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Stockholm – our capital city of millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and different with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Welcome to us

The Urban Environment Department works with strategic program and project activities, environmental monitoring, supervision, and provides expert support in the areas of water, nature, and environmentally hazardous substances. The department consists of 53 employees divided into four units: the Nature Environment Unit, the Land and Water Unit, the Planning and Traffic Unit, and the Chemicals Centre.

The Nature Environment Unit consists of 14 employees with backgrounds in ecology, environmental protection, physical geography, and GIS. Our work is characterized by engagement, high competence, and close collaboration. We have a good atmosphere and continuously develop our way of working together.

Within the city and at the Environmental Administration in particular, there is a shift in how we work with digital platforms, data collection, reporting, and analysis. In recent years, the Environmental Administration has increased the pace of development work through, among other things, the digitalization of business processes, improved data management, and the launch of a new geodata platform. We see an increased need to improve our operations and offer better service to other administrations and companies as well as to our residents and businesses by using digitalization, data management, and data sharing. Now we are looking for an engaged and driven person who wants to drive the development work forward during a fixed-term position lasting until October 2027.

We offer you

• An developing and varied job where you have the opportunity to influence tomorrow's Stockholm
• An exciting job among colleagues with unique expert knowledge
• An open-plan office in newly renovated premises at Fleminggatan 4 on Kungsholmen, about a ten-minute walk from Stockholm Central Station
• Flexible working hours for a good balance between work and private life
• A wellness allowance and one hour of wellness during working hours

Read more about our benefits and about Stockholm City as an employer.

Your role

You will work as a specialist in GIS and environmental data. Together with colleagues, you will contribute to developing our ability to collect, manage, analyze, and share data. You will assist the entire Environmental Administration with GIS analyses based on the needs of their operations. You visualize and communicate results to contribute to new insights and strengthen the city's prerequisites for sustainable urban development.

You play an important role in the Environmental Administration's working group on geodata, where you, together with project managers and the project team, will work with both the management and development of geodata. You participate in the entire chain from collection to structuring, database management, analysis, visualization, and compilation and communication of results. Your competence and creativity are an important part of increasing the usability of our materials both within the administration and externally.

Your competence and experience

We are looking for you who have

• post-secondary education in urban planning, environmental science, or another similar education that we assess as equivalent
• very good knowledge of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Portal
• experience in analyzing data, visualizing results, and transforming complex information into clear and accessible presentations
• good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience with GIS and geodata
• experience in one of the following areas: climate adaptation, ecology and biodiversity, water including remediation work, and contaminated land
• knowledge of programming languages used for geodata processing, such as Python, ArcPy, Arcade, or similar
• knowledge of database management
• experience with FME

To succeed and thrive in the role, you appreciate an environment characterized by change and development. You like to come up with ideas that can be implemented in practice and lead to results. By seeing the big picture, you break down complex issues that are communicated appropriately to different target groups. Since the role has many contact surfaces, you need to enjoy collaborating and be service-oriented in your approach. Furthermore, you need to be flexible in order to adjust your attitude based on changed circumstances and priorities. We will place great emphasis on the aforementioned competencies, personal suitability, and motivation for the position.

Other

Stockholm City forms the hub of an expanding metropolitan region with a stated ambition to build a large number of housing units in a dense and green city. The city's goal is to build 140,000 housing units by the year 2035. Stockholm is growing like never before, and our ambitions are high. Now we are looking for you who want to help shape tomorrow's Stockholm.

We recruit without a personal letter to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences required for this role. In assessing your application, we will only rely on your CV and a number of questions you will answer when applying for the position. We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants. Note that the position is a fixed-term contract extending until October 2027.

Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at considering each person's competence and thereby combating discrimination.