Vacant job

Unit Description

The Swedish Armed Forces' primary task is to defend Sweden against armed attack. The Environmental Permitting Section contributes to this by creating the conditions for the Swedish Armed Forces to carry out its main task. The Environmental Permitting Section's main task is the permitting of environmentally hazardous activities, such as shooting ranges and air bases, as well as leading and carrying out work with contaminated areas.

The Swedish Armed Forces are in a strong growth phase, and our unit is currently in an exciting and expansive phase. We at the Environmental Permitting Section are very involved in this growth, among other things through the permitting of the Swedish Armed Forces' training activities, which constitute environmentally hazardous activities under the Environmental Code.

We are a Swedish Armed Forces common resource, and have our area of operation throughout the country, and in some cases also abroad. Our unit currently consists of 25 positions, with mixed competencies in the form of project coordinators, lawyers, administrators, and economic handlers. We work together in a positive and stimulating environment in the middle of military life at a regiment. With us, you get a unique opportunity to contribute concretely both to environmental work in Sweden and to the work of creating conditions for the Swedish Armed Forces' main task.

Our employees have several different benefits, including:

• Competence development based on the needs of the activity and your career goals
• Three hours of training per week during working hours and compensation for training shoes up to 1,200 SEK every other year
• Good balance between work and leisure with flexible working hours and 28–35 days of vacation depending on your age
• Salary supplement during parental leave and VAB (care for sick child/relative) as well as the possibility to exchange vacation days for extra pension savings.

Main Tasks

As a Project Coordinator at the Swedish Armed Forces' Environmental Permitting Section, you are responsible for project-managing the permitting of the Swedish Armed Forces' environmentally hazardous activities. This is done in close cooperation with the unit's lawyers and other parts of the Swedish Armed Forces. The work covers all parts of the permitting process, such as consultations, preparation of permit applications, and appeals in consultation with the unit's lawyers. You also answer internal and external inquiries and support notification cases, respond to remits, and handle sustainability issues, etc.

The Environmental Permitting Section's permitting group handles different types of reviews with a focus on permitting of air bases and shooting ranges. We have close collaboration with other parts of the Swedish Armed Forces and the Defense Family, as well as other authorities and actors.

The Swedish Armed Forces are experiencing historic growth, and as a project coordinator, you will have a unique opportunity to contribute concretely to the Swedish Armed Forces' growth and develop the work with permitting in connection with this growth.

Travel for work occurs, and you can largely control the extent yourself. The Swedish Armed Forces' Environmental Permitting Section is located at the Command Regiment in Enköping, but is functionally led by the Headquarters. There is also the possibility to agree on working from home after the probation period.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree of at least 180 higher education credits (e.g., in environmental or natural sciences)
• Current and relevant experience of working with environmentally hazardous activities
• Very good written and oral presentation skills in Swedish

Personal Attributes

To both thrive and perform in the role of project coordinator, we see that you are an analytical, problem-solving, driven, and positive person who is also responsible, meticulous, and has an easy time working systematically and driving projects forward. You have a good ability to take initiative, prioritize, and deliver on time and with good quality. We also see that you have high social skills, are communicative and pedagogical, and have an easy time collaborating. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

MERITORIOUS

• Experience of permitting and notifications regarding the Swedish Armed Forces' environmentally hazardous activities, or other experience that the Swedish Armed Forces considers equivalent
• Experience of or knowledge about the Swedish Armed Forces' activities
• Experience of leading or coordinating projects
• Experience of training and leading presentations
• Category B driver's license

OTHER

Employment type: Permanent civil employment with a six-month probation period.

Employment level: Full time

Work location: Enköping (possibly possible with placement in Stockholm after probation).

Start date: As soon as possible after agreement

For information about the position, contact:

Recruiting Manager Björn Fredriksson, reachable via switchboard 0171-15 70 00.

Union Representatives:

SACO: Stefan Ungerth

SEKO: Monika Danielsson/Lise-Lotte Larsson

Swedish Defence Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff

OFRO: Roger Ericsson

Above reachable via switchboard 08-788 75 00.

Application

You are warmly welcome to submit your application by June 11, 2026. Your application must include a CV, cover letter, and answers to specified selection questions where you motivate why you are suitable as a candidate and why you are applying for the position.

Applications for this position will only be received via the Swedish Armed Forces' website.

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Information about the recruiting unit:

The Chief of Defence and the Director General are located at the Headquarters. The Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. As of 2023-01-01, the Headquarters consists of the Defense Staff, the Operations Command, the Military Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Headquarters' Staff Department and independent units for supervision.

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position. A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.