Director of Botanical Garden (M/F)

No two workdays are the same with us at Växjö kommun. Sometimes we take care of the small things and sometimes the really big ones. Regardless, it means a workday that truly matters. We are over 7,000 employees who together work to create a good day, every day.

With us, you get the opportunity to make a difference and at the same time grow and develop. There is a wide range of professions and career opportunities here; what they all have in common is that they build and create our future Växjö. Do you want to share our workday?

Work for a good day. Every day.

1 position(s).

JOB DUTIES

The VA department within Samhällsbyggnadsförvaltningen supplies urban areas with drinking water, handles and treats wastewater and sewage, and produces biogas. The department works actively to develop and improve operations to meet the future challenge of a long-term sustainable and secure VA supply in our growing municipality. The VA department currently consists of approximately 75 employees, and you will be part of the Kvalitet och Teknik unit, which is responsible for supporting other units and the management group with reporting and follow-up, investigations and projects, advisory and training, long-term strategic work, environmental scanning, etc.

As an environmental engineer with us, you will work with environmental issues related to municipal water and sewage operations. The role is broad and combines strategic work with practical elements in operations, projects, and authority contacts. In the role, you will have varied tasks ranging from processing and administration to projects and investigations involving measurement and sampling in the field. The role requires you to be able to work independently and plan and drive investigation work in collaboration with various contacts both internally and externally. As an environmental engineer, you are given a lot of personal responsibility and the opportunity to influence both the work and your own professional development. Your main workplace is the Sundet wastewater treatment plant, and you will come to a workplace with a strong sense of community and pride in our important social mission.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who:

• have an academic education in environmental technology, environmental science, chemistry, biology, VA-teknik or a similar field
• have good knowledge of environmental legislation and preferably experience working with environmental issues within VA
• are structured and can plan and drive your work forward
• are meticulous and always strive to achieve a good result
• are flexible and find it easy to adapt to changing conditions
• take initiative and contribute new ideas
• have a good ability to create contacts and build relationships that contribute to good collaborations
• enjoy working together with others while being self-reliant and able to make your own decisions in daily work

Great importance will be placed on personal qualities.

You express yourself well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing, and have good knowledge of the Office package. Driver's license (manual transmission) is a requirement.

Type of employment: Permanent employment. Duration:, start date: according to agreement.

Employees of Växjö kommun should reflect the diversity present in the municipality. We welcome applicants regardless of, for example, age, gender, and ethnicity.