Senior Environmental Planner

Within the Municipal Development Administration, we work to realize the vision of future Österåker where a modern city with a genuine small-town character meets a vibrant archipelago and countryside. As Österåker attracts more and more residents, the municipality's buildings, nature, coast, archipelago, culture, business, and recreational opportunities are developing in a sustainable way. Wouldn't it be interesting to work with us? With us, you become part of an engaged and competent team at the Municipal Development Administration's Strategic Planning Division, where we collectively drive the development of the municipality's physical planning. We are now seeking an environmental planner for the division, which consists of approximately 10 people, two of whom are environmental planners. Here awaits a workplace where we care for one another and have great commitment to the issues and the municipality as a whole. Your New Role As an environmental planner at Österåker Municipality, you will have a central role in creating a sustainable and attractive municipality for current and future generations. The role involves being an active participant in ensuring that the sustainability perspective permeates all stages of the planning process, from early investigations to completed detailed plans. You will work both strategically and operatively to identify, analyze, and find solutions to complex environmental issues, and within the project group make trade-offs between different interests. The role contributes expertise in areas such as stormwater management, agricultural land, ecosystem services, contaminated land, and species protection. The role also involves close collaboration with other stakeholders, both within and outside the municipality. This responsibility includes, for example: Providing environmental support in detailed planning work Participating as a project member or project leader for strategic investigation assignments Responsibility for or participation in procurements Responding to referrals, citizen proposals, and motions within environmental matters Preparing matters for political decision-making Responsibility for or contribution to developing routines and methods for daily work The role is based in Åkersberga, with opportunities for remote work, and you report to the Head of the Strategic Planning Division. Your Profile We are primarily seeking a senior and experienced person who has worked with environmental planning within a politically governed organization. You have experience working as an environmental planner or in environmental strategic work and within societal development processes. To be successful in this role, you need to have relevant academic education in environmental or societal planning. You have experience working with the Environmental Code and the Planning and Building Act. Experience with GIS and project management is a merit. You express yourself well in Swedish in both speech and writing. We place great importance on your personal qualities. To succeed in this role, you need to have good collaboration skills and enjoy working together with others to achieve common goals. You are proactive and take initiative to advance matters, while also contributing solution suggestions and ideas for improvement. You possess good communication skills and express yourself clearly, while adapting your communication to different audiences. Furthermore, you take responsibility for your tasks and drive projects forward with thoroughness and focus on quality. You are both persistent and patient, which means you continue to work focused and goal-oriented even in the face of setbacks. You also have the ability to handle complex and long-term processes with thoroughness and perseverance. Extent of Employment Full-time Terms of Employment For this role, the starting salary normally ranges between 50,000–57,000 kr depending on experience and competence. In some cases, more senior candidates may be offered higher salary within the role's total range. https://www.osteraker.se/4.44fe6fa019e40e754cd3c2a.html Our collective agreement governs the terms of employment such as salary, working hours, compensation, and other benefits within the sector. Type of Employment Permanent Start Date By agreement Application Deadline 13 september 2026 Sounds exciting? Register your application via the "Apply" button. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications in any other way. Feel free to read more at https://www.osteraker.se/subsite/jobbaiosteraker.4.71681f6a17d7773cad81958.html Österåker Municipality seeks you who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or gender expression, age, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Like us, you also have a child rights perspective in your daily work, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Contact information for our union representatives can be found at https://www.osteraker.se/subsite/jobbaiosteraker/kommunensomarbetsgivare/fackligaorganisationer.4.71681f6a17d7773cad81c97.html. Regarding this recruitment, we have taken a position on the recruitment channels we wish to use. We therefore do not wish to be contacted for additional offers of competency recruitment, advertising, and recruitment assistance. Three miles to Stockholm, 1,100 islands, 93 miles of coastline, and a slightly more pleasant way to life. We in Österåker are proud of our metropolitan-close archipelago environment where beautiful cultural landscapes are always nearby. The central town of Åkersberga is developing into a modern city with small-town character. Here we develop a long-term sustainable society where good conditions are created for people, environment, and nature to work together.

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