you create a safe, pleasant, and engaging work environment where employees have the opportunity to grow and contribute their expertise.

In this role, you will alternate between strategic work and operational issues. You build good collaborations, work solution-oriented, and lead the operation with transparency and professionalism. As a unit manager, you represent the municipality in various contexts and collaborate closely with citizens, entrepreneurs, politicians, and other authorities.

The unit's mission includes supervision in food, environment, health, as well as alcohol and tobacco. Together with your employees, you ensure that supervision and processing are carried out according to legislation and that it is easy to do the right thing for those affected. You drive the development of working methods and processes and work towards a more service-oriented, digital, and efficient regulatory enforcement.

You have budget and result responsibility and follow up on goals, assignments, and resource use. By translating political decisions into well-functioning operations, you create value for the entire municipality.

This mission suits you who thrive with a large degree of personal responsibility, enjoy working together with others, and want to contribute to sustainable and professional community service.

Your Experience

• You have experience in regulatory enforcement within one of the unit's operational areas (alcohol, tobacco, health protection, food).
• You have an academic background with a university degree in community building, economics, law, environment, social sciences, or equivalent as assessed by the employer.
• You have good digital skills and are accustomed to working in various case management systems and digital tools for document management, communication, and planning.
• You need to have a B driver's license.
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken in Swedish.

It is Meritorious:

• Experience as a leader with personnel, operational, and budget responsibility.
• Experience working in a politically governed organization.

As a Person

• We are looking for a confident and engaged leader with the ability to create structure, joy at work, and drive in a complex regulatory environment.
• You enjoy interacting with many different stakeholders and have a good understanding of how to create value for both citizens and operations.

Your Personal Qualities

• Goal and result-oriented.
• Ability to collaborate.
• Clear.
• Holistic view.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Application

Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, so apply today. A background check will be conducted for this position and is a prerequisite for employment.

Värmdö Municipality offers wellness grants, SL cards against net salary deductions, and vacation exchange for extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and conduct competency-based recruitment processes.

If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us, see the contact person below.

Contact details for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.