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Do you want a varied workday where you can see the results of your efforts? As a project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration, you contribute to a green, smooth, and safe infrastructure for today's and tomorrow's Sweden.

Project Manager for Infrastructure Maintenance in the Southeast Region

The Maintenance business area is responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing the existing and future road and railway systems through procurement, management, and follow-up of maintenance projects. Within the Infrastructure Technology unit in the south, we work with the maintenance of structures (bridges, tunnels, rock cuts) and technical installations. Our maintenance work includes assessing conditions, planning and executing preventive and corrective measures, as well as replacing existing structures.

Your job responsibilities include planning, leading, and executing projects within structures of varying sizes and complexities according to directives and specifications with a focus on time, cost, and content. You will work with procurement, design, risk management, communication planning, follow-up, and be responsible for feedback on experiences. You will have technical specialists, consultants, and contractors to assist you. You will also interact with the public, contractors, media, etc., within your defined area of responsibility.

Your Development

As a project manager at the Swedish Transport Administration, the opportunities for development are significant. We want you to reach your full potential, whether you want to broaden your knowledge, develop into a managerial role, or specialize. 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 have access to various forums for knowledge exchange, networks, training, as well as talent and development programs.

The Swedish Transport Administration can offer you a workplace where we meet each other with respect and care in an open and innovative culture. Good performance is always rewarded, 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 Jönköping, Kalmar, Linköping, or Norrköping.

In this recruitment, web-based tests are used as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted digitally via Skype and are planned to take place at the end of week 7.

Do you want a flexible workday with the option to work from home? In this role, you can work remotely up to two days a week. #LI-Hybrid

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You are motivated by an active employee role 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.

To succeed in this role, your leadership skills are of great importance. You communicate in a responsive and clear manner, create engagement and participation, and are confident in delegating and reporting results. You take clear ownership of your assignments and work proactively and systematically all the way to delivery. Furthermore, you have good analytical skills that help you make qualitative decisions.

Since the position involves a lot of collaboration with internal support functions, external consultants, and contractors, we place great importance on your ability to collaborate as well as your ability to plan, lead, and follow up.

In addition to personal qualities, we want you to have:

• university or college education of 180 credits (120 ECTS) with a focus on construction technology or other education that we, together with your experience, assess to meet the educational requirement
• several years of relevant work experience in a leadership role (project manager, site manager, or equivalent) where you have been responsible for: execution of maintenance measures on bridges, roads, or railways, or new construction/reinvestment of structures (bridges, tunnels, etc.)
• driver's license for passenger cars
• good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form

It is an advantage if you have:

• knowledge of contract law within AB/ABT/ABK and AMA
• experience working with bridge projects (construction/operation and maintenance/inspection)
• training in concrete class 1

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 advertisement, we want you to attach your CV. We have stopped requesting personal letters as we do not include them as part of the selection basis. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the responsible manager for the recruitment so that your application is handled according to special procedures. You can find the name and contact information 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. Competence development is high on our agenda, regardless of what role you have or where you are in your career. With us, you make a difference!

At the Swedish Transport Administration, we work to bring Sweden closer. 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. For that is how we best represent our society.