Experienced Urban Planners

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Lerum Municipality is known for its beautiful natural surroundings with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents but expects to grow significantly in the coming years. Lerum is only 20 minutes' drive from Gothenburg and is currently facing an intensive development period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate. Dagens Samhälle named Lerum the winner in the large city municipality category (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities within areas such as schools, healthcare and social care, economics, culture and leisure, attractiveness, business, and future factors such as digitalization and civil preparedness. Lerum is a Super Municipality! 2 position(s). RESPONSIBILITIES As an urban planner, you will drive your own detailed planning projects and participate in project groups. With us, you will work on varied and socially important projects ranging from major infrastructure to residential development in central Lerum and other towns in the municipality. The role can be partly shaped based on your experience, specialized expertise, and interests. You will be part of the planning unit where we work closely together and in collaboration with other departments in the municipality. Here you will contribute to developing Lerum's future through sustainable and implementable urban planning. We have an open and unpretentious work environment where we share knowledge, support each other, and develop our operations together. We value a good work environment where collaboration, job satisfaction, and commitment are a natural part of everyday life. The position includes: • Independently drive detailed plans and planning programs • Project manage detailed planning projects with responsibility for schedule, budget, quality, and progress • Develop planning documents, planning maps, sketches, studies, and reports • Coordinate studies and materials within areas such as design, architecture, technology, and sustainability • Manage documentation, filing, procurement, and finances in your own projects • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and lead consultations and provide advice on planning matters QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone with: • Master's degree in physical planning, architecture, landscape architecture, or equivalent education • At least seven years of experience in physical planning and preparing detailed plans in a municipality or as a consultant • Good knowledge of the Planning and Building Act (PBL), the Environmental Code, and the planning process • Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech, writing, and visual communication • Good knowledge of Office, CAD, and GIS programs as well as experience with digital project tools It is advantageous if you have: • Experience from a politically governed organization • Experience driving detailed plans through the entire process to legal force • Experience in project management within urban development • Knowledge of GEOSECMA Physical Planning and/or Antura • Specialist knowledge in areas such as architecture and design, landscape architecture, cultural heritage, exploitation, Environmental Code, environmental impact assessment, or planning of municipal services and operational land To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who: • Is proactive, solution-oriented, and well-organized • Can manage multiple planning processes in parallel and prioritize efficiently • Has good collaboration skills and a holistic perspective • Has good understanding of urban development, the planning process, and feasibility • Has interest in planning law and following developments in the field • Is engaged, communicative, and responsive and contributes to a good collaborative climate, cohesion, and job satisfaction We place great importance on personal suitability. Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent. Working hours: Daytime. Department Manager Jasmina Lilja can be reached during weeks 33-35 for any questions. Development in Lerum Municipality shall be sustainable and our management is based on the global goals in Agenda 2030. We believe that our differences enrich and develop the individual, the organization, and society positively. As an employer, Lerum Municipality actively works for equality and diversity and against all forms of discrimination and offensive treatment. We value a good work environment where you can balance work and leisure. As an employee with us, you have access to a range of benefits, such as health and wellness contributions and employee care programs. Lerum Municipality is covered by the Main Agreement (HÖK) https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/huvudoverenskommelsehok.8204.html and the collective agreement General Provisions (AB) https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/allmannabestammelserab.655.html. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting and your individual salary is influenced by both the difficulty level of the position and your competence and experience. In accordance with the Salary Transparency Directive, we have made salary statistics available on our website and you can find information about our collective agreement, our employee benefits, and the applicable salary range for the current position here: https://lerum.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobba-hos-oss/din-lon-och-dina-formaner Neither the employer nor the job seeker is bound by this information. The information serves only as information for you as a job seeker. As an employee in Lerum Municipality, there may be requirements to use personal Bank-ID in the service for authentication in, for example, system login or other verification. To ensure quality in the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application via this link, and not via email or paper format. We warmly welcome your application!Lerum Municipality is known for its beautiful natural surroundings with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents but expects to grow significantly in the coming years. Lerum is only 20 minutes' drive from Gothenburg and is currently facing an intensive development period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate. Dagens Samhälle named Lerum the winner in the large city municipality category (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive…

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Lerum

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Bagges Torg

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57.7451404, 12.1329898copyopen in

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Published

1. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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