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Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and secure environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have diverse competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

We are looking for a substitute for the role of project manager for public spaces and land.

The role involves being responsible for the parts of the municipality's project areas that need renewal. The assignment includes ensuring that the planned solutions can be implemented within financial frameworks, both regarding the investment budget and being cost-effective to manage. In this role, you will report to the unit manager and, where applicable, the project's steering group.

Our assignments within the unit vary. It may involve investigating needs at an early stage and at a general level. It may involve preparing documentation for decisions on whether the project should be implemented, initiating project planning, and securing both documentation and calculations for procurement. Furthermore, ensuring that the expansion follows the chosen solutions and monitoring financial forecasts. You convey that the starting point in the assignments is always the municipality's best interests from a holistic perspective, and you act based on the municipality's values.

Some concrete examples of current assignments include: designing public space and parcel land within the ongoing collaborative contract for Värmdö's new ice rinks. Procurement and completion of a themed playground within Gustavsberg harbor. Expansion of walking and cycling paths. Investigation of public spaces and park areas within ongoing planning for housing.

The role requires a strong ability to create collaboration and maintain good relationships with both external actors and within the organization. In addition to technical skills that are important for the role, you need to act outwardly, selflessly, and have a development-oriented approach.

We are looking for someone who is a landscape engineer or has equivalent education in land and construction technology or has comparable work experience. You should have several years of experience leading and coordinating construction projects in municipal operations and/or have several years of experience in the implementation phase from the perspective of the client or contractor.

It is advantageous if you have well-documented knowledge and practical skills within the standards of the land, construction, and civil engineering industry (AMA and MER), contractor economics, legal aspects, and basic knowledge of the Public Procurement Act.

You must have a valid driver's license (B category).

As a person, you are structured and social. You have the will and ability to contribute to a good team spirit while maintaining integrity.

You are perceived as a stable person, you listen, and you have the ability to quickly adjust if new information arises. You find it easy to collaborate with others and have the will and ability to contribute to a good working environment.

The implementation unit is one of five units within a new department, community development. The unit consists of six project managers who together are responsible for the municipality's implementation of detailed plans, such as planning and building roads and public spaces. The unit's mission is also to gradually improve the municipality's walking and cycling paths, roads, squares, and other public spaces, as well as to renew and build new community properties. The unit procures the framework agreements needed for the assignments, such as project planning and contracts, and ensures a good handover of the constructed properties to the municipality's operations and management organization. A natural part of our work is to provide decision support, administrative decisions, communicate with residents during construction, and report to elected officials about the various constructions.

The Community Building Office. About 20 minutes from Slussen is Skogsbo, our municipal office in Gustavsberg. Within our office, there are approximately 230 employees who together drive sustainable community development based on the political leadership's goals and vision for Värmdö - an island world of opportunities. The office has a broad mandate, and our responsibility includes both the physical planning of land and water, as well as nature and cultural heritage, infrastructure and mobility, and building permits and supervision. We build and manage buildings and facilities that the municipality should own, such as roads, walking and cycling paths, playgrounds, public spaces, and community properties.

We achieve good results through close collaboration with many operations within the municipality, and we have a project-oriented working method.

We have an important community mission for the residents of Värmdö, and in public roles, it is included to act and be a good role model. We would therefore like to inform you that a background check may be conducted as part of the recruitment process and that a probationary period may occur.

The employment is for a temporary position with a possibility of extension.

Welcome with your application by April 6, 2026. Selection and interviews may occur continuously during the application period.

Värmdö municipality offers wellness benefits, SL card against net salary deduction, and vacation conversion to extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds.

If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us, see contact person below.

Contact information for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.