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Job Responsibilities

Do you want to lead one of Gothenburg's most significant urban development projects? We are now looking for a driven and strategic project manager for the New Central Bath with associated sports halls – the modern facility that will replace Valhallabadet and become a central place for movement, health, and community in the city.

As the project manager for the New Central Bath with sports halls, you will play a key role in a unique and complex project with a significant societal impact. You will lead the project team and its sub-projects in an engaged, goal-oriented, and communicative manner, creating conditions for the project to develop sustainably and long-term. The project is currently in the planning phase and has an estimated construction start in 2027.

Your responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that the project achieves set goals regarding time, quality, and budget. This includes working with timelines, risk analyses, control plans, and financial follow-ups.
• Proactively coordinating with other project stakeholders, both internally and externally, to ensure that the project runs according to plan and budget.
• Leading and inspiring the project organization for the Central Bath with sports halls.
• Taking responsibility for budget, operations, and follow-ups.
• Conducting presentations and creating clear decision-making materials.

You will represent the project in internal and, if necessary, external steering groups. You will report to the head of the property and urban development department and be responsible for preparing materials and presenting cases for the committee, steering group, and other forums. It is important that the project is conducted both in a structured manner and in a collaborative spirit, in close dialogue with the project manager, project team, and other functions in the organization.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant university or college education, for example, as a civil engineer or engineering degree, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience with a background from large and complex urban development, construction, or facility projects in the implementation phase or programs that have lasted for several years.
• At least ten years of experience in the community building sector and is accustomed to working as a project manager or leader in advanced project environments.
• Experience in budget responsibility and operational responsibility, preferably with personnel responsibility as well.
• Good knowledge of contract law and LOU.
• Experience with established project methodologies or project tools such as XLPM, ANTURA.

For this position, we place great importance on your personal competencies. To succeed as a project manager, we see that you are a communicative, attentive, and inspiring leader who creates engagement and direction. You are confident, analytical, and goal-oriented, with the ability to make well-founded decisions even in complex situations. You quickly build trusting relationships, collaborate unpretentiously, and enjoy driving development together with others. Your structure, judgment, and leadership enable you to navigate large project environments with many stakeholders and high coordination demands.

Welcome with your application!

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In this recruitment, we are collaborating with Jefferson Wells. If you have any questions, please contact the responsible recruitment consultant Anna Edemyr at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

We are working with ongoing selection, so please submit your application promptly, no later than March 1. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this recruitment, we will not request a personal letter as an application document. Instead, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area.

At the interview, you will need to present a passport/national ID/certificate of residence issued by the Tax Agency and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EES. This is to ensure your identity and confirm that you have the right to work in Sweden.

We at Sports & Recreation offer you a job where you have the opportunity to grow and develop. You will be part of an organization that works with positive issues such as wellness and meaningful leisure. A good flexible working hours agreement allows both work and leisure to take place.

When you apply for a job with us, we only accept applications via our recruitment system, in accordance with GDPR.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: We have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment and therefore kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.

About Us

Our vision is to make Gothenburg healthier. We provide Gothenburgers with the conditions for a rich and active leisure time. We operate, build, and develop sports and wellness facilities and support Gothenburg's associations through grants and other support. We are currently in an exciting development phase with several new facilities, new working methods, and more digital solutions. For more information about the administration and Gothenburg City, you can find here: Gothenburg City (https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation/forvaltningar-och-namnder/idrotts--och-foreningsforvaltningen).