Environmental and Health Protection Inspector at Osby Municipality

Osby Municipality is located in northeastern Skåne, in the heart of southern Sweden, with excellent transport links and nature-friendly residential areas. Are you looking for a rewarding and interesting job with opportunities to develop in your role? Then we have the job you are looking for!

As an employee, you play a vital role in today's and tomorrow's development. We are where our citizens are, influencing and making a difference in people's daily lives every day. We believe we have Sweden's most important jobs!

In Osby Municipality, we are guided by a shared set of values as we strive to perform everyday tasks exceptionally well. Through a focus on workplace well-being factors, we actively work for a good working environment where employees feel healthy and thrive.

Job Responsibilities

Number of positions: 1

The position focuses on supervision of environmentally hazardous operations, agriculture, contaminated land, PCB, waste management, incoming complaints, and health protection, with much of the work conducted in a project-based format.

Within environmental supervision, there are both Class C and Class U operations. Examples of industries you will supervise include wood processing, metalworking, surface treatment, painting, mechanical workshops, recycling centers, and shooting ranges.

The municipality has an old dry cleaner classified as risk class 1 and ten objects classified as risk class 2. Regarding supervision of contaminated areas, a project is ongoing at the former dry cleaner, which is the seventh most contaminated site in Skåne. The municipality oversees the project led by the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU).

Health protection covers everything from preschools and schools to various commercial premises, such as hygiene facilities, as well as multi-family buildings. The role can be adapted based on the applicant's experience and the competency areas that need strengthening within the department.

Qualifications & Merits

We place great emphasis on personal qualities. To succeed in this role, you must be service-oriented, responsible, structured, independent, resilient, and demonstrate good judgment in actions and decisions.

You are empathetic and able to balance the roles of service provider and authority representative in your customer interactions. We also expect you to collaborate well and build positive relationships.

Many decisions are made under delegation, but you will also draft official reports and handle information matters for the Environmental and Building Committee, as well as present these cases. Part of the work involves providing advice and information to residents, business operators, and other stakeholders.

Who You Are

• You have a university degree in environmental and health protection or another education considered equivalent.
• You believe that good customer service and professional handling are key to success in supervisory work.
• You have experience in independent case processing in a similar role.
• You possess good knowledge of the Environmental Code and related legislation.
• You have excellent command of Swedish, both spoken and written, as the role involves frequent meetings with people and drafting inspection reports and decisions.
• Experience working in case management systems, such as ECOS, is a plus.
• You hold a valid car driver's license (Category B).

Employment Terms & Application

Employment Type: Fixed-term position.
Duration: Start date upon agreement. End date: 2027-07-31.

There is an opportunity to combine this role with part-time work as a volunteer firefighter, subject to operational needs.

We use rolling recruitment, meaning we may invite candidates for interviews before the application deadline has passed. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

We have chosen our recruitment method and kindly but firmly ask to be excused from all contact with recruitment agencies.

In consideration of employees, colleagues, customers, and users' health, Osby Municipality maintains a smoke-free workplace policy.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable clear communication with applicants, we request that you submit your application digitally.

We strive for transparency regarding salaries. You can view current salary statistics for this position on Osby Municipality's website: Salary Statistics Osby Municipality (https://www.osby.se/naringsliv--jobb/jobba-hos-oss/lonestatistik-osby-kommun.html)

If invited to an interview, please bring copies of your diplomas and certificates. A police certificate (background check) will be required upon employment.

We look forward to receiving your application!