Vacant job

The County Administrative Board is an expert authority in areas such as nature and environment, community planning, and rural affairs, directly subordinate to the government. We act as a link between people, municipalities, regions, and various authorities. We work to ensure that national goals are implemented in the county. We do this by taking a holistic approach to our regulatory activities, by disseminating knowledge, and by coordinating and developing various substantive issues. Sustainable development gives the future opportunities in a Södermanland for everyone.

Description

The Cultural Environment Unit consists of 7 employees who handle various assignments for the County Administrative Board that contribute to the good management and development of the county's cultural environments. This is done through the application of the Cultural Environment Act regarding ancient remains, listed buildings, and ecclesiastical cultural monuments. Other laws that also affect our work include the Environmental Code and the Planning and Building Act. We also handle economic grants to valuable cultural environments.

The unit belongs to the Community Planning Division, together with the units for Planning and Building, Civil Protection and Preparedness, and Social Sustainability. Our common task is to contribute to good community planning and sustainable community building.

With this position, we aim to strengthen the team during a period when the East Link project will require significant time from our archaeologists.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include processing cultural environment cases with a special focus on archaeology. The work involves consultation and preparation of permit cases according to the Cultural Environment Act (KML) in connection with new land use demands. During the consultation phase, the task is to inform about ancient remains affected by planned land exploitation, forestry operations, or land consolidation, and to help find solutions to preserve ancient remains or limit interventions. When interventions cannot be avoided, the task is to assess the need for and order archaeological investigations. You will carry out the County Administrative Board's tasks and look after the best interests of our citizens.

The work involves processing cases with independent assessments. We will assess and distribute cases based on your competencies and background.

Qualifications and Profile

We are looking for you who have an academic degree in archaeology.

You have knowledge of legislation concerning the mission of cultural environment care. Experience from working with the processing of cultural environment cases in a County Administrative Board is meritorious. You should have good insight into procurement-like procedures according to KML and preferably experience from field archaeology. You should be well familiar with working in a GIS environment. A B-class driver's license is a requirement.

You are welcome to have a broad cultural environment competence as your tasks may touch upon more areas. The versatility of the position presupposes that you are development- and solution-oriented and able to prioritize.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. As a person, you have good cooperation skills, are pragmatic and solution-oriented. Furthermore, you are receptive, communicative, and express yourself well both orally and in writing.

About the Position

The position is a fixed-term full-time employment (100%) until December 31, 2026. Start date is as soon as possible after the vacation period, by agreement. The workplace is in Nyköping.

All positions at the County Administrative Board may be subject to security clearance and military deployment depending on the nature of the assignment.

Information

For more information about the responsibilities, please contact Unit Manager Tomas Birgegård. Union representatives are Patrik Holmer (SACO) and Anna Forsberg (ST). All can be reached by phone at 010-223 40 00 (switchboard).

The salary range for the current position is: 38,000–45,000 SEK/month.

Application

We welcome your application with a curriculum vitae and other documents no later than July 15, 2026.

You apply via the County Administrative Board's website www.lansstyrelsen.se/sodermanland.

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About the County Administrative Board

The County Administrative Board offers an attractive workplace. We have a living value system based on human rights and the principle of equal treatment. In recruitment, the County Administrative Board strives for an even gender distribution and diversity among employees. Södermanland County is part of a Finnish administrative area, so we value it if you have knowledge of Finnish and master additional languages. Read more about the County Administrative Board on our website www.lansstyrelsen.se/sodermanland. Follow us on social media – we are on Facebook and LinkedIn.