Operations Group Leader in Luleå

Fortifikationsverket is one of Sweden's largest property owners. We work with advanced technology in critical buildings and bunkers, at airfields and naval bases. We have the government's mission to ensure that the defense has well-functioning facilities, land, and premises for its operations, and we are an important part of the country's crisis preparedness. In just a few years, the security and defense political conditions have significantly changed the national defense policy. This means that Fortifikationsverket is growing, and we will have an increased number of recruitments for a long time to come. Do you want to grow with us? Join us on our development journey!

Your Daily Life as an Operations Group Leader

Region North manages Fortifikationsverket's property portfolio in Sweden's four northernmost counties: Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Jämtland, and Västernorrland. Currently, about 120 people work in the region, distributed across management, operations, and support functions. The Luleå district currently includes 18 operations technicians, including 2 operations group leaders. The property portfolio in the Luleå operations district is varied, including everything from aircraft hangars, workshops, restaurants, barracks to vehicle washing facilities, cold garages, and similar. The operations district conducts supervision and maintenance as well as troubleshooting and repairs of properties and property technical systems, as well as work in various types of outdoor environments, leading smaller projects, being an active participant in larger projects, and orders to contractors.

The role involves responsibility for supervising operations technicians and performing supervision and maintenance for property technical objects within the property portfolio. The properties are located within the operations district. The work involves regular contact with both customers, primarily the Armed Forces, and contractors. The work mainly takes place within the district, with a stationing in Luleå. There may be travel within the district as part of the job. On-call duty may also be included in the position. The position reports to the operations manager.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a high school education, preferably with a technical focus. You have experience working with operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting of technical systems and/or properties. You have a good ability to lead other colleagues in their work and experience in building good customer relationships. You have good administrative skills, good computer skills as a user of support systems, and good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing. A Class B driver's license is a requirement.

It is advantageous if you have training in operations and maintenance, electrical engineering, control and regulation technology, or HVAC, as well as training for chainsaw, brushcutter, snowmobile, work at heights, and hot work. Work experience within fortification facilities or experience in security-classified operations is a plus.

What Do We Offer You?

Together with approximately 4,300 colleagues at Fortifikationsverket across the country, you will work with a unique property portfolio to strengthen Sweden's total defense. We are proud of the socially important mission we have, where we build, manage, and develop advanced technology in critical buildings. Our tasks are varied, exciting, and challenging and require their competence. We work according to the state value framework and its principles and strive for an even gender distribution. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us. Here you will have good opportunities for professional development, and we also work to ensure that you can have a good balance between work and leisure.

About the Employment

The position is a permanent employment and may start with a probationary period. As a permanent employee, you will be placed in a war position. The location is Luleå. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. A security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Questions About the Position

Welcome to contact Operations Manager Maritha Nordström at tel 010-44 45 828 or Recruitment Specialist Lovisa Rosén at tel 010-44 45 879. You can also contact our union representatives: Eric Bergman, Ledarna, Tommy Eriksson, SEKO, Karin Alm, SACO, who can be reached via our switchboard at tel 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.