Unit Manager for Planning and Development

We are looking for someone who wants to help shape the future of Ale. With us, you will deliver services and quality to the residents of Ale. Together, 2,500 employees create an Ale that focuses on the needs of its inhabitants. Become one of us!

About the Workplace

The Planning and Development Unit plays a crucial role as Ale grows, responsible for the municipality's planning activities, land ownership, and development operations.

We are located in an expanding municipality and region with many large housing projects ahead of us. Our two main locations, Nödinge and Älvängen, are developing into small towns. Ale is just the right size for those who want a varied job in planning and development issues. The tasks are both large and small, and we have direct contact with everyone from the market to politics. Here you can influence community development so that the municipality continues to grow.

Job Responsibilities

As the unit manager for planning and development, you are part of the community building administration and thus contribute to the development of the entire Ale municipality. As unit manager, you are responsible for coordinating the municipality's planning processes, driving development projects, and ensuring strategic land use. You work closely with politicians, property owners, and other community stakeholders to create the best possible conditions for the municipality's growth and development.

As the manager of the Planning and Development Unit, you are responsible for the unit's work environment, budget, operations, and staff. The unit currently has 14 employees, including 5 land and development engineers and 6 planning officers. The Planning and Development Unit, together with the building, environmental, infrastructure, waste management, and water units, as well as the support and development staff, is part of the community building administration and reports to the community building committee.

Qualifications

We expect you to have a university degree in, for example, community building, physical planning, architecture, or another education that we consider equivalent. You have worked for several years with planning and development issues, from processes in the planning stage, implementation, to project follow-up in the community building area. You have previous experience working as a manager. It is an advantage if you have good insight into relevant legislation in the area and it is desirable if you have previously worked in a politically governed organization.

As a person, you are clear, driven, and self-reliant. With a natural ability to create good relationships, you collaborate well with others. You are stable, secure, and trustworthy while being driven by goals and results. With good communication skills and positive energy, you lead forward in a solutions-oriented manner. We expect you to master Swedish in both speech and writing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Other

We offer a permanent full-time position with placement according to agreement.

In your application, you only need to attach your CV and answer a number of questions included in our selection assessment. This is to ensure as fair and objective a recruitment process as possible. Psychological tests and interviews will occur.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the recruitment manager for handling your application.

To facilitate the recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades for the position you are applying for and, if interviewed, be able to present valid ID. We can only accept applications via Varbi.

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, therefore we welcome applicants from different backgrounds. Would you like to know more about what it's like to work in Ale municipality? Read more here: https://ale.se/om-kommunen/jobba-i-ale-kommun.html (https://ale.se/om-kommunen/jobba-i-ale-kommun.html)

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we firmly request no contact from media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

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