Do you want to contribute to an important societal issue and work with the assessment of environmentally hazardous activities within the Environmental Assessment Delegation?

Environmental Protection Unit

We are a knowledgeable team that works together on important societal issues with a focus on environmental protection.

We work, among other things, with the assessment and supervision of environmentally hazardous activities and supervision according to the Seveso legislation. We also supervise contaminated areas and oversee the law on public water services (LAV) as well as grant-funded work with contaminated sites. We are responsible for providing supervisory guidance to municipalities by offering advice and support, as well as following up and evaluating supervision in the county. We participate in cross-sectoral work at the agency and monitor environmental and health protection issues in internal memos, primarily in planning-related matters such as detailed plans, comprehensive plans, and concession matters. On behalf of the government, we prepare cases regarding offshore wind power.

We offer you an exciting workplace filled with engaged colleagues with extensive knowledge in the environmental field. The work involves many contacts with other employees internally at the County Administrative Board, operators, and other external actors.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who wants to work with the assessment of environmentally hazardous activities within the Environmental Assessment Delegation (MPD), but other tasks within the unit may also become relevant. The tasks include reviewing application documents, assessing the need for supplements, and writing orders and permits.

Qualifications

You have relevant scientific or technical education at the university level. We want you to have experience working with environmentally hazardous activities.

For the position, it is advantageous if you meet one or more of the following requirements:

• experience in supervising permitted environmentally hazardous activities
• experience in assessing permitted environmentally hazardous activities
• experience in preparing documentation for applications regarding permitted environmentally hazardous activities

The tasks are often complex and require good analytical skills. The position requires you to independently plan and carry out your work effectively and results-oriented. You are meticulous and work systematically with documentation and follow-up. The positions involve many contacts both internally and externally, which requires good collaboration and communication skills. Being able to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish is a prerequisite. The position also requires a B driver's license. You represent the County Administrative Board in a trustworthy manner. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Conditions

The positions are temporary (special fixed-term employment) starting from 2026-07-01 or by agreement until June 2027. Your job title at the agency will be case officer.

Other

As an employee of the state, you are expected to share the state’s core values and contribute to developing a good administrative culture characterized by democracy, human rights, and legal certainty, efficiency, and accessibility.

The County Administrative Board actively works to be an authority free from discrimination and takes advantage of the qualities that diversity brings to the organization.

The County Administrative Board is a knowledge organization, a government agency that represents the government in the county. We work to promote the development of Uppsala County. Our areas of operation touch on many important parts of society, from urban planning, gender equality issues, environmental supervision, rural development, initiatives to benefit fish in our lakes, to democracy and preparedness issues, and much more.

About 230 people work at the County Administrative Board in Uppsala County. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board. Our goal is for our way of working to be characterized by professionalism, commitment, and collaboration.

The County Administrative Board is an exciting workplace, and there are also benefits such as flexible working hours, wellness grants, wellness hours, and extended parental leave.

In 2026, we will move to new premises centrally located in Uppsala.

Do you want to know more about our benefits and what it is like to work with us? Visit our website www.lansstyrelsen.se/uppsala/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/uppsala/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss).

Welcome with your application!