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Uddevalla – A Place for Life

Welcome to become part of our growing municipality and work with us to provide even better service to our residents.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow throughout their entire career. We also strive to develop as an employer and actively work to make the most of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage participation from everyone.

Uddevalla Municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

Do you want to help shape the urban environment of the future?

The Department of Urban Planning drives the development of our municipality – from vision to reality! We work broadly with everything from planning and development to strategic development, regulatory enforcement, and the maintenance of streets, parks, and properties. Here, sustainable urban environments, green areas, and important societal functions are created that make a difference in people's daily lives.

Within the department, we collaborate to realize the municipality's growth goals and create attractive living environments. Land and development play a central role in this work – we are involved from the very first steps in the urban planning process to plan future neighborhoods, manage the municipality's land reserves, and enable sustainable development projects. From the early planning stages to implementation and the sale of buildable land, we ensure that the municipality's land is used in a strategic and long-term manner.

With us, you get the chance to truly influence the municipality's development – do you want to be part of the journey?

Job Responsibilities

In this role, you will have a central function in the municipality's land and development work. You will be involved in development projects, which includes close collaboration with other departments within Uddevalla Municipality and requires you to ensure political anchoring. You will work with implementation issues, development economics, various orders, and handle property acquisitions and sales. You will negotiate and draw up various types of agreements, such as land allocation agreements, purchase agreements, and development agreements, as well as represent the municipality as a landowner in various contexts.

Furthermore, you handle implementation issues such as follow-up of agreements and purchase contracts and are responsible for both major and minor issues related to the role as the municipality's landowner representative. Since the role involves many contact points, it is important that you are comfortable speaking to different target groups and can communicate clearly and engagingly.

As we use framework agreements in our work, you are expected to have purchaser competence and experience working within the framework of LOU (The Public Procurement Act).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is confident in development issues and has the ability to adapt to different situations. You will have many contacts both internally and externally, which requires good collaboration skills and a clear communication style.

You are a team player who actively collaborates to create and maintain good relationships. As an expert, you contribute with your expertise and collaborate with colleagues to achieve the best possible results.

You thrive working in a goal-oriented and result-oriented manner, while also having the ability to adapt when conditions change.

We are looking for someone with a strong interest and experience in urban planning development who enjoys working alternately in project form and individually.

With us, you have the opportunity to develop in your role and contribute to sustainable urban planning. We view it positively that we can learn from each other within the department.

Qualifications

• You must have at least a 3-year university degree in surveying, urban planning, land and development, or another education that the employer deems equivalent.
• A Class B driver's license is required.
• You have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious Experience:

• Knowledge of development economics.
• Previous work experience from the land and development sector.
• Negotiation experience.
• Project management experience within development projects.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Land Code and the Planning and Building Act.
• Experience of development near water and coastal areas, work with flooding and landslide issues, and soil contamination issues.
• Experience of working in politically governed organizations.

We place great importance on both your previous experience and your personal suitability.

Other

If there is great interest in the position, interviews will be held in two rounds, where a selection will be invited to a first short interview via Teams.

We warmly welcome your application!

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made.

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In the link below, you will find consolidated information regarding the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla Municipality. The information concerns, among other things, vacation, salary and allowances, parental leave, insurance, competence development, and pension.

Say hello to your collective agreement 2024

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