Umeå municipality is growing and our ambitions are high. Now we are looking for you who want to help shape tomorrow's Umeå! Streets and Parks plans, builds, develops and manages the municipality's public outdoor environments. This includes streets and squares, parks and green areas. We work to ensure that the city is well-maintained, beautiful, safe and accessible - all for a well-functioning and pleasant everyday life for all the municipality's residents. Our goal is to contribute to a safe, secure and long-term sustainable society with good living environments. We strive for an organization characterized by diversity because we know that differences enrich. We are now looking for a committed landscape architect who can contribute to developing Umeå's green structure and public spaces. The position is a temporary position for one year. Main work tasks Your main tasks are planning, development and design of public spaces in the city, parks and nature. You can, for example, participate in plans and studies, act as a client in the design of new and rebuilding. You will also be involved in physical planning, contributing your expertise to various types of assignments and projects within the municipality. The role also involves project management of smaller projects and consultancy assignments, collaboration and dialog with citizens. As a landscape architect, you will be part of the parks department's team, which is led by the head of parks operations, who also has the title of city gardener. The department consists of five landscape architects, five landscape engineers, two climate adaptation strategists and the head of the municipality's own park operations. Together you coordinate and plan the development and operation of the municipality's parks and residential nature. About you We are looking for you who have a master's degree in landscape architecture, preferably with a few years of experience in the profession, but it is not a requirement. If you have experience in project management, design, cost estimation or coordination and dialog processes, this is an advantage. As a person, you are creative and want to contribute to the development of our business. You have an interest in working on the development of urban environments for the benefit of citizens and long-term sustainability. You see it as a challenge to work in a city that is evolving and therefore constantly demands renewal and change. To succeed in the role, you need a structured approach and good communication, collaboration and prioritization skills. Please attach a relevant work sample or portfolio to your application. Other information The position is a temporary position from 2024-12-02 to 2025-12-31. Welcome with your application! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.gatewayumea.se/sv/move-to-umea Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.