Legal expertise sought for Næstved Municipality's Center for Technology and Environment

Næstved Municipality seeks an employee with strong legal competencies for the Center for Technology and Environment.

We are about 200 colleagues in the center distributed across 5 professional teams, the Park and Road and Resource City as the hub for the companies' green transition. Our area of work includes local planning, environmental and nature protection, waste, river restoration, permit handling, roads and traffic. We also work with municipal planning, the natural area and urban development in Næstved Municipality

We have an exciting and dynamic professional environment. In the center we work together across disciplines because our cases typically involve several areas of expertise both inside and outside the center, and because our cases usually touch a wide range of citizens, companies and other authorities.

The position covers the entire center but is located in the Secretariat, where case summaries, financial management, legal advice and guidance as well as administration etc. are handled.

About the job

Næstved is a large municipality in development, and we have many large projects as well as a lot of agency cases to handle in daily operations. As a lawyer in our center you will assist in unraveling complicated issues, drafting cases and decisions among other things – and to a large extent – in access-to-information cases – and to create focus on legal issues and concrete solutions across the entire center.

Your tasks will include

• Legal guidance and sparring for center management and colleagues
• Participation in professional projects with a large legal perspective
• Assessment of access-to-information cases and preparation of decisions in collaboration with the secretariat and subject colleagues
• Provide broad guidance in the center on GDPR, access-to-information and other administrative-law topics
• Guidance of citizens on understanding applicable rules
• Preparation of orders and decisions
• Preparation of police reports and quality assurance of police reports as well as preparation for court cases
• Assist with enforcement of illegal use of holiday homes in holiday home areas and in the rural zone

Who we are

Center for Technology and Environment is located at Rådmandshaven 20, 4700 Næstved, just a 10-minute walk from Næstved station and a 3-minute walk to the Suså River and Herlufsholm Forest.

Næstved is centrally located on Zealand with good train and road connections to the larger towns. If you live in Ringsted, Roskilde or Copenhagen it only takes 11, 43 or 47 minutes by train to Næstved.

There is a canteen, fruit program and hot cocoa in the coffee machine. In our center you will experience that health and social interaction are prioritized highly because we believe it is important for our job satisfaction and well-being.

Our expectations of you

You are a trained lawyer or hold another relevant education at master’s level, and you may have experience working in a politically governed organization. It is an advantage if you have experience with or an interest in planning and environmental law. In addition you are good at communicating in writing and speaking, and can convey your knowledge in an accessible language for citizens, companies, leaders and colleagues.

You must be able to see the strategic lines in both large and small tasks in the technical area, including quality assurance of decisions. You must be able to function as a good sparring partner in daily life with your colleagues and the center's partners – both internally and externally.

You are curious and open, and work with great energy and an overview with focus on detail. You are flexible, as sometimes a rush job must be prioritized over the planned one.

In addition we place emphasis on that you

• Demonstrate ownership, initiative, commitment and flexibility in your work
• Work systematically, purposefully and solution-oriented
• Have political acumen and can deliver high-quality material to both our politicians, citizens and businesses

We offer

• Challenging and developing tasks in an exciting municipality with high ambitions
• Opportunity for own discretion and professional sparring and development in the task portfolio
• Good colleagues who work closely together in a flat structure with respect for each other’s professionalism
• An exciting workplace with good opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working arrangements with the possibility of home office days

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between KL and the bargaining-empowered organization. The workplace is Center for Technology and Environment, Rådmandshaven 20, 4700 Næstved.

Information on starting salary and expected salary range

Via the link here you can view information on the relevant salary range for the specific position. In the overview select Næstved Municipality, the job category (collective agreement) you are applying for and further which position you are seeking. In the table below you can see the relevant information for the specific position.

Start on January 1, 2027.

Working hours per week 37 hours.

Want to know more you are welcome to contact Center Director Jens Bach on tel. 55885626, Administrative Specialist Vivi Fithian on tel. 55882023 or Principal Consultant Kasper Hjordt Pedersen on tel. 55886044. You are also welcome to send an email to [email protected].

See more about the Center for Technology and Environment here: https://www.naestved.dk/kommunen/organisationen/kommunens-organisering#center-for-teknik-og-miljoe-f2

Application deadline the 22nd of November, 2026.

Hiring interviews will be held continuously and no later than week 48. The process is somewhat short as we hope our new colleague can start on January 1, 2027.

You apply for the position by sending your application, CV and other relevant documentation and proof of education electronically via the application button “Apply”.

We look forward to receiving your application.