On the local level Hjermann held various positions in Lærdalmunicipal council from 1925 to 1955, and served as mayor from 1937 to 1953, interrupted by the German occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1945. He was also chairman of Sogn og Fjordane county council from 1945 to 1954.
Outside politics he was a farmer. He was involved in the Norwegian Agrarian Association, and chaired the Noregs elveeigarlag from 1948 to 1956.