Circular Economy and Waste Management Officer | Referent/-in "Kreislauf- und Abfallwirtschaft" (m/w/d; unbefristet) im TMUENF
Thür. Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie,Naturschutz u.Forsten Land Thüringen
Job Summary
This permanent role within the Thuringian Ministry for Environment, Energy, Nature Conservation and Forests (TMUENF) involves managing the legal and technical frameworks of circular economy and waste management. Based in Erfurt, you will be responsible for drafting state-level regulations, providing policy advice, and exercising technical supervision over relevant authorities and public waste disposal entities. Day-to-day tasks include processing complex legal questions, answering parliamentary inquiries, and representing the ministry in federal and state-level committees. This position is ideal for an engineering or science professional who enjoys conceptual work and legislative processes. It offers the security of a public service contract (TV-L E 13 or A 14 civil servant status), 30 days of vacation, flexible working hours with home office options, and a structured onboarding process within a dedicated team of experts committed to environmental protection.
Required Skills
Education
University degree (Master or Diploma) in an engineering or natural science discipline, preferably in Waste Management Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Process Engineering.
Experience
- Professional experience in circular economy or waste management, preferably within a public authority or public-sector waste disposal entity
- Experience in conceptual or project work, specifically within an environmental or sustainability context
- Experience in drafting legal regulations, such as bills, procedural principles, or decrees
- Experience in economic or financial management of industry-specific funding systems is desirable
Languages
Additional
- German language skills at C2 level are explicitly required. Applicants with foreign degrees must provide proof of equivalence to a German degree. Position offers potential for civil servant (Beamtenverhältnis) status up to grade A 14.
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