Building case handler sought for the Department of Building and Rural Zoning

We are seeking a colleague for a permanent position with start as soon as possible. Come and become part of a workplace in an attractive municipality with good colleagues and a varied everyday life. Here you will have access to sparring, a sense of community and a good social environment, where we prioritise well-being and collaboration highly.

The position starts on 4 January 2027.

The position as building case handler is exciting and versatile. Not only will you work with authority handling of building cases, you will also have contact with citizens, advisors and businesses.

We are a workplace that prioritises flexibility and efficiency. There may be an opportunity for remote work after agreement with the immediate supervisor and within the general framework.

Your workplace will predominantly be in Administration Building Ebeltoft, Lundbergsvej 2, 8400 Ebeltoft.

As a building case handler you are employed in Syddjurs Municipality's Department for Building and Rural Zone, which is part of the Culture and Planning area. The department currently has 14 employees, of which 9 are employed as building case handlers, 3 for handling rural zone cases and 2 are administrative case handlers.

As an employee in Building and Rural Zone you must work independently with your own tasks, but you must also be an active participant in solving joint tasks. Because we have a busy everyday life, you must quickly be able to learn new workflows and handle many different tasks.

We offer a strong collegial community, with ample opportunities for professional sparring and development. The department focuses on fast handling of building cases, but we also have a special focus on delivering a very high level of service that makes us stand out. We are constantly working with the service culture – to become even better.

You will have skilled, active and experienced colleagues, and a tone of communication that is easy to laugh with.

We have a good social environment with room for both professional and personal development.

We want to be known for good service and fast case processing without compromising our high professionalism. Therefore we continuously optimise our workflows and develop our competencies in the team.

The framework for the work is applicable legislation, the department's development agreement with the Directorate, the political direction, and Syddjurs Municipality's overall management and employee framework.

Main tasks

Building cases

• Preparatory and follow-up inspections of building cases
• Drafting reports to the standing committee and implementation of decisions - The job does not include project design

Professional qualifications

You have

• a relevant education such as engineer, architect, building constructor, construction technician, or similar
• knowledge of many aspects of building case processing, in particular
• knowledge of the Building Act and the Building Regulations
• knowledge of construction and the building process
• familiarity with using IT systems

Personal qualifications

You are

• outward-facing, enjoy and value contact with other people
• have the ability and willingness to collaborate with and serve multiple stakeholders,
• including citizens, businesses, authorities and internally in the organization, to create holistic solutions
• able to work independently, structured and goal-oriented.
• proactive and able to make decisions while you are
• humorous and good-natured, contributing to spreading good energy to colleagues and partners.
• good communication skills, including being good at listening and expressing yourself in writing and speech.
• able to maintain an overview and juggle multiple tasks.
• able to give and receive constructive feedback

Salary and terms of employment

This is a full-time position at 37 hours per week.

The employment is made in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and your qualifications.

Further information

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Department Head Britt Raaberg at 30 36 84 88 or Professional Coordinator Rune Packness at 23 36 53 31.

The application deadline is 16 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held Friday 20 November 2026.

Syddjurs Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability, etc.

Syddjurs Municipality uses digital recruitment, see available positions at www.syddjurs.dk/job

We are the largest workplace in Syddjurs with around 3,200 employees. Employees who go to work every day to help and support the municipality's citizens. Through dialogue with companies, users and citizens we ensure shared responsibility for the Municipality's development.

We have a Collaboration Framework built on five core principles; Conversations , Community, Action, Responsibility and Development.

See glimpses of our collaboration across our workplaces here

You can read more about our collaboration framework via the following link Collaboration Framework .

Syddjurs Municipality has around 44,000 inhabitants, five main towns and a large hinterland with many villages. We are a municipality in development and every year many families choose to move here. Our strengths are active citizens, the many townships, an outstanding nature and proximity to the big city of Aarhus. We are an active part of development in the Central Jutland region, including Business Region Aarhus, which is a community among the 12 East Jutland Municipalities totaling one million East Jutlanders, half a million jobs and the country’s largest growth area outside the capital region.