Building Permit Officer/Inspector for Environmental and Community Planning Administration in Hedemora

Hedemora is the place where work and leisure meet in the best way. Here await lakes, mountains, and forests for you who love outdoor life, and modern indoor arenas with gyms and padel for you who want to stay active year-round. At the Brunnsjöberget ski resort, you can enjoy cross-country skiing on artificial snow just five minutes away, and within half an hour, you reach several alpine facilities. For those seeking culture and city pulse, Borlänge and Falun are nearby, and you can reach Stockholm in two hours by train.

With us, you get not only a job but also become part of a workplace where development, engagement, and care are at the center. Every day, we contribute to creating a better everyday life for our residents, and our focus on quality and development is felt throughout the municipality.

About the Department

The Environmental and Community Planning Administration is responsible for, among other things, environmental and health protection, building permits, GIS, and surveying. We are approximately 23 employees who work closely together in shared premises, making collaboration simple and efficient.

At the Environmental and Building Unit, there currently works an environmental and building manager, a building permit coordinator, a building inspector, two building permit officers, six environmental inspectors, and a food inspector. We are now looking for a person who wants to take the position of Building Permit Officer/Inspector as one of our colleagues is going for further education.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

As a Building Permit Officer/Inspector, you will become a key person in our work to ensure that the Planning and Building Act is followed. You will work with all recurring tasks within the building group. Processing building permits, notification cases, pre-decisions, and coastal protection issues, as well as supervision cases.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Processing permits, notification cases, pre-decisions, and coastal protection.
• Conducting technical consultations, site visits, and final consultations.
• Writing decisions, statements, and service reports with proposals to the Environmental and Community Planning Committee.
• Providing service and information to the municipality's residents and business operators.
• Processing supervision cases according to the Planning and Building Act and the Environmental Code (coastal protection).
• Supervision visits and investigations regarding illegal buildings, dwellings, unmaintained plots and buildings, and easily remedied obstacles.

You work both independently and together with colleagues in a team where we support each other and value clear and simple communication.

Qualifications and Merits

We are looking for you who want to contribute with both competence and engagement. You have:

• A degree as a building permit officer/building inspector.
• Experience working in a politically governed organization/municipal operations.
• Experience processing permit and notification cases according to the Planning and Building Act.
• Good familiarity with working in digital environments.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Category B driver's license.

Desirable qualifications:

• Experience with the diary system EDP Vision.
• Knowledge of the Environmental Code.
• Knowledge of processing supervision cases is desirable.

As a person, you are communicative, receptive, and clear. You have the drive to bring cases to a conclusion even when they are complex; you plan and follow up on your work with a focus on our common goals.

We place great importance on your personal qualities, your ability to collaborate, your engagement, and your ability to create trust through objective and empathetic treatment. A genuine interest in providing service to our citizens and customers is crucial.

Employment Terms

Apply today if you want to be part of making a difference in Hedemora. Selection and interviews take place continuously.

• Salary form: Monthly salary.
• Employment form: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: Start immediately or by agreement. Ends: 2028-06-30.

As an employee within Hedemora Municipality, it is important that you share the common value base KRAM, which stands for Customer Focus, Respect, Responsibility, and Courage.

We strive for diversity in our workplace.

We have made our media choice and decline all contact from advertising sales and recruitment agencies.

We welcome your application!

If you need help with how to apply - contact support at 0771-10 10 29.