Wastewater Worker for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

In Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality we are stepping up efforts to improve the quality of Mølleåen. Therefore we are seeking a wastewater technician to strengthen our team.

Are you an engineer or similar with competencies in planning and case handling in the wastewater sector? Then you should take a closer look at our position. We are facing an exciting period with new initiatives to improve the water environment, and we need an extra employee to set the direction.

The position has been created directly as a result of the parties in the Municipal Council reaching an agreement on the budget for 2027 in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality and allocating extra funds to strengthen the efforts to improve water quality in Mølleåen. The funds shall strengthen work with the municipality's wastewater planning, discharge permits and the overall condition of the river. At the same time we are hiring a colleague in another department to strengthen work on the river's natural state. In practice, we have a close collaboration.

Duties and your competences

You will be attached to the Water Team in the Climate and Utilities Department. In collaboration with colleagues, you will work with the wastewater sector and environmental assessments, including concrete regulatory decisions under the Environmental Protection Act on rainwater and wastewater handling as well as wastewater planning.

In collaboration with Lyngby-Taarbæk Forsyning we are working on the strategic work for the future wastewater solution in the municipality. Should we separate sewers or upgrade the shared system in the sewer catchments? We shall implement the solutions in a new wastewater plan and set direction for our administrative framework. At the same time we must ensure discharge permits for all outlets in the municipality.

We need an employee with solid knowledge of the wastewater sector who can find solutions in the most challenging cases. We also have an exciting task with the transfer of road drainage pipes from the utility to the municipality and private road owners, as well as handling of decision cases.

Depending on your competencies, the tasks may be

• Decisions on wastewater matters
• Participation in the preparation of the wastewater plan and amendments
• Teamwork on issuing discharge permits
• Professional and legal contributions to the investigation of the consequences of taking over road drainage pipes
• Preparation of decision bases, agenda items and briefings to steering groups and the political level
• Contributions to local planning
• Responding to citizen inquiries.

About you

We imagine that you have solid experience and good competencies within the wastewater sector. It is an advantage if you have experience as an authority figure and are sharp at planning and making decisions according to the rules in the area.

We are looking for a colleague who can tick many of the points below

• Has a relevant academic education such as an engineer or similar
• Has pronounced organizational understanding and can navigate both within their own organization and across authorities and stakeholders
• Has execution power and can translate plans into concrete actions and results
• Works independently and takes responsibility for their own task solving
• Has a pronounced sense of collaboration and values sparring and knowledge sharing highly
• Understands political decision-making processes in municipalities and can write to the political level
• Has knowledge of the Public Administration Act and the relevant legislation
• Writes and communicates well in Danish, i.e. concise, clear and understandable
• Can present themselves professionally, constructively and approachable – both to citizens and to one another – with a focus on finding solutions. We hope that you want and have a talent for contributing to that culture,

About us

You will become part of the Climate and Utilities Department, where we are 12 employees. We focus on delivering safe planning and regulatory handling for the various utilities, implementing climate plans in the municipality and adapting the city to handle future climate changes for both urban and coastal areas. We are organized into a sustainability team and a water team. It is in the Water Team that we have a vacancy.

It is important to us that you can develop professionally and personally, and that you enjoy working here.

The organization

The department is part of the Center for City and Nature, where we collect the municipality's physical development and regulatory tasks – from municipal and local planning to building case processing, traffic and mobility, parking and light rail. The center also handles tasks within nature, environment and biodiversity as well as climate and utilities, including heating, water and waste planning, climate adaptation and coastal protection. In the center we are about 110 employees distributed across five departments.

You will work with kind and capable colleagues who have solid experience in their areas and who prioritize a good working environment and a sense of community. We therefore meet across disciplines and social events with team-building activities, cake, breakfast, Friday bar and DHL relay for those who can and want to participate.

Leadership style is trust-based with focus on good dialogue and task solving, and we place great emphasis on cooperation and willingness to help in our department and across the municipality while ensuring there is room for a laugh in daily life.

We have an office in the beautiful, protected and newly restored town hall in Lyngby, close to both S-train, light rail and one of North Zealand's most charming town centres.

There is the possibility to work from home to some extent when the tasks suit it. We also offer a range of employee benefits, such as commuter cards through a gross salary arrangement and discounts at fitness centers. We want to keep up with technological development and are working to incorporate AI into our working methods.

Salary and employment

• Salary according to the Ny Løn principles, in accordance with the agreement with the relevant trade organization.
• Start 1 January 2027
• We have flexitime, and the working hours are 37 hours as a baseline.

Deadline and interviews

The application deadline is 8 November 2026. You will be contacted on 12 November if we would like to meet you for an interview. We will hold 1st interview on 18 November 2026 and possibly a 2nd interview on 20 November 2026.

Want to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the department head Thomas Hansen at email [email protected] or phone 45 97 35 35.

Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality prefers to receive applications electronically.

You can apply electronically by clicking the 'Apply for the position' button below the job posting. Attach your application and your CV along with relevant attachments in PDF or DOC.

Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality wishes to promote equality and therefore encourages all qualified to apply regardless of age, gender, religion, disability or ethnic background.