In the environmental unit, we are 12 employees with excellent facilities and surroundings in the Visburg area in Visby. As a colleague with us, you also have the opportunity to work flexibly. Within the unit there is broad knowledge of environmental and health protection matters and we have a culture where we help each other.
The environmental unit is part of the building permits and environment department. The department includes, among others, environmental protection inspectors, food inspectors, and building permit handlers. The department has approximately 80 employees.
Environmental supervision is a control to ensure that activities comply with environmental legislation, as well as a dialogue to contribute to improvements. In the environmental unit, supervision is conducted at, among other things, industries, agriculture, sewage treatment facilities, waste facilities, and contaminated areas. We also handle referrals and inquiries concerning environmentally hazardous activities. We work independently with our own cases and have much collaboration between colleagues.
Your responsibilities
We are looking for you who want to work with supervision in the waste field. This involves supervising activities that handle waste, excavation materials, and landfills, as well as matters concerning littering and unauthorized burning. You will also support colleagues with knowledge within the waste field, provide statements in building permit cases and detailed plans, and have contact with the rescue service regarding the handling of releases in accidents.
There are close connections between contaminated areas and the waste field, for example regarding the handling of excavation materials and landfills. In the unit there are colleagues with good expertise in contaminated areas, with whom you will have close collaboration.
Who are you?
You need to have higher education in environmental and health protection, environmental science, or equivalent education with a connection to the environmental code.
A driver's license is a requirement.
Experience with environmental matters in government or in business/industry is meriting. Experience with supervision according to the environmental code or work in the waste field is particularly meriting.
We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You have good teamwork skills and contribute to the group, while at the same time you are structured and work independently in your government duties. You communicate easily both verbally and in writing. You are calm and educational in your contacts with business operators and have an easy time relating to the perspectives of the public, the entrepreneur, and the legislation. In the role as a government official, you are service-oriented but can also make objective assessments, be clear, and set requirements where needed.
Selection for interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.
Why choose Region Gotland?
We are the island's largest employer – with over 200 different professions and 7,000 employees in Sweden's only combined region and municipality. Together we are developing a sustainable, safe, and thriving Gotland for everyone who lives on and visits the island.
On Gotland there is a rich cultural life, magnificent nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to call Gotland home, year-round. If you're not one of us yet, but curious about becoming one? Read more about life on the island at www.gotland.com/flytta-hit
We care about our employees and are proud of our benefits. Please read more at www.gotland.se/formaner
On the Instagram account @viarregiongotland you can follow our employees and see the breadth of our various operations.
How we recruit
We work according to a competency-based recruitment method and therefore place great emphasis on personal suitability in accordance with the competencies described in the announcement. In this way, we also actively work to prevent discrimination.
We are concerned about safety and quality in our recruitment and you may therefore be subject to checks prior to employment. If applicable, you will receive more information from the recruiter. ID documents and personal certificate must always be presented.
The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be offered to employees with preferential rights.In the environmental unit, we are 12 employees with excellent facilities and surroundings in the Visburg area in Visby. As a colleague with us, you also have the opportunity to work flexibly. Within the unit there is broad knowledge of environmental and health protection matters and we have a culture where we help each other.
The environmental unit is part of the building permits and environment department. The department includes, among others, environmental protection inspectors, food inspectors, and building permit handlers. The department has approximately 80 employees.
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