Occupational Safety Coordinator for a New Unit within VA

Do you want to help set the direction for occupational safety work in a new unit within VA? As an Occupational Safety Coordinator, you will step into a key role where you will build structures from the ground up and drive occupational safety efforts in a vital community service that must never stop.

We are an important community builder delivering efficient and sustainable water and waste services – for today’s and future residents of Stockholm. Every day, year-round, we provide 1.6 million Stockholmers with clean and good tap water, treat wastewater, and ensure that waste is managed properly. Together with residents, businesses, and other stakeholders, we work to make Stockholm the world’s most sustainable city.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Occupational Safety Coordinator, you will be part of a newly established team in a unit under construction, where you will have the opportunity to set the direction for how occupational safety work will be conducted moving forward. You will be responsible for ensuring that routines and processes are in place for safe and effective planning of operations, projects, and maintenance work, with a particular focus on occupational safety risks. In this role, you will provide important support to managers in risk assessments and investigations. Furthermore, you will contribute to developing and following up on occupational safety efforts together with colleagues in the VA department at Stockholm Water and Waste.

The position is a permanent employment with a six-month probationary period, located at the headquarters in Ulvsunda, Bromma, and the office in Högdalen. You will report to the team leader for the Occupational Safety team.

Examples of responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that routines and processes are in place for operations within the VA department.
• Coordinating occupational safety work together with other occupational safety coordinators.
• Collaborating with Stockholm Water and Waste centrally in developing new routines and guidelines as well as implementing new regulations and legislation.
• Supporting managers in risk assessments, investigations, workplace accidents, and incidents. Participating in safety group meetings, reporting progress in occupational safety work.
• Working with the IA system and following up on safety rounds, risk assessments, and incidents. Providing information and training as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

As a person, you are analytical and solution-oriented, with the ability to see the big picture and quickly identify possible solutions to complex problems. You are skilled at planning and structuring work, both in the short and long term. Good communication and pedagogical skills are also important for creating good dialogue and collaboration with various stakeholders within the company.

To succeed in this role, we see that you have:

• At least three years of experience in similar tasks such as an occupational safety coordinator, occupational safety engineer, or experience in a similar operation combined with a role as a safety representative.
• Several years of experience in environments with many physical occupational safety risks, preferably from industry, construction, or civil engineering.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations.
• Driving license B.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

In your position, you will work with classified information. A security check will therefore be conducted in connection with employment.

OTHER

Does this sound like an exciting challenge for you? We warmly welcome your application by 2026-03-22 and become part of the future of Stockholm Water and Waste! Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, and positions may be filled before the application deadline.

For further information about the position, please contact the recruitment manager Naomi Korang via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or by phone: 0739142383.

Our union representatives for Kommunal, Vision, Saco, and Ledarna can be reached through Stockholm Water & Waste's customer service at phone 08-522 120 00.

To ensure the best possible match between us, we have chosen to work with recruitment tests in our selection process.

As we strive for a safe working environment and have a vital community function, final candidates will undergo a drug test.

We are a learning organization with much experience and knowledge to support you. We offer you a fun and varied job with interesting tasks, skilled colleagues, and a very good work climate. Additionally, we provide good employment conditions, digital and flexible working methods, continuous professional development, and a range of health-promoting benefits. Read more about us and meet some of our employees at svoa.se/jobb (https://svoa.se/jobb).

We look forward to your application!