Vacant job

Do you want to be part of driving important development and investment projects within the community infrastructure sector?

About the position

We are currently seeking a Project Coordinator/Project Manager who wants to strengthen our ability to plan, coordinate, and execute projects that make a difference for our operations and our residents in Tidaholm Municipality.

As a Project Coordinator/Project Manager, you will have a central role in holding together and developing the municipality's project activities. You will work closely with project owners, project managers, and relevant departments.

You will become an important part of the administration's development work, contributing to creating clarity, quality, and efficiency in the municipality's projects. You will have the opportunity to work both strategically and operationally, serving as a unifying force in early stages, during execution, and during follow-up.

The position is a combined role where you work as a project coordinator and as a project manager, driving your own projects from feasibility study to execution and closure.

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date to be agreed upon.

The role includes, among other things:

As a Project Coordinator

• Coordinate and administer project planning, meetings, documentation, and communication.
• Support project managers in monitoring schedules, budgets, risks, and deviations.
• Ensure that projects follow the municipality's governance model, the Public Procurement Act (LOU), and internal guidelines.
• Prepare and quality-assure materials for decisions in the board and management.
• Contribute to developing templates, routines, and processes for project management.
• Facilitate knowledge exchange and learning between projects.

As a Project Manager

• Lead and drive your own investment projects from feasibility study to execution and closure.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and create good conditions for projects to achieve their goals.
• Work closely with ordering administrations to clarify needs, scope, and prerequisites.
• Prepare project plans, budgets, risk analyses, and follow-up materials.
• Contribute to developing working methods and strengthening the municipality's project maturity.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education relevant to the position, for example in project management, procurement, or similar – or equivalent experience deemed equivalent by the employer. Experience in project administration, project management, or similar roles where structure, coordination, and follow-up are central. Experience from community infrastructure, technology, or the public sector is an asset.

We would like you to:

• Have good administrative skills and enjoy creating order and structure.
• Be analytical, meticulous, and accustomed to working with monitoring of time, costs, and activities.
• Have an understanding of project management and preferably experience working in a project format.
• Have good communication skills and be able to convey complex information in a clear and pedagogical manner.
• Be confident in using digital tools, preferably project management systems or similar.
• Have an interest in developing working methods and contributing to improvements.
• Enjoy a role where you both lead your own projects and support others.

Great importance is attached to personal suitability, ability to collaborate, and engagement.

We offer

Meaningful work where you make a difference for other people every day. You will receive an introduction and support to feel secure in your role. You will have great variety in your daily work. As an employer, Tidaholm Municipality values a health-promoting work environment, good working conditions, and engaged leadership that supports your development.

We who work here are driven to create a positive difference for our residents and to be proud ambassadors for our municipality. Welcome to become part of our community and contribute to a sustainable and forward-looking municipality.

• A strategically important assignment where you have the opportunity to influence and make a difference in people's daily lives.
• An organization with short decision-making paths, great engagement, and high ambitions.
• A creative and development-oriented environment where we constantly want to get better - together!

Application

Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis, so apply today, but no later than 2024-04-26.

If for some reason you cannot apply digitally (due to, for example, protected personal data), please contact the contact person for the advertisement for an alternative application path. In principle, all documents sent to the municipality become public records.