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We are looking for a Soil Environment Specialist for a parental leave substitute position who wants to contribute to sustainable and responsible urban development. In this role, you will work on complex soil environment issues in the city's projects and ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with applicable legislation. You will become part of an organization where collaboration, professional conduct, and active development work are central. Here, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility, contribute your expertise, and help develop working methods in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

As a Soil Environment Specialist, you will play a central role in the city's development, contributing expert knowledge to complex urban development projects and ensuring that soil environment issues are handled sustainably and in accordance with applicable requirements.

Your tasks include providing soil environment expertise to the entire administration. You will assess the status of the soil, identify the need for soil environment investigations, and propose measures based on the municipality's responsibilities as a landowner and operator. You will primarily work on larger urban development projects, but also on other projects handled by the soil environment team.

You will contribute to developing the city's client competence by preparing tender documents and specifying requirements for, as well as following up on, consultants and contractors. You will ensure that contracts and measures are carried out in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

The role involves many points of contact where you will serve as the contact person for supervisory authorities, as well as a specifier and collaboration partner for consultants, contractors, and external developers regarding soil environment issues. You will also participate in the development of working methods and processes within the field.

You will be one of six soil environment specialists within the unit and will work closely with the administration's environmental lawyer. In this role, you will also collaborate with other municipal and state authorities in various networks and development projects.

The position is a parental leave substitute contract for approximately 11 months, with a start date no later than July 1, 2026.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree of at least 180 credits in environmental science, geology, geoscience, or another area we consider equivalent. You must have at least two years of experience working with contaminated areas, for example from an authority, consulting firm, or as an operator.

You have good knowledge of environmental legislation, particularly the Environmental Code, and experience in contact with supervisory authorities, as well as ensuring that measures and contracts are carried out in accordance with applicable requirements.

You have experience working in projects, preferably within urban development, where you contribute specialist expertise from investigation to implementation and follow-up. You are accustomed to the client role and to specifying requirements, coordinating, and following up on consultants and contractors. Experience with procurement according to the Public Procurement Act (LOU) is an asset.

As a person, you are independent, structured, and confident in your assessments. You have good collaboration skills and thrive in a role with many points of contact, including collaboration with authorities and other external actors. You also contribute to the development of working methods and processes within your area.

You communicate well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and are pedagogical in your professional role.

It is an asset if you have experience of the entire process from investigation to contract and remediation, as well as knowledge in risk assessment, self-control, and work in water or sediment environments.

About the Workplace

The Environment and Sustainability Unit consists of specialists in various areas of sustainable urban development. Together, the unit supports the entire administration to ensure that delivery contributes to the city's high sustainability ambitions. The unit includes both operational and strategic functions, with the aim of being able to work operationally in projects, as well as to develop and implement new working methods and routines.

The Real Estate and Street Office is one of 14 administrations in Malmö City with approximately 600 employees. The Real Estate and Street Office owns, develops, and manages the city's land on behalf of the Technical Committee. We enable a good urban life for the citizens of Malmö and the city's business community.

Malmö City's activities are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the citizens of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here: http://www.malmo.se/jobb (http://www.malmo.se/jobb)

Job Information

Employment Type: Substitute contract for approx. 11 months

Extent: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start Date: No later than July 1, 2026

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Please note that Malmö City has removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions. This is to create a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you as an applicant. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.

Malmö City strives for its employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the citizens of Malmö.