Environmental case handler with a focus on companies, environmental inspections and approvals

Do you want to work with environmental protection in a developing municipality, and are you motivated by professional responsibility, dialogue with businesses and concrete solutions? Then you may be our new colleague in the Environmental Team. In the Municipality of Køge you will have the opportunity to work with some of the most current environmental tasks in Zealand. Here you meet everything from industrial companies, port activities and transport hubs to waste treatment facilities and construction sites.

The tasks are diverse, and you will become part of a team that works to create a balance between growth, business development and the protection of the environment, nature and groundwater.

We are therefore looking for an environmental case handler who wants to work with environmental tasks within the corporate sector, including, among other things, industrial supervision, environmental approvals, process wastewater and other regulatory tasks in the environmental field.

Your tasks You will have a diverse everyday life with both planned tasks and cases that require quick action and professional assessment. Your primary tasks will be:

• Environmental and waste inspections at companies
• Environmental approvals, for example of land and waste companies
• Industrial process wastewater, permits and assessments
• Other regulatory tasks within environmental law

You will have the opportunity to shape the task solving and bring your expertise into play in both concrete cases and cross-cutting collaborations.

Who are you? We imagine that you have a relevant environmental professional education, for example as an engineer, biologist, environmental technician, cand.tech.soc. or similar. You may preferably have experience with municipal environmental case processing, corporate supervision, environmental approvals and environmental law with focus on the municipality's regulatory tasks.

We also place emphasis on, that you

• communicate clearly, professionally and approachable
• are service-minded and solution-oriented
• are strong in the regulatory role
• work in a structured way and can handle several different cases simultaneously
• thrive with independent responsibility where you plan, prioritise and complete tasks
• collaborate constructively with colleagues and external parties
• actively contribute to professional sparring and good teamwork in the department and value the social community.

About us The Environmental and Waste Team is part of Planning, Building and Environment in the Technical and Environmental Administration. The team consists of 14 employees who work on various tasks within the environmental and waste areas. The team is divided into two professional teams, where you will be attached to the Environmental Team.

We prioritise high professionalism, good collaboration and a working environment where we help each other, share our knowledge and have a good sense of community. There is room for both expertise, sparring and social activities, and we collaborate across teams and departments.

Køge Municipality is a politically governed organization. That means that we navigate various considerations, work independently and at the same time contribute actively to joint solutions. Everyday life can be busy and dynamic, and it is therefore important that you can prioritise your tasks and maintain an overview.

We offer With us you get

• an exciting and challenging position with opportunities for professional and personal development
• dedicated colleagues with high professionalism and a desire for sparring
• a workplace focused on collaboration, helpfulness and a positive tone
• flexible working hours and the possibility of home office
• a centrally located workplace with short distance to Køge Station and good access from the highway.

Salary and employment terms The position is 37 hours per week with flex time. Salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement, and the pay is set according to the Ny Løn principles and after negotiation with the relevant trade union.

We would like the position filled as soon as possible and preferably with a start date on 1 January 2027 .

Application The application deadline is 15 November 2026 , but we process applications continuously and expect to hold interviews in week 47. Therefore we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible.

Send your application and CV online via the button “Søg stillingen”.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact department head Susan Bladt at tel. 23 31 97 70.

Read more about Køge Municipality on Køge Municipality’s website.

Køge Municipality strives to promote diversity and equality. Therefore we encourage all qualified to apply for the position – regardless of ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age.

Read more about Køge Municipality at www.koege.dk

We look forward to receiving your application.