We make society work for people on the road, on tracks, in the air, and at sea.

That’s why we need the best expertise. Our mission is important and has significance in everyday life – both for individuals and businesses. With us, we take responsibility, treat everyone well, and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future.

About the job

Are you knowledgeable about fire safety, machinery, and/or electricity on vessels and want to join a government team? Then this job might be right for you. In the vessel safety section, we work to achieve transport policy goals and contribute to a competitive, environmentally friendly, and safe transport system.

As an employee with us, you focus on the citizen and strive to make contact with the authority smooth and understandable. You are interested in developing working methods and, together with your colleagues, creating processes that result in value for both society and the Transport Agency. You will have the opportunity to help shape the conditions for our future shipping sector.

The tasks are varied, including international and national regulation development, case management of complex issues, and collaboration with colleagues in other processes where your knowledge contributes to our common mission. We are driving several projects in both national and international shipping and have exciting challenges ahead of us.

You are important to us

Do you enjoy working with others and want to develop in your professional role? With us, you can expect career development, a trusting management and employee relationship, and a sustainable work life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous number of vacation days, and days off around holidays.

You will

• be both guiding and supportive in the regulatory work for fire safety, machinery, and electricity
• work on issues related to structural fire safety and alternative fuels for vessels
• participate in the work of international and national regulation development
• collaborate on a national level with other authorities, interest organizations, and industry

You must have

• a marine engineering degree or another academic degree and experience that the Transport Agency assesses as equivalent
• experience working with fire safety and/or machinery and electricity on vessels
• good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English
• a valid driver's license (B)

It is meritorious if you also have

• experience of structural fire safety on vessels
• experience of alternative fuels and batteries
• experience of international regulations (IMO, classification societies) within fire safety, machinery, and electricity
• processed and analyzed information
• worked within government administration.

We want you to

• be self-driven, meaning you take responsibility for your tasks, structure your approach, and drive the process forward
• have collaboration skills, meaning you work well with others. Relate to them in a responsive and smooth manner. Listen, communicate, and resolve any conflicts constructively.
• be relationship-building, meaning you are outgoing and socially active in professional contexts. Create contacts and maintain relationships
• have problem-solving analytical skills, meaning you work well with complex issues. Analyze and break down problems into their components and solve complicated problems.
• have specialist knowledge, meaning you understand the professional aspects of the work particularly well. Continuously maintain your specialist knowledge. You are a knowledge resource for others.

Great importance is placed on personal suitability.

More information

The employment is permanent with placement in Norrköping or Stockholm. Filling the position will be according to agreement.

We normally apply a probationary period. As an employee with us, there is an opportunity to work remotely up to three days a week. The needs of the operation and the nature of the tasks will determine whether and to what extent this is possible. For positions with high security requirements, it is usually necessary to work in the office.

Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our tasks in security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

You are welcome to contact Acting Section Manager Helén Johansson at 010 – 495 32 77, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Saco, Carola Sander, and ST, Mats Anderzén, can be reached through our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

We do not want advertisers and staffing companies to contact us.

Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-1496.

We need your application by March 8, 2026.

If you have protected personal information, you should send your application by post; contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe how you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the hiring process, educational/degree certificates and work certificates that support the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

Welcome to become our new colleague!

About the Transport Agency

Number of employees: About 2000.

Areas of operation: The Transport Agency works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe, and environmentally friendly transport within rail, aviation, shipping, and road. We develop regulations, issue permits, and follow up on compliance. With the help of our registers, we work with fees, permits, and ownership transfers.

Locations: We have employees in 12 locations across the country. The largest part of the operation is in Borlänge, Norrköping, and Örebro.

The headquarters is located in Norrköping.

About the Maritime and Aviation Department

The Maritime and Aviation Department contributes to a competitive, environmentally friendly, and safe transport system. We do this by maintaining registers, formulating regulations, testing and issuing permits, and exercising supervision. We also operate in many contexts on the international arena.

We are located in Norrköping, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Stockholm and have about 300 employees organized into six units and a staff unit.