Vacant job

We are looking for a Technical Engineer/Environmental Consultant specializing in natural environments for a long-term consulting assignment starting September 1, 2026. The position is full-time and suits you if you have a scientific background and wish to work closely with operations on environmental issues related to road and railway infrastructure.

The role is a junior/assistant specialist position where you will work closely with experienced environmental specialists and support the business with practical and administrative natural environment matters.

Scope and Location

The assignment is full-time, 40 hours per week.

Start Date: September 1, 2026

Duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension for an additional 2 years

Location: Kristianstad

Work Format: Primarily on-site, with the possibility of remote work by agreement

Travel: Business travel occurs within southern and south-eastern Sweden

Equipment: Computer and workstation provided

Fieldwork: May occur in connection with road and railway environments

Responsibilities

In this role, you will primarily work with:

• Support and processing of natural environment issues
• Preparing background material related to operation and maintenance activities
• Monitoring of fauna measures, data collection, and compilation
• Review of natural environment requirements at kick-off meetings
• Support in ordering and conducting permit and baseline inventories
• Support in connection with procurement and contract documents
• Issues related to regulations, internal guidelines, and routines
• Contact and background material in authority cases, such as Section 12:6 consultations, dispensations, and permits
• Work with targeted environmental measures and measures in maintenance plans
• Registration, database work, and documentation
• Knowledge transfer and collaboration with internal functions

Requirements

To be considered for the role, you must meet all the following requirements:

• University education of at least 180 credits in biology, ecology, landscape science, or equivalent relevant education/experience
• At least 1 year of recent work experience handling natural environment issues
• The experience with natural environment issues must be from the last 3 years
• Basic knowledge of ArcGIS Pro
• Basic knowledge of the Environmental Code (Miljöbalken)
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in English
• Current safety training for work on roads
• At least 1 year of experience with inventory work in infrastructure environments, related to roads and/or railways
• At least 1 year of experience with registration and handling of databases, e.g., for environmental features
• Valid Swedish Category B driver's license for passenger cars

Preferred Experience

The following experience is particularly meritorious:

• Worked with natural environment issues in road or railway environments
• Experience with field inventories, baseline inventories, or permit-related natural environment documentation
• Experience with fauna measures or monitoring of environmental measures
• Experience compiling data, writing shorter background documents, and documenting conclusions
• Experience with Section 12:6 consultations, dispensations, permits, or other authority cases
• Worked with environmental data, GIS documentation, or databases
• Experience from public sector, infrastructure, operation, maintenance, or large-scale societal construction projects
• Ability to work independently, structured, and carefully in a role with many contact points

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who is meticulous, self-initiating, and unpretentious. You need to thrive in a supportive role where you handle practical questions, documentation, monitoring, and contact with various parts of the business.

You should be confident in taking responsibility for your tasks, asking the right questions when something is unclear, and being able to express yourself clearly in both speech and writing.

Application

Apply with a CV that clearly shows how you meet the requirements listed above. Please also describe which assignments or employments strengthen your experience with natural environment issues, inventory work, ArcGIS Pro, the Environmental Code, registration/databases, and road work. Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

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