Vacant job

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is the leading, guiding, and coordinating authority in civil defence. We ensure that society is prepared for crisis, high alert, and war.

Do you want to lead the work to make all of Sweden ready? Then you could be our next colleague.

As a case officer, you will be part of the team at the Section for Industrial Risks, working with large-scale industrial chemical management. Here, you will have the opportunity to contribute to preventing serious chemical accidents in the process industry and limiting the consequences of such accidents for people's health and the environment.

Your responsibilities and tasks

You will work with analyzing permit applications from environmentally hazardous activities and presenting the agency's views through statements and during main hearings. You will also develop and provide support to the County Administrative Boards in their supervision according to the Seveso legislation.

You will carry out these tasks in collaboration with your colleagues within the agency, as well as with other authorities and actors.

Your tasks include, among other things:

• Processing incoming permit cases.
• Monitoring, developing, supporting, and guiding the County Administrative Boards in their supervision of Seveso activities.
• Developing the subject area of Seveso legislation (nationally and internationally).
• Planning and conducting conferences and webinars.

Your knowledge and competencies

We are looking for you who have:

• Relevant academic education, preferably within natural sciences or engineering, or alternatively other education combined with work experience that the employer considers equivalent.
• Experience from the public sector regarding supervisory work concerning the Environmental Code and Seveso.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working with supervisory guidance, supervision, and permit assessments regarding Seveso and the Environmental Code.
• Experience working with the Environmental Code and Seveso legislation, preferably regarding environmentally hazardous activities.
• Experience working within the process or manufacturing industry.
• Experience working with risk management, guidance, or analysis.

In all our work, both internally and externally, we must act based on the government's values. As all employees and leaders here, you are expected to act according to the agency's approach.

The approach applies in everyday life, crisis, and war. They should be seen as a whole and are built on each other; collaboration-oriented – proactive – action-oriented.

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To succeed in the position with us, it is important that you are relationship-building and service-oriented. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

About the position

We offer you a permanent full-time position starting with a probationary period.

Your place of work will be Karlstad, and travel within the employment will occur.

The majority of our positions involve placement in a security classification. Swedish citizenship is usually required. In the event of placement in a security classification, a security investigation with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Most employees at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are war-placed.

About us

On the Section for Industrial Risks, we are ten employees, including the manager. The section is responsible for permit assessments of environmentally hazardous activities, tasks related to Seveso legislation, and we guide other supervisory authorities.

We have an activity-based office where you can choose your workplace based on your own needs. You also have the opportunity for remote work to some extent. We also offer you the opportunity to take fitness hours and you receive a fitness allowance. For you as a state employee, there are also favorable holiday conditions.

All of us working at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are expected and should contribute to increased gender equality and equal treatment for a work environment and society free from discrimination.

Read more about our organization, benefits, and what it is like to work here (#)

Do you want to know more?

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Section Manager Malin Wigert. Union representatives are Ellinor Fransson (Saco-S), Stefan Haggö (ST), and Josefin Berglund (SEKO). All can be reached via switchboard number 0771-240 240.

Apply by June 21, 2026