Welcome to the land of islands and lakes!

Here in Oskarshamn, you can experience the tranquility of warmth and safety and find your energy in the closeness and community. We are proud to be the country's fourth richest municipality in terms of islands, with over 6,000 islands in our archipelago and in our 500 lakes. Whether you are looking for relaxation or adventure, Oskarshamn has something to offer. With the sea as a backdrop and the scent of pine around the corner, it is easy to fall in love and settle down.

In Oskarshamn, you can grow and develop. With large employers in industry and technology, driven entrepreneurs, and small business owners, Oskarshamn offers a thriving business community and exciting opportunities. The proximity between countryside, city, sea, and forest provides all the conditions to live safely and comfortably, with time to pursue passions and dreams. Welcome to anchor in the municipality of Oskarshamn.

At our Street Department, about 40 dedicated employees work. Together, we are responsible for streets and roads, parks and forests, parking lots, and public spaces. We also provide internal services to other administrations, and we are located at Södra Fabriksgatan 20 in Oskarshamn. Do you want to help shape the future – for ourselves and for generations to come? In Oskarshamn, sustainability is the focus from several perspectives: environmentally, economically, socially, and technically. Is this something you can relate to, contributing to building a sustainable society? Then this is a position for you!

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Technical Office and the Street Department have many exciting challenges ahead, including transitioning to LED and maintenance planning for street lighting, energy efficiency improvements, and sustainable urban development. There is also the forestry and park unit, vehicle unit, and street unit. In other words, we offer an exciting and interesting job where you will work on various issues within the Street Department. In addition to investigating, designing, procuring, and managing various projects and assignments, we also work with the important continuity planning where we aim to achieve high resilience as a foundation for long-term capacity improvement of the entire Technical Office.

As a Project Engineer, you will primarily lead projects and maintenance assignments within the Street Department, focusing on street lighting where we are transitioning to LED and the existing lighting system, individual roads with inspections and payments to road associations. In your role, you will lead projects and maintenance assignments from start to finish, which includes project design, procurement, and also construction management. You will be responsible both technically and financially for your projects.

You are part of a group consisting of a total of five engineers. As an engineer with us, you will have the opportunity to work variably, diversely, and independently with all parts of a project, from idea to completion.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a university degree or other education that the employer considers equivalent. If you also have education or experience in electricity, energy, or lighting in general environments, we see this as meritorious. We place great importance on your social competence, experience in leading your projects, and your ability to collaborate well with both internal and external stakeholders. Experience in municipal administration, procurement, and project management is also seen as meritorious. Knowledge of LOU and construction law is an advantage.

You have a strong commitment to municipal administration and as a person, you are responsible, structured, and have an open and positive way of communicating. You have the ability to create networks and take an active role in developing technology and working methods within the Technical Office.

We are looking for someone who wants to work in accordance with the guiding principles of the Technical Office:

• we provide quality service
• we work with continuous improvements
• we work professionally with joy in our work

We place great importance on your curiosity and interest in solving road and water technical issues in a larger context and building a sustainable city that we can be proud of for generations to come. We emphasize personal qualities and how you can complement the existing workgroup.

A B driver's license is a requirement.

Ongoing recruitment may be applied, so welcome with your application today!

OTHER

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and facilitate good communication with our applicants, we ask you to apply via the application link and not via email or paper format. We have a smoke-free working time. We offer a flexible wellness agreement. We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this position. Please read more at https://oskarshamn.com/ (https://oskarshamn.com/)

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