Vacant job

Within the Community Building Administration, we work to realize the vision of future Österåker, where a modern city with a genuine small-town character meets a vibrant archipelago and countryside. In harmony with Österåker attracting more and more residents, the municipality's buildings, nature, coast and archipelago, culture, business, and recreational opportunities are developed sustainably. The Community Building Administration in Österåker municipality has over 100 employees who together work for a vibrant, safe, and sustainable community. Österåker is an expanding part of the Stockholm region with strong growth and high ambitions in community development. The administration encompasses areas such as urban planning, infrastructure, strategic planning, and environmental and health protection.

Your new job

As the head of the Infrastructure and Construction Department, you will be responsible for traffic issues, operation and maintenance of streets, parks, and landscapes, as well as for the implementation of all infrastructure and development projects.

We offer you a position with good opportunities to develop as a leader within a broad operation during an exciting time. You will have the opportunity to be involved in the development work within the administration at all different stages of the community building process, from early planning stages to construction, commissioning, and management. You will be offered responsibility for an operation that has significant engagement and interest from politics and citizens.

You will be part of various strategic groupings within and outside the administration. You will be a presenter in the Technical Committee, where certain matters will be prepared for the Municipal Executive Board and the Municipal Council. As the head of the department, you will have budget and personnel responsibility, report to the Director of Community Building, and be part of the administration's management group. The department you will be responsible for consists of several teams with a total of about 15 employees.

Your main tasks

• Lead the department with responsibility for operational planning, follow-up, and development.
• Ensure a good and sustainable work environment, leadership, and competence development for employees.
• Have full financial responsibility for operational, investment, and reinvestment budgets.
• Plan and follow up the municipality's total investments within the area of operations.
• Ensure procurements within the department and ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure that processes, routines, and quality and environmental management systems are current and followed.
• Staff development projects and cross-departmental projects with the right competence.
• Collaborate with other departments, administrations, external actors, and citizens.
• Represent the department in strategic groups both internally and externally.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Master's degree in engineering or another relevant higher education in community building.
• Several years of experience working with municipal community building issues in a municipality.
• Documented experience in leadership, governance, follow-up, and financial responsibility within the community building area.
• Experience being responsible for development projects or larger investment projects.
• Good knowledge and experience of procurement according to the Public Procurement Act.
• Knowledge of operational and management issues within streets, parks, and traffic.
• Experience and interest in improvement and development work.
• Very good communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious:

• Experience as a manager within streets, parks, traffic, and/or project departments.
• Experience reporting to political committees.

You are:

• Collaborative – you build trust and find win-win solutions.
• Structured – you work goal-oriented, planned, and maintain high quality in deliveries.
• Confident – you stand firm even under pressure and drive issues professionally.
• Results-oriented – you set clear goals and lead the operation towards concrete results.

Employment scope

Full-time

Employment form

Permanent

Start date

As soon as agreed

Application deadline

March 3, 2026

Do you want to be part of developing a growing municipality at the forefront? Welcome with your application! Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications in any other way.

Please visit osteraker.se/jobbaiösteråker for more information.

Österåker municipality is looking for individuals who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Just like us, you also have a child rights perspective in your daily work, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Contact information for our union representatives can be found on our website.

For this recruitment, we have made a decision regarding the recruitment channels we wish to use. Therefore, we kindly ask not to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

Thirty kilometers to Stockholm, 1,100 islands, 930 kilometers of coastline, and a slightly nicer way of living. We in Österåker are proud of our metropolitan archipelago environment where the scenic cultural landscape is always close. The central locality Åkersberga is developing into a modern city with a small-town character. Here we are developing a long-term sustainable society where good conditions are provided for people, the environment, and nature to collaborate.