About the Position
Would you like to be part of our GIS team, contributing daily to building a sustainable society?
Are you looking for a fun, exciting, and challenging role in an organization where you’ll grow in your position?
GIS Engineers work closely with surveying engineers and administrative case handlers in the Geodata Unit. There is high demand for expert support from our GIS team, resulting in a valued, creative, and varied daily work. As a GIS Engineer in our team, you will support the entire municipality by analyzing, processing, developing, and visualizing geographic information.
Nyköping is a rapidly growing municipality with a strategic location near Stockholm. The municipality is engaged in several major projects, including development of new city districts, the Ostlänken rail project, and the expansion of Skavsta Airport as a business area.
The Department of Urban Planning and Construction is tasked with ensuring that growth occurs in a socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable way. We ensure suitable land for housing, businesses, services, and recreation areas. We work both strategically and operationally within areas such as mapping/surveying/GIS, urban planning, land management, nature conservation, development projects, environment and health, food control, permits, building permits, and public transport.
Our work always centers on the overarching development of society. Assignments come from the Environmental and Construction Committee and the Municipal Executive Board. In total, we have around 100 employees in the Department of Urban Planning and Construction, including urban planners, engineers, strategists, architects, inspectors, case handlers, and administrators.
Key Responsibilities
You will join a GIS team of 6 GIS Engineers and 1 GIS Coordinator, supporting all assignments and development projects across the municipality with our expertise and GIS capabilities. We serve as a supporting resource for the entire municipality.
You will work in a service-oriented and creative manner, solving problems—your daily tasks include:
GIS analysis
Map production
3D visualizations
Web GIS administration
Geospatial database management
Efficiency improvements, automation, and smart workflows involving geospatial data
Supporting the municipality’s digital transformation journey within the urban development process
System maintenance and business development of our technical geospatial platform
GIS Engineers collaborate closely in a varied work environment. Current projects include:
Strategic urban planning initiatives
Maps of nature reserves
GIS in crisis management
Green structure planning
Public transport planning
3D visualizations for urban development projects and housing supply programs
You will serve as a vital link to our internal clients and collaborate closely with other employees and departments across the municipality. Your responsibilities will include both day-to-day project support, order handling, and longer-term system maintenance and development of our geospatial platform.
We have a clear long-term vision outlined in our Geodata Strategy, giving us strong opportunities to work with geospatial data in a sustainable and efficient way to create value for society. Therefore, we regularly invest in competence development, process improvements, and organizational development—and actively create space to test new ideas and methods. Here, we grow together in a supportive team, sharing knowledge and learning from each other!
Current tools include: FME (Feature Manipulation Engine), QGIS, FB-web, CSM (web GIS), TopoDirekt, TopoCad, GeoDirekt, Illustrator, InDesign, Power BI, and ESPA. Databases: PostgreSQL and MSSQL. For 3D visualization, we use Forma, Cesium, Infraworks, Twinmotion, Civil3D, SketchUp, and Revit.
Qualifications
You hold an academic university degree in GIS, Land Surveying, Geomatics (GIT), Geography, or a comparable education deemed equivalent by the employer.
Experience in the following is considered advantageous:
GIS analysis based on geospatial or statistical data
Problem-solving within geospatial data
Visualization, such as cartographic products or 3D visualizations
Geospatial data processing using GIS or FME
Working with spatial databases and SQL
Project work or project management
Web-based GIS
Business/process development
Open-source GIS solutions, e.g., geodatabases, web GIS, system architecture, or system maintenance
Personal suitability is highly important:
We are looking for someone who is curious, social, and thrives in a service-oriented role supporting municipal operations, driven by helping others.
You have strong collaboration skills, work well in teams, and can also work independently and drive your own projects.
You enjoy working with new technology and contribute creative ideas.
You are experienced in solving problems, proposing improvements, and enjoy helping others understand the value of GIS.
You communicate clearly and express yourself well in Swedish, both in speech and writing.
Additional merit includes experience with: FME, GIS analysis in urban planning (e.g., Space Syntax), 3D data, Python, OGC services, API work, SQL, QGIS or QGIS Server.
If you feel you fit this profile, we can promise you a fun, exciting, and challenging role in an organization where you will grow in your position.
If this sounds interesting, you are warmly welcome to apply!
Employment Details
Employment Type: Permanent position
Hours: Full-time (as agreed)
Reference Number: C349185
Additional Information
Probation period may apply.
Nyköping Municipality uses an individualized and differentiated pay system.
This position may be assigned to the municipality’s civil defense organization, meaning the municipality ensures service availability at heightened readiness.
A security check may be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act.
Pre-employment screening tests may be used in the initial selection process.
When applying, we ask that you use our e-recruitment system to ensure efficient, swift, and secure handling of your application.
We decline all offers of advertising or recruitment assistance related to this posting.
The position will be filled under the condition that it is not needed for existing staff.
Application Deadline: 2026-11-02
Work Location
Nyköping Municipality
Municipality
Nyköping
Employment Form
Permanent Position
Scope
Full-time
Number of Positions
1
More Information
<https://www.nykoping.se/rekrytering/>
Contact
Manuel Elfström
Head of Geodata
+46 155-45 80 81
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected])
Union Representative
Swedish Engineers (Sveriges Ingenjörer)
+46 155-45 79 38
[email protected] (mailto:
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