In Vingåker, small is a strength. Here, people are close by, decisions are made quickly, and things that really make a difference in everyday life happen here. As an employee at Vingåker Municipality, you become part of a smaller and more personal organization where people know each other, collaborate closely, and where what you do matters. Here you work in a context where relationships mean something and where your efforts have significance, both for others and for yourself. At the same time, nature is nearby and everyday life is easier to balance.
The Building and Environment department has eight dedicated employees working with environmental and health protection, food inspection, building permits, and housing adaptations. Our assignments involve contacts with both businesses and private individuals, creating a dynamic environment to develop and thrive in.
1 position(s).
RESPONSIBILITIES
As the manager of Building and Environment, you are responsible for staff, budget, and operations. You lead and distribute work within the department and have a key role in the municipality's strategic development work. An important part of the job is providing good service, high availability, and professional treatment. In this role, you are responsible for developing working methods that make it easy for residents, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to get guidance, understand processes, and the municipality's decisions. You actively work to ensure lawful, efficient, and equitable handling where clear communication and dialogue are a natural part.
In this position, your tasks are broad and you will alternate between strategic and complex matters and more operational details. The role combines management responsibility and administration with operational support and handling of your own cases.
Your work includes close collaboration with other parts of the municipality as well as with businesses, property owners, and residents. It is important that you have the ability to look at the bigger picture.
As Building and Environment Manager, you are the spokesperson in the Development Committee and are part of the administration's management group.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone with higher education or university degree in building or environmental fields or other education that the employer, together with relevant work experience, considers equivalent. You have a good understanding of public authority duties and have experience working within building or environmental legislation. We see that you have experience from municipal operations and politically controlled organizations, as well as previous experience working within this field. We consider it a merit if you have a couple of years of experience in management or leadership roles.
As a person, you are an accessible and present manager who works to create conditions for employees to develop and take responsibility. You have a coaching approach, build trust and engagement in the group, and have the ability to make decisions when needed. You have good collaboration skills and are a clear representative for the municipality in contacts with citizens and entrepreneurs.
Great weight will be placed on personal suitability.
A driver's license (category B) is required.
Since this position is advertised during vacation period, we are not available to answer questions between weeks 31-33.
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-11-02 According to agreement.
Working hours: Daytime.
The filling of this position will be based on the information you provide, so it is of utmost importance that you are careful when completing your application. We see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds.
We make active choices regarding advertising venues, any support, and selection methods for each recruitment. Once we have published a job posting, we will not purchase services or ads for an ongoing recruitment, so we ask that you refrain from such contacts.In Vingåker, small is a strength. Here, people are close by, decisions are made quickly, and things that really make a difference in everyday life happen here. As an employee at Vingåker Municipality, you become part of a smaller and more personal organization where people know each other, collaborate closely, and where what you do matters. Here you work in a context where relationships mean something and where your efforts have significance, both for others and for yourself. At the same time, nature is nearby and everyday life is easier to balance.
The Building and Environment department…