Environmental Strategist for the City of Helsingborg

An important step in creating a greener Helsingborg with a good quality of life is to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals. Safe handling of chemicals and smart product choices are essential parts of increasing the phase-out of harmful chemicals in society. Therefore, we are now looking for an engaged environmental strategist who will develop and guide the municipality's handling and use of chemicals and work strategically to reduce the chemical burden on the environment.

About the Workplace

We welcome you to the Environmental Administration, a workplace where your efforts make a difference for both the city's residents, businesses, and our planet. We are around 80 employees working for good health, safe food, and environmentally sustainable development. We want it to be easy to do the right thing for Helsingborg's operations and simple to live sustainably in the city. The goal is a high quality of life for all, within the planet's limits.

As an environmental strategist, you will work with colleagues in the Department of Environmental Strategy and Monitoring. Together, you will work for environmentally sustainable development by driving, developing, and monitoring the city's environmental and climate efforts.

Job Responsibilities

As an environmental strategist at the Environmental Administration in the City of Helsingborg, you will help the city's administrations and companies handle and use chemicals correctly and replace them with less hazardous alternatives.

Your responsibilities include, among others:

• Coordinating and providing strategic guidance on the municipality's handling and use of chemicals.
• Monitoring relevant legislation in the area and ensuring compliance and implementation.
• Conducting training initiatives and developing routines for safe chemical handling.
• Disseminating knowledge about the impact of chemicals on the environment and human health in Helsingborg and assisting in the city's own environmental monitoring.
• Collaborating with the Environmental Administration's supervisory officers.
• Supporting operations in making good chemical choices in purchasing and procurement.
• Writing consultation responses in the area.

We are a workplace with high employee engagement that values collaboration and believes that by working together with others, we achieve results. We think innovatively and contribute smart solutions to address the city's challenges. We work flexibly and activity-based and have offices in Oceanhamnen, Jordbodalen, and Malmö.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a natural scientist or environmental scientist with a focus on chemicals, alternatively an engineer with an environmental focus or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

You have several years of experience working strategically with chemical-related issues in companies or in public operations, with a fundamental understanding of the legislation and regulations in the chemical area.

You are expected to independently lead your work and work goal-oriented and in close dialogue with the municipality's various operations, as well as have good knowledge and experience in change management where process and project management are central competencies.

You are skilled at expressing yourself and communicating professionally in both spoken and written Swedish.

Experience working in politically governed organizations is meritorious.

We place great importance on your personal suitability.

Working in the City of Helsingborg

Do you want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in the City of Helsingborg. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work in the city: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ (https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/)

Additional Information

Before employment at the Environmental Administration, we require you to present a valid extract, in an unopened envelope from the police's criminal record. You can already order a criminal record to expedite the recruitment process: https://polisen.se/tjanstertillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanstertillstand/belastningsregistret/)

Application deadline: 2026-03-06. Selection is ongoing.

Employment type: Permanent

Extent: Full-time

Start date: By agreement

Number of positions: 1

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in the City of Helsingborg, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking on the application link in the advertisement. In the application, your CV and other relevant documents for the position should be attached, such as educational certificates or licenses. You will also be asked to answer selection questions.

If you are applying for a job and have protected personal information, you should contact the recruiting manager in the advertisement who will guide you further for a secure application process. You should not apply digitally via the application link.

Union representatives: https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/ (https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/)