Caseworker, Watercourses

Caseworker for the watercourse area in Brønderslev Municipality

Are you passionate about rivers, nature management and collaboration on solutions that create value for both nature, residents and landowners?

We are seeking a colleague for a permanent position in the watercourse area. You will play a central role in managing the municipality's approximately 400 km of rivers and will share responsibility for implementing the municipality's action plan for waterways. The position includes both regulatory work, development tasks and close dialogue with landowners, river leagues, consultants and other stakeholders.

Brønderslev Municipality encompasses large natural areas such as Jyske Ås, Store Vildmose and the coastline along Kattegat. We actively work to create a balance between nature, agriculture, climate initiatives, recreational interests and attractive local communities.

Your tasks

You will become part of the river group, which works with both regulatory tasks and projects within the watercourse area. Your tasks will include:

• Case processing, decisions and administration under the Watercourse Act and other relevant legislation.
• Implementation and follow-up on the municipality's action plan for waterways: Vandløb
• Dialogue and collaboration with river leagues, landowners, anglers and other stakeholders on the development of the municipality's waterways.
• Supervision and surveying of the municipality's waterways as a basis for case handling and maintenance.
• Administration of water plan projects.
• Collaboration on wetland and low-lying land projects.
• Regulatory revision and other development tasks in the watercourse area.
• Cross-departmental collaboration with other municipal areas on climate, nature and water environment initiatives.

Expectations

We expect you to have an interest in waterways and a relevant natural science education, e.g. biology, engineering, agricultural technology or similar. It would also be advantageous if you have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Watercourse law and municipal case processing
• Watercourse hydraulics, supervision and surveying
• GIS and relevant systems, e.g. Scalgo Live, VandløbsGIS, VASP or SBSYS
• Water plan, wetland or low-lying land projects
• Environmental assessment and interdisciplinary project work
• Implementation of plans and projects in the watercourse area

Personal competences

We value that you

• Thrive in both an regulatory role and ongoing dialogue with citizens, landowners and river leagues.
• Can create constructive dialogue and contribute to solutions when regulatory requirements and different interests meet.
• Work independently and in a structured way, while actively contributing to sparring and collaboration in the group and team.
• Can create momentum in projects and cases, even when there are many actors and different interests involved.
• Communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing.
• Understand work in a politically led organization.

Driver's license category B is a prerequisite.

We offer

With us you will have the opportunity to make your professional mark on the municipality's waterways. The area has political and local attention, and you will be close to both regulatory work, projects and practical solutions.

You will receive

• A varied daily life with fieldwork, regulatory tasks and project work.
• Great freedom under responsibility.
• A professionally strong group with a high level of sparring and knowledge sharing.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Flexible hours and the possibility of remote work.
• Canteen scheme, staff association and social activities

You will be employed in the Nature and Environment Department, where we are about 25 employees who, among other things, work with supervision and environmental approvals of companies and agriculture, soil contamination, waste and waste collection, groundwater, nature, sewage and waterways.

You will be part of the river group consisting of 3 employees who work closely with the municipality's operations department: Road and Park.

Salary and terms of employment

• The position is 37 hours per week with flexible hours.
• Salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective agreement.
• Workplace is Dronninglund.

General about the recruitment process

Application deadline: Friday 30 October 2026

Interviews expected to be held: 4-5 November 2026

Start: 1 January 2027 or by agreement

Interviews will be held at the town hall in Dronninglund, Rådhusgade 5, 9330 Dronninglund

If you have questions about the positions, you can contact Lene Larsen, Department Head Nature and Environment – tel. +4599455298, email [email protected] or Kenneth Gjedde, watercourse authority – tel. 99454531, email [email protected] .

Brønderslev Municipality's employee view is built on the following

• We are "In dialogue with citizens”, which we support through our values:  Community, Courage and Curious.
• In Brønderslev Municipality and at the individual workplace, it is natural, legitimate and welcome for employees to show interest in and discuss the workplace's conditions through  dialogue and collaboration.
• We work from a  expectation model , which describes expectations for employees and leaders in Brønderslev Municipality.