Welcome to the Environmental Administration!

Our goal is for everyone who lives, works, and visits in Uppsala Municipality to be able to live in a good environment with good health. We are part of society, and to succeed in our mission, we nurture and build relationships with our surroundings. We are competent, helpful, and work preventively. Here, you can work with environmental protection, public health protection, food control, land surveying, and permitting. Through collaboration, supervision, inspection, and dialogue, we contribute to the sustainable development of Uppsala, now and for future generations.

For more information about what it is like to work in Uppsala Municipality, visit https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/).

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Do you have a strong passion for environmental and public health issues? Are you a skilled communicator and collaborative partner? Then we may be looking for you for the position of Environmental and Public Health Inspector at the Public Health Department.

At the Environmental Administration, you have an important mission and work with issues that affect society and its inhabitants in the short and long term.

Here, you will become part of a well-functioning team with experienced inspectors who support each other. The working climate in the group is good, and there are great opportunities both to learn new things and to contribute your own experiences and knowledge to the group. The size of the department means that, depending on your preferences, there is an opportunity to influence whether you want to work focused on a few supervision areas or broader with several. We offer a varied and developing work environment, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Our employees describe the work as meaningful and interesting. There is a wide range of issues, which contributes to stimulating work. Here, you will have the opportunity for high flexibility and significant personal responsibility in planning how you organize and drive your work.

Description of Duties

As an inspector at the Environmental Administration, you work individually but in close proximity to your colleagues. The assignments vary in character and difficulty, offering a mix of fieldwork at businesses and office work or work at other locations.

In your work, you prevent ill health through supervision based on the Environmental Code and the Radiation Protection Act. You will perform supervision at public health facilities, such as schools, preschools, swimming pools, and sports facilities. Additionally, you may work with other supervision areas within the Public Health Department. In addition to supervision, you may handle incoming cases, such as notification cases and complaints.

The inspector role involves having good contact with the municipality's residents, business owners, and other authorities, which requires good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with different groups. You will be an important link between the Environmental Administration and society, and your efforts will contribute to creating a healthy and sustainable environment for everyone.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university degree in natural sciences or other education that the employer considers relevant for the position. We would like you to have experience as an environmental and public health inspector and good knowledge of the Environmental Code. The work requires that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing. You also need to have a B driving license and good basic IT skills.

It is meritorious if you have education in environmental and public health, environmental law, or other relevant further education in the field.

As a person, you are self-reliant and structure your own approach and drive your processes forward. You are clear and ensure that your messages reach the right people. Furthermore, you are calm and collected in different situations and can focus on the right things. The job suits you if you are flexible and adapt easily to changed circumstances. Last but not least, you collaborate and relate to others in a listening and smooth manner.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Heike Kaden, Department Manager, 018-727 43 26.

Union representatives:
Naturvetarna, Marutsa Hansson, 018-727 43 18
Vision, Linda Lumsby, 018-727 58 13.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the recruitment area: 018-727 12 86.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on war duty.

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: As agreed.