Vacant job

At the Swedish Work Environment Authority, we work together to ensure that no one gets sick, injured, or dies as a result of their work. Therefore, we help employers meet the requirements and inform them on how to make occupational health and safety a natural part of everyday life. Based on the Work Environment Act, we develop regulations, inspect workplaces, and spread knowledge about occupational health and safety issues. The mission is serious, but our daily work is characterized by joy in work, and we are considerate and helpful colleagues. Do you want to use your commitment, courage, and competence to make a difference in these life-critical issues? Then we are eager to learn more about you.

Your new job

We are now looking for a case officer with a start date in early October 2026. Together with knowledgeable and engaged employees, you will handle and investigate our permit applications regarding the work environment for minors, asbestos, chemical work environment risks, and biocides.

In your daily work, you will investigate whether companies and private individuals applying have the knowledge and competence required to obtain permits. You will collaborate with inspectors across Sweden in these assessments and also contact applicants who need help and guidance in the application process. As a civil servant, you are expected to interact with the public in a professional and objective manner. The decisions you make can have a significant impact on businesses and private individuals. You will make individual assessments in each case based on the Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations.

The position belongs to the Unit for Permits, Microbiology, and Radiation within the Rule-making Department.

Your background

The role requires that you have:

• A relevant university education of at least 120 points under the old higher education system or at least 180 higher education credits under the new system. If you have relevant work experience, other education may be assessed as equivalent.
• Experience of case processing within public administration.
• Good IT skills and experience using various digital platforms and IT systems.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

The following are considered meritorious:

• Experience working with asbestos is highly meritorious.
• Experience working with the processing of permit cases.

As a person, we see that you will thrive and succeed in the role if you can plan and organize your work to meet deadlines. You are service-oriented in your approach and have good collaboration skills, as you will have many contact points. You enjoy following routines and processes. The role also requires you to be flexible, stress-resistant, and have good problem-solving skills. In the selection process, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

A position with us may involve security classification. Security clearance with or without register check may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some of our security-classified tasks. Security clearance is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585).

What we offer you

The Swedish Work Environment Authority is a secure and stable employer and an agency that constantly changes with the society in which we operate. We are proud to use our knowledge and trust in our important societal mission. Together, we create an inclusive culture that embraces heart, courage, and brain. With us, the whole you become an important part of something bigger.

The employment is a permanent full-time position and is currently located at our office in Solna. We apply individual salary setting.

We strive for all employees to have a sustainable work environment and a balance between work and leisure. Therefore, we have flexible working hours or apply trust-based working hours and offer the possibility of remote work where the business allows.

Read more about our benefits and terms (https://www.av.se/om-oss/Jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner-och-villkor)

How we recruit

We use competency-based recruitment, both to ensure the quality of the recruitment and to counteract discrimination. Therefore, we ask you to only attach a CV and answer a few questions instead of writing a cover letter when you register your application. Interviews will take place from week 36. The hiring manager and HR partner return from leave to answer questions starting from August 1st.

We believe it is important that you also get to assess us. Therefore, we welcome questions before and during the recruitment process. Union contacts are Adam Jansson for Saco, Eva Parissay for ST, and Jenny Bengtsson for Seko. All can be reached via the Swedish Work Environment Authority's switchboard: 010-730 90 00.

Do you want to work with us to ensure that no one gets sick, injured, or dies as a result of their work?

Apply by August 14, 2026!

The recruitment is handled by the Swedish Work Environment Authority's recruitment function, so we decline sales calls from recruitment agencies or advertising salespeople.