Project Manager for the IT Department

Are you a project manager who is passionate about continuous improvement and wants to take the development and management of our IT solutions to the next level? Do you thrive in the intersection between IT and business and enjoy leading business development? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

About the Job

At the Project Office, 14 employees with specialist expertise in project and management leadership, requirements analysis, test management, software asset management, and environmental work currently work. As a project manager with us, you will be responsible for leading projects and management objects with a holistic perspective and user focus within the university's various operational areas. This can vary from developing information systems that support national environmental monitoring and animal husbandry to maintaining and improving integrated student systems to ensure a good digital working environment or developing reporting services for species observations within conservation work. Your main task is to lead the work of improving and developing our IT solutions to best meet the needs of the business. Automation and efficiency are central parts of your work to achieve the best possible results.

In your role, you will:

• Be responsible for cost-effective development and management within your projects and objects carried out in collaboration with colleagues and suppliers. You ensure that the solutions are accessible, user-friendly, secure, and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Support the business with the IT perspective in various issues and initiatives.
• Contribute IT-related requirements in procurements of IT solutions.
• Plan, prioritize, and execute activities within the framework of your project or object.
• Coordinate goals, assignments, and activities with other projects and objects.
• Calculate, follow up, and report costs for your projects and objects to portfolio and object management.
• Prepare documentation, such as project plans, feasibility study reports, management plans, and decision support for changes and initiatives, and present these to clients and steering groups.
• Be responsible for coordination and contract follow-up with external IT suppliers.

We work agile and in a DevOps context. The position is based in Uppsala. Travel is included in the position.

Who are you?

To fit into the role, you need to be a natural leader with the ability to effectively lead projects and business development and to drive through decisions made. You are clear, pedagogical, and can combine a technical orientation and IT competence with business development and a strategic holistic perspective. You understand the interplay between employees, processes, IT solutions, and regulations and how they together create value. You are responsive, creative, and analytical in your problem-solving. You take overall responsibility, are communicative, and have the ability to collaborate with different functions, both within the IT department and with the business.

To succeed in the position as a project manager, you need to have:

• a university degree in, for example, computer science, or another technical background or competence that the employer assesses as equivalent
• several years of experience in project management, financial follow-up, and automation/digitalization
• documented experience of delivering system support in roles such as project manager, product manager, management leader, object leader, system administrator, or equivalent competence.

As all our documentation is in Swedish, you need to speak and write Swedish fluently.

It is an advantage if you have experience in:

• public procurement and purchasing of IT solutions
• experience of working at a university or other government service
• experience in governance and requirement specification of external/internal IT suppliers
• if you have a SAFe certification
• working with pm3 or similar management model

About Us

At the IT department, we work with both basic IT services and tailored digital solutions. We participate in and support the university's needs in everything from research to teaching, which is both challenging and complex. We are a large department with broad expertise, and with us, you have good opportunities for development. By focusing on collaboration, innovation, and security, we deliver a modern technical environment for the benefit of the business.

High on the agenda are challenges related to IT security, storage, data accessibility, cloud services, and digitalization.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work at SLU at https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/ (https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/)

Location:

Uppsala

Employment Type:

Permanent position. SLU applies a probationary period.

Extent:

100%

Start Date:

By agreement.

Application:

Welcome with your application via the application button below by 2025-04-28.

Union Contacts:

https://internt.slu.se/min-anstallning/facket/kontaktpersoner/ (https://internt.slu.se/min-anstallning/facket/kontaktpersoner/)

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) plays a key role in the development of sustainable living, based on science and education. Through our focus on the interactions between humans, animals, and ecosystems and responsible use of natural resources, we contribute to sustainable societal development and good living conditions on our planet. The main locations are Alnarp, Umeå, and Uppsala, but operations are also conducted at research stations, experimental parks, and educational sites throughout the country.

SLU has over 3000 employees, 5000 students and doctoral students, and a turnover of over three billion SEK. The university invests in attractive environments on its campuses. We work for an equal and inclusive work environment where open conversations between people with different experiences lay the foundation for scientific rigor, creativity, and development. We therefore welcome people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to apply for the current position.