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Do you want to further develop your career, perhaps in road management? As a project manager, you will be responsible, together with driven colleagues, for the operation and maintenance of measures. Could this be the challenge you are looking for?

Project Manager with a Focus on Road Maintenance

In the role of project manager, no day is the same! You will work with active project management, handle BAS contracts, customer issues, and further develop relationships with contractors and external parties. You are responsible for the overall management of leading, directing, and following up on contracts for operation and maintenance within your area, and thus make decisions regarding measures, action alternatives, and resource use within the project's framework. Our collaboration with other projects, municipalities, and stakeholders is crucial for road accessibility, which means you will have a socially engaging workday with many contacts such as contractors, media, and the public.

Your job responsibilities include, among others:

• planning, budgeting, and being active in the procurement process
• following up and managing contracted entrepreneurs
• financial responsibility for the projects where you continuously follow up on operations against set goals regarding budget, time, and quality
• distributing work among internal support resources and specialists as well as external suppliers
• contributing motivation and inspiration to your project group and creating and maintaining a good work environment and cohesion

My name is Charlie Dib, and I will be your manager. I drive the business forward with a focus on results and with great trust in my employees' ability and willingness to take responsibility for and develop our deliveries. This happens through active dialogue where we build trust together, both internally and externally. I hope you want to help develop a modern, efficient, and sustainable transport system! We need you - and we believe you will like us!

Your Development

As a project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration, the development opportunities are vast. We want you to reach your full potential whether you want to broaden your knowledge, specialize, or step into a managerial role. The opportunities are many when you belong to one of Sweden's largest client organizations with unique project management expertise among our approximately 1000 project managers.

The Swedish Transport Administration offers a modern workplace where we meet each other with respect and care in an open and innovative culture. With us, good performance always pays off, but we are also careful to create conditions for a good balance between work, family, and leisure. We are proud to have been named one of Sweden's best employers.

The location for the position is Gothenburg. Do you wish to work partially remotely? In this position, there is an opportunity to work from home up to 40 percent of your working time. #LI-Hybrid

You are warmly welcome to contact the recruiting manager, Charlie Dib at charlie.dib@trafikverket.se if you have questions about the position, operations, etc. During weeks 17-19, please contact Michaela Leijon at 070-248 65 85 or michaela.leijon@trafikverket.se

What happens next? If you proceed in the recruitment process, you will be required to complete web-based tests that will be sent out digitally after the application deadline has passed. For candidates who then proceed to an interview, these will take place via Skype. Interviews are scheduled for week 21. 

We primarily use email (from the address: noreply@heroma.se) to send out notifications and invitations. Please check your inbox and also your spam folder regularly during this time to ensure you receive all information from us! To avoid information regarding your application being classified as SPAM, you can add our email address: noreply@heroma.se to your email contacts.

Your leadership is characterized by building trust, clarifying direction, and delivering results. Through clear communication about expectations and goals, you delegate and follow up. By being self-driven and collaborative, you inspire, create participation, and drive development together with your team and in collaboration with others. You have a good ability to prioritize as you are proactive, structured, and quality-conscious in your commitments. You also have a good analytical ability.

We are looking for someone who

• has a university or college education of at least 180 credits (120 points) with a technical focus, such as road or construction, or other education in combination with our experience requirement that we assess as equivalent
• several years of current and relevant work experience from a leading position (such as site manager, project manager, or similar) within operation and road maintenance and/or road construction
• good knowledge of contract law, for example, within AB, ABT, and/or AMA/AF
• speaks and writes Swedish fluently
• valid B driver's license

It is advantageous if you have

• experience in operational monitoring and financial follow-up in projects
• work experience with the Swedish Transport Administration's basic contracts for state road construction

The questions you will be asked when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. Unless otherwise stated in the advertisement, we would like you to attach your CV. We have stopped requesting personal letters as we do not include them as part of the selection material. If you have protected personal data, please contact the responsible manager for recruitment so that your application can be handled according to special procedures. You will find the name and contact details of the manager in the advertisement.

Within the Maintenance business area, we are responsible for delivering safe and accessible roads and railways. By managing, maintaining, and developing the existing and future road and railway systems, we lay the foundation for the business community's freight transport and millions of people's travel - every day, all year round.