Project Manager in Action Planning

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the city's development, with more residents, more housing, and a larger range of services. We are always on the lookout for new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better city to visit, live, work, and reside in.

Do you want to contribute to the development of Jönköping through strategic planning and collaboration? Do you have experience in project management and thrive in a role where you coordinate and drive projects forward? Then we have the job for you!

Your New Job

As a project manager in action planning at the City Planning Office, you will help shape the future of Jönköping! You play a crucial role in planning and preparing the municipality's investment projects in public space so that they are well-founded, feasible, and in line with the municipality's strategies before they proceed to implementation.

Your role involves prioritizing deficiencies and needs, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and leading investigation and pre-project phases.

Your main tasks include:

• Leading early phases, including investigation and pre-project phases, and coordinating project groups.
• Clarifying deficiencies and needs in collaboration with the strategic department of the City Planning Office, based on strategic documents and analyses.
• Developing project directives and assignment descriptions, including project goals, scope, and budget, in dialogue with the department head and other stakeholders.
• Following up on projects and ensuring that implementation meets established goals and frameworks.
• Coordinating and aligning the department's projects with other internal and external actors to create an efficient and solution-oriented process.
• Contributing to the department's financial planning, including budget support and monitoring of financial frameworks.

In this role, you will have a central point of contact with internal and external actors, and you will have the opportunity to influence the development of the entire city. An important part of your work is to contribute to a good collaborative culture and a positive work environment.

Your Competence

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in infrastructure, road and water, urban planning, or another relevant education combined with experience we consider equivalent.
• Experience in project management within community building or construction and a good understanding of urban planning processes, especially project design.
• Experience in the client role, including procurement and management of consulting resources in investigations and pre-projecting.
• Good ability to communicate and collaborate with various actors. You can express yourself clearly in speech and writing in Swedish.
• A valid driver's license (B) is a requirement.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You are structured and have good problem-solving skills, which enables you to manage complex projects and ensure they are well anchored. You work independently and take initiative while having a strategic overview and can assess long-term consequences. Since the role involves collaboration with many stakeholders, you are communicative and cooperative. You drive your assignments forward with responsibility and commitment and have the ability to make well-founded decisions in a timely manner.

We Offer You

With us, you will have a fun, creative, and developing job alongside engaged colleagues. We offer:

• Individual competence development and experience and knowledge exchange in a stimulating work environment.
• Secure employment conditions, wellness benefits, and the possibility of remote work.
• A workplace in central Jönköping, in the municipal building Hoven at Juneporten, with proximity to good communication.

Welcome to us! As a project manager in action planning, you will become an important part of the development and traffic department at Jönköping Municipality's City Planning Office. We work to create an attractive, accessible, and sustainable city by developing public environments and infrastructure. The department consists of over 20 employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, enriching our work and work environment.

Good to Know

The recruitment concerns a permanent position at 100% with a start date according to agreement. Selection will be made after the application period ends. We ask you to attach certificates of relevant education and service certificates in your application. Personality and capacity tests will be used as a complement in this recruitment.

Together we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. With us, you get more than a job. Welcome to apply for the position of project manager in action planning!

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

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