Project Manager for Water and Waste Management in Ljungby Municipality

In Ljungby Municipality, we are shaping the future together, aiming for 35,000 residents. The people who work here are open, forward-thinking, and driven. Through engagement and collaboration, we create a municipality where people and businesses can grow and develop. Do you want to be part of it?

Trust-based management and leadership are the foundation of our organization – and a key to our collective success.

Read more about us as an employer at www.ljungby.se/jobb (http://www.ljungby.se/jobb).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the Technical Administration, you will find the Water and Waste Management Department. The department consists of 40 employees distributed across water, sewage, and waste management. The department has a turnover of 145 million SEK and manages 15 waterworks, 12 sewage treatment plants, 50 pumping stations, 80 km of pipelines, waste management, landfill, and recycling centers. We handle sewage and waste, and deliver our most important food source: clean water.

We offer an outward-looking and responsible role in a small organization with a high degree of independence. We are looking for you who are ready to take on new challenges. You will be the hub of the network, ensuring that work progresses from start to finish. You will collaborate with colleagues within the department and administration, with other administrations, as well as with contractors and consultants.

In the role of Project Manager, you will keep projects together and work on tasks related to investigations, design, maintenance, and renovation/new construction of water and sewage plants as well as pumping stations. It is an exciting and meaningful job where you make a difference for the municipality's residents every day!

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have relevant education with a suitable focus on water and wastewater technology or water and sewage treatment, or alternatively, you have several years of work experience in the field and have acquired corresponding experience and knowledge. You have previous experience in project management. Technical and chemical process knowledge regarding water and sewage is a requirement.

You have an interest in technical solutions, are driven by change and development, and are service-oriented and accustomed to driving projects from start to finish. To succeed in the role, qualities such as attention to detail, initiative, and teamwork are required. You are service-oriented, responsible, and flexible. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Swedish language skills (written and spoken), a valid driver's license (Category B), and good computer skills are required.

An extended background check may be conducted.

Recruitment is ongoing.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

• Employment type: Permanent position.
• Duration: Permanent.
• Start date: According to agreement.

You apply for the position via Offentliga Jobb. Grades and certificates should not be attached to the application but brought to any potential interview.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFITS

Work-life balance is important to us! Here you can combine work with family and leisure time. We apply flexible hours and remote work where the operations allow. We offer a subsidized annual pass with Länstrafiken, wellness benefits, and much more. You also have free membership in the staff club, which provides opportunities for free training and swimming, as well as participation in other activities.

Through the initiative "A Municipality Free from Violence," we actively work to prevent and counteract violence in society for a safer future. As part of this, extended background checks may be conducted for several positions, along with requirements to provide extracts from the criminal record.

Our operations have equality officers who actively work for a good work environment and support managers in equality issues. In this way, we ensure that everyone can work under equal conditions and is treated equally.

Our latest employee survey shows that:

• 93 percent feel that the work is meaningful.
• 93 percent experience that the manager trusts employees to perform their tasks well.
• 78 percent look forward to going to work.

The results are high regarding respectful treatment (93%) and safety in the workplace (94%).

RELOCATION SERVICE

As part of our work to grow Ljungby Municipality, we offer relocation services for incoming and existing residents to make it easier to change living environments and move to our municipality.

Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) if you want to know more about what we can help you with in connection with a move to Ljungby Municipality.

Ljungby Municipality applies smoke-free working hours.

The Municipality takes responsibility for the entire recruitment process and therefore declines calls from recruitment agencies and advertising salespeople.