About this role
We are Mjölby Municipality. Together, we deliver services and support, build communities, and perform public administration. Our work benefits society, with citizens' best interests at the heart of everything we do – throughout their lives.
The Urban Development Department is one of Mjölby Municipality's six departments, responsible for several critical municipal functions. With approximately 450 employees, we work on planning, development, and management of the municipality's infrastructure, properties, parks, and outdoor environments. The department is also responsible for water and sewage services, waste management, meal services, cleaning services, and emergency response.
Mjölby Municipality is in motion. We are growing, changing, and facing exciting challenges. Right now, we are seeking someone who wants to be a crucial part of our ongoing development and transformation at the Urban Planning Office. You will join a team of building permit administrators and building inspectors. We want an organization where efficiency and service go hand in hand, with citizen, business, and internal partner dialogue being an integral part of everyday work.
Are you our new colleague who wants to develop alongside us in a growing municipality?
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a building permit administrator with us, you'll have a stimulating and responsible assignment. Together with your colleagues, you'll be responsible for the building permit process, from initial contact to final decision. You will independently process building permit cases and ensure compliance with applicable technical property requirements. Your role also includes handling supervisory cases and preparing decision documentation for the building committee.
As a building permit administrator, you are an enabler who, with clarity, commitment, and genuine customer focus, helps residents and businesses understand and navigate the building permit process. You will guide in a way that makes planning and building legislation more accessible while balancing official authority's legal requirements with professional treatment and high service levels.
You will have a varied and dynamic daily routine where your skills truly make a difference. The job involves independently meeting applicants and conducting field site visits.
As a building permit administrator with us, you'll not only have a stimulating and responsible assignment but also become a key person in improving quality, service, and development at our Urban Planning Office. The job offers exciting opportunities for those who enjoy development, both in our systems and work methods.
The work is diverse and developmental. You will process building permits, notifications, preliminary decisions, and supervision according to planning and building legislation. You will also be responsible for beach protection dispensations under environmental legislation. Here, you'll have significant independent responsibility and initiative opportunities, but you'll never stand alone. We value close collaboration and support each other in a culture focused on participation, development, and continuous improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS
You have a university degree as an architect, building engineer, or another education that the employer deems equivalent.
You have at least two years of professional experience as a building permit administrator in a municipality. We prefer candidates with experience in both building permits and building inspection.
You have good knowledge of planning and building legislation and associated regulations and building codes.
A Class B driver's license is required for the position.
The role requires relevant IT skills. Experience with case management systems Nova or Bygg-R is meritorious.
You are service-oriented and communicate easily with people. You will have close contact with residents and businesses, which requires the ability to build trustful relationships and communicate clearly and professionally. As a person, you are unpretentious, meet every individual with understanding and respect, show humility, and are receptive.
Your work style is characterized by structure, planning, good problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritize.
You have the ability to write clearly, concisely, and well-structured, and can adapt your texts to the intended target audience.
To increase awareness of our future employees and meet regulatory requirements, final candidates will undergo a background check.
We are a secure and sustainable employer. Large enough to offer employees good working conditions and exciting development opportunities. Small enough for close collaboration, participation, and influence.
Focused on our mission to benefit society, we enable space for personal responsibility and creativity. Together, we drive the municipality and sustainable community development forward.
We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible, as interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. Welcome to apply!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Our municipality is expansive, with approximately 28,600 inhabitants. We are close to each other and close to the rest of the world, with excellent communications. Mjölby Municipality's vision is summarized in a slogan: "Worldly and home-loving." Worldly represents openness, innovation, the will to grow, and belief in the future. Home-loving represents pride and joy in one's hometown. Here, it's easy to live a good life