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As a project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration, you help facilitate the everyday life of residents and businesses across Sweden. You do this by contributing to the infrastructure of the future.

Project Manager for Optofiber Project

Optical cables are the foundation for much of the future communication and control of the railway. The Opto 2.0 project is modernizing the Swedish Transport Administration's optical fiber facilities and is a prerequisite for the ERTMS program's national signal system change, which encompasses over 10,000 km of railway. The project will continue for many years to come and is a critical operational project.

In the role of project manager within Opto 2.0, you will be responsible for the economy, content, and quality of your projects. You will lead a team consisting of construction managers, project engineers, and technical specialists. You will collaborate with your project manager colleagues and contribute with feedback and suggestions on how we can develop and streamline operations. The individual projects have a duration of approximately 2-5 years. The assignment involves many contacts and collaborations within large parts of the Swedish Transport Administration.

Your tasks will include

• developing tender documents for construction and/or contract assignments. This is done in collaboration with the Swedish Transport Administration's procurement function and our technical specialists
• leading construction and/or contract assignments with a focus on time, cost, and content
• leading and controlling the supplier's deliveries, technically and economically, with regard to contracts and construction law.
• participating in the development work to improve internal working methods and routines

What can we offer you?

For you as a project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration, the development opportunities are significant. We want you to reach your full potential. You will belong to one of Sweden's largest client organizations, and the combined project management competence of our approximately 1,000 project managers is unique. As a project manager, you will have access to various forums for experience exchange, networks, training, and talent and development programs.

The Swedish Transport Administration can offer you a modern workplace where we meet each other with respect and care in an open and innovative culture. We are careful to create conditions for a good balance between work, family, and leisure.

The location for the position is Gothenburg.

In this recruitment, web-based tests are used as part of the selection process. Interviews are planned to be conducted via Skype in week 6.

Do you want a flexible everyday life with the opportunity to work from home? In this role, you can work remotely up to two days a week.

We primarily use email (from the address: [email protected]) 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!

Who are you?

You are a person who inspires, creates participation, and drives the business together with your team. Thanks to your communication skills, you build trust with both internal and external parties and create good collaborations within the organization. You are business-minded and have a strong personal drive. You are motivated by active employee participation, where you responsibly take charge of your tasks while being aware of how you are part of and contribute to the whole by collaborating with others.

We are looking for someone who has

• a university or college degree of at least 180 credits with a focus on technology or economics, or other education and experience that we assess as equivalent
• several years of current experience leading larger infrastructure projects involving earthworks, such as project manager, site manager, or another equivalent role
• good knowledge of spoken and written Swedish
• a driver's license for passenger cars

It is an advantage if you have

• railway experience
• responsibility for the economy in larger projects
• good knowledge of the AMA regulations and construction law

The questions you will need to answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. If nothing else is stated in the ad, 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 criteria. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the responsible manager for recruitment so that your application is handled according to special procedures. You can find the name and contact details of the manager in the ad.

Within Large Projects, we lead several of the Swedish Transport Administration's largest investment projects. We work with the whole - from planning and construction to finished road or railway. Always with a focus on smart solutions and efficient project management. With us, you work with colleagues and various stakeholders, all with their knowledge and experience, to create sustainable transport solutions.

At the Swedish Transport Administration, we work to bring Sweden closer together. We believe that a combination of different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives is the best foundation for building a workplace free from discrimination and an environment where everyone thrives and does their best. We believe in diversity where the common denominator is reliability, commitment, and courage. Because that is how we best represent our society.