Water Engineer with a Focus on Open Stormwater Facilities

Do you want to contribute to the development of cleaner water in our waterways? We are now looking for a water engineer with a focus on open stormwater facilities.

Your Upcoming Role

The position focuses on open stormwater facilities, which are an important part of VA SYD's operations. The function of the facilities is to delay high flows during rainfall, reduce the risk of flooding, and simultaneously improve water quality so that the water leaving the systems is cleaner than what was introduced. To ensure they function as intended, good operation and maintenance planning, as well as follow-up and development of techniques, methods, and working practices, are crucial. The work includes issues related to the facilities' retention capacity and purification ability, as well as safety and working environment issues. There are also connections to nature conservation through, for example, collaborations with municipal ecologists.

In this role, you will work alongside a group of other engineers whose focus is on planning for the operation and maintenance of open stormwater facilities.

Your Main Tasks Include:

• Monitoring and being responsible for maintenance agreements with contractors to ensure the functionality of our facilities
• Collaborating with VA SYD's operations staff and our member municipalities responsible for park/green space maintenance
• Conducting regular field visits to check and ensure the functionality of the facilities
• Supporting VA SYD's project managers in designing new stormwater facilities, for example, during development projects

The Distribution Department is responsible for all parts included in a distribution facility; pipeline networks, pump stations, storage facilities, pressure boosting stations, and reservoirs. The department is responsible for both renewal planning and pipeline network improvements. The Coordination and Investigation unit is responsible for operational investigations, planning of maintenance and renewal of the existing facility, connection checks, operation and maintenance of open stormwater facilities, as well as large maintenance work such as dredging stormwater facilities. In the Coordination & Investigation unit, you will have the opportunity to work variably, diversely, and independently.

We Offer

You will come to a workplace with a good community and pride in our socially important mission where you are given a lot of responsibility and the opportunity to influence both the work and your own professional development. We care about our employees and invest in participation and development as well as a balance between work and leisure, offering, among other things, wellness time, wellness grants, and the possibility of vacation day conversion. We actively work to ensure that VA SYD is perceived as a very good workplace by our employees.

Who Are You?

We are looking for someone who enjoys social contacts, is attentive with a good ability to collaborate and create positive relationships with our customers and member municipalities. You are flexible in your approach and have the ability to adapt to different types of situations independently and are used to working in a structured manner. Of course, you value working carefully with a solution-oriented attitude and have a good ability to see improvements and take the initiative for them. You are, of course, willing to support VA SYD's environmental identity and our core values of quality, commitment, and attentiveness.

Your Experience

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an educated landscape engineer, environmental engineer, or equivalent
• Experience in park maintenance and/or water management is considered an advantage
• Has a valid driver's license (B)
• Can communicate well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing

Do you want to help drive the work with environmentally smart solutions in community building? Welcome with your application!

Who is VA SYD?

VA SYD is one of Sweden's largest water and waste organizations that is making significant investments in sustainable wastewater treatment and driving environmentally smart solutions in community building. Our operations run around the clock, have over half a million customers, and generate one and a half billion SEK per year. We purify, quality assure, and deliver drinking water and take care of what is flushed down our drains to protect seas and waterways. We manage heavy rainfall by creating creative solutions for the water's path and collect waste for recycling and reuse. We motivate and inspire our customers to make smart environmental choices.

Additional Information

At VA SYD, we work with a competency-based recruitment process. This means that all applicants are assessed based on the same criteria and prioritized competencies. Our interviews focus on the competencies that are important for the role, which include professional experience, knowledge, and behaviors. This way, we can match the right candidate for the role and make an effective and fair selection.

VA SYD conducts socially important operations and therefore places high demands on security and confidentiality awareness among our employees. Some of our positions are security classified, which means that you as an applicant may need to undergo a security review before employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585). Some of our positions may also involve military placement.