Description

As an employee of Gislaved Municipality, you are a co-creator in your workplace.

You are given the opportunity and expected to contribute to the development of the organization through your knowledge and experience. Here, respect for differences and the equal value of all people is fundamental.

Do you want to work closely with the technical core of the water and wastewater operations and contribute to a safe, robust, and sustainable water and sewage supply? Gislaved Municipality is now looking for a process engineer in the water and wastewater sector who wants to work with the operation, processes, and development of the municipality's water plants, treatment plants, and pumping stations.

Placement

The position is located within the Department of Community Development and the water and wastewater operations. You will work closely with process engineers, operations technicians, project managers, and other specialists within the municipality.

About the role

As a process engineer in the water and wastewater sector, you play a central role in ensuring stable operations, good process economy, and high operational reliability in the municipality's water and wastewater facilities. You will work both operationally and developmentally with process monitoring, optimization, and improvement work.

The role can be adapted depending on whether you have a more operational profile close to daily operations or a more strategic profile focusing on analysis, development, and long-term planning.

Responsibilities

Monitor, analyze, and optimize the operations of water plants, treatment plants, and pumping stations.
Work with process monitoring, troubleshooting, and improvement of water and wastewater processes.
Establish, develop, and follow up on operational instructions, process descriptions, and control programs.
Analyze operational data, energy use, and sampling results to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.
Work on energy efficiency and resource-efficient operations of water and wastewater facilities.
Participate in regulatory contacts, inspections, and reporting according to applicable legislation.
Engage in planning new investments and reinvestments with a focus on operational reliability and life cycle costs.
Act as technical support to operations technicians in the operational activities.
Participate in projects for the renovation and new construction of water and wastewater facilities to ensure good operability and process functionality.
Stay updated on technological developments and industry practices in the water and wastewater sector.
Perform other tasks as needed within the scope of the position.

Qualifications

University degree in water management, environmental science, water technology, process technology, or another relevant field.
Experience working with water and wastewater operations and processes, preferably from water plants, treatment plants, or pumping stations is an advantage.
Good understanding of water and wastewater processes, technical facilities, and control and monitoring systems.
Knowledge of relevant water and wastewater legislation, regulatory requirements, and technical standards.
Ability to work both analytically and practically with operational and process issues.
Good collaboration and communication skills.
Fluency in Swedish, both spoken and written.
Driver's license (B).

Personal qualities

You are structured, solution-oriented, and have a genuine interest in technology and process operations.

We place high demands on safety and confidentiality awareness. A security check according to the Security Protection Act may be conducted prior to employment. Swedish citizenship is required.

Your collaboration is deeply connected to your ability to cooperate and participate in your and the organization's development. With us, this means that you have a good collaboration with your manager and colleagues, both in your own workplace and in the rest of the municipal group. You meet everyone with a high level of service, kindness, and high quality through customer and service focus. You take responsibility for being involved in operational issues and are solution-oriented.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and that your view of collaboration aligns with ours.

We apply a background check (extract from the criminal record) as a form of suitability assessment for all those offered employment in activities where there is direct and regular contact with children and youth.

Do you want to be part of our success? Welcome with your application!

In Gislaved Municipality, full-time work is a right, and therefore, vacant positions* are advertised as full-time. When the organization can accommodate part-time, it is of course an option. *Positions shorter than 3 months and certain positions may be exempted. In preparation for the recruitment process, Gislaved Municipality has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar to refrain from contacting us.