Environment and Health Protection Inspector

Årjängs kommun · Full-time

Årjäng, Sweden

Årjängs kommun is a proud growing municipality with confidence in the future. We approach challenges with assurance and courage through collaboration. There is room here for new people and new ideas to take root. Those of us who live, work, and visit Årjängs kommun often say that everything that matters is close by. We are seeking a temporary replacement who wants to be part of our team at the Building and Environment Unit in Årjäng. You will work closely with other environment and health protection inspectors and building permit processors. The Building and Environment Unit is part of the Community Development Department where we enjoy our work and have strong team cohesion and a pleasant work environment. We hope you will become one of us! 1 position(s). WORK TASKS The work involves public authority duties, primarily under the Environmental Code. In your role as an environment and health protection inspector, you will perform inspections, make delegated decisions, and prepare decision-making materials for the Building and Environment Committee, as well as provide information, guidance, and advice to both the public and businesses. We collaborate with other authorities and are part of, among other things, Environmental Cooperation Värmland and Örebro County. Within environmental protection, work tasks involve inspection of environmentally hazardous activities such as workshops, industries, and gas stations. Within health protection, the work involves inspection of various facilities and premises such as schools and preschools, multi-family residential buildings, indoor environments, and swimming pools. An important part of the work is also handling permit issues related to individual wastewater treatment systems. In addition to environmental and health protection matters, we also regularly work on nature conservation issues in project form as well as water management and water sampling. Digitalization and GIS work are also part of the unit's operations. The work is varied and involves both office and field work. We have close contact with political leadership and decision-makers and we are involved in projects affecting several different operations within the municipality. Since the work requires many contacts with businesses and the public, it is beneficial if you are outgoing, positive, and able to express yourself clearly in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. As a person, you are thorough and have the ability to complete what you have started. You enjoy collaborating, but also have the ability to independently drive work forward. It is advantageous if you have knowledge and experience of current legislation. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who: • Has higher education with a focus on environment and health protection, at least a bachelor's degree, or has other education or work experience that the employer considers equivalent • Has good ability to collaborate, but also the ability to independently drive work forward • Enjoys driving development work • Enjoys having contact with many different kinds of people • Has the ability to build trusting relationships, within and outside an organization • Has knowledge and experience of current legislation • Valid Category B driver's license Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: By agreement, end date: 2027-12-31. Working hours: Daytime. To perform certain work tasks involving sensitive information, employees may need to log in with their personal e-ID. An e-ID is an electronic identity document that can be compared with other forms of identification, such as a passport. The position is filled on the condition that the position does not need to be used for already permanently employed staff. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask that you submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. Interviews and selection will take place on an ongoing basis, so submit your application today. The position may be filled before the application deadline, so do not delay submitting your application. Your application will become a public record that may be released according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the recruiting manager before submitting your application. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement.