Water Management Specialist

Länsstyrelsen i Västra Götalands län · plný úvazek

Hamngatan 1, Mariestad, Švédsko

The County Administrative Board is a driving force for sustainable society. We work together with authorities, municipalities, businesses, and other actors with focus on the Västra Götaland region and our 1.7 million inhabitants. The County Administrative Board has broad operations and a very important role in several areas of society. This includes the highly current challenges of regional growth and implementing the green transition, developing civil defense, and nurturing democracy. Water issues are increasingly coming into focus in societal planning, preparedness, and permitting processes, and water is a prioritized area for the future. The County Administrative Board is a regional state authority with approximately 1,000 skilled and pleasant colleagues. We have operations at several locations in Västra Götaland and throughout the rest of Sweden as we are responsible for IT operations for all county administrative boards. About the job Are you drawn to working as a water management specialist within water management and contributing to the common good? Do you have knowledge of water environment environmental quality standards (EQS) and experience with environmental contaminants? Do you also enjoy handling complex issues together with colleagues? Then perhaps you are our new water specialist at the Preparatory Secretariat! Your main tasks are to: In our preparatory secretariat, work with assessing the chemical and ecological status of water and developing action proposals to achieve environmental quality standards. Provide support in handling cases according to the Environmental Code regarding assessment of environmental quality standards according to water management. Work with environmental contaminants within the scope of water management in accordance with the EU Water Directive. This includes mapping and analysis of environmental contaminants in lakes, watercourses, and coastal areas in the region. Collaborate with external contacts such as municipalities, water boards, other county administrative boards, national authorities, operators, and consultants. Work with environmental monitoring in water as part of regional environmental monitoring. There is opportunity for seasonal field work with sampling. The position includes travel, primarily within the region. You will be part of the Nature and Water Department, which has approximately 205 employees working together for a better water environment and secure water supply, establishment of nature reserves and management of nature, as well as handling measures for both water and nature. The water environment function is a pleasant group of around 20 employees. In the function we work with the EU's various water directives, our water-related environmental objectives, environmental monitoring, and water improvement measures. The function's employees are located in Gothenburg, Vänersborg, and Mariestad. We continuously develop our operations and therefore you need to be open to your tasks potentially changing over time. Work location is Gothenburg, Mariestad, or Vänersborg. We offer flexible work with good opportunities for remote work part of the time. About you We are looking for someone who naturally collaborates with a humble approach while being goal-oriented and completing your assignments on time. It comes naturally to you to work both independently and together with colleagues. With your analytical skills, you can maintain a holistic perspective while still handling important details at the right level. We also see that you need the ability to prioritize between tasks and have a structured work approach. In meetings with different groups and people, you can build relationships and be communicative, and you can adapt your messages to different target audiences, both orally and in writing. Last but not least, you have a positive attitude and can see solutions in complex issues. For us, personal qualities are important and we see it as natural that you act based on the state core values and contribute to a good work environment. You have (requirements): Natural science/technical higher education in environmental science, ecotoxicology, or equivalent education as we assess it. You express yourself well in speech and writing. Class B driver's license. Knowledge of processing and analysis of environmental contaminant data. We would like you to have (merits): Experience working with water management according to the EU Water Directive. Knowledge of GIS and working with and analyzing large data volumes in Excel or Power BI. Experience with case handling according to the Environmental Code. Experience with environmental monitoring of environmental contaminants in water, biota, or sediment. We believe in equal opportunities for all and one of our main assignments is to work for diversity and a personnel composition that reflects the population of the regions. Welcome with your application! Good to know Read more about us on our website Work with us. Here you will find information about our benefits. We are also on LinkedIn. We are recruiting 1-3 new employees. We want your application to be in Swedish as it is our authority language. The County Administrative Board is a civil protection authority and has a specially designated responsibility during crisis and war/heightened readiness. In this recruitment, we use continuous selection. This means we may call candidates for interviews even before the final application deadline has passed. We have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to be contacted by recruitment firms. Your application becomes a public document when you apply for positions with us. Therefore, it is important that you do not register protected personal data through our recruitment system. Send your application to the HR Unit, County Administrative Board Västra Götaland, 403 40 Gothenburg. Do not provide any sensitive information in your application but provide some form of contact information so we can contact you if you are relevant for the position. For questions, contact the recruiting manager listed in the advertisement.