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We make society work for people on the road, on rails, in the air, and at sea. That is why we need the best competence. Our mission is important and has significance in everyday life – for both private individuals and businesses. At our agency, we take responsibility, treat everyone well, and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future.

About the job

If you are driven by a job with multiple contact points and have maritime experience, you now have the opportunity to work as a Ship Inspector in the section for national maritime supervision at the Swedish Transport Administration (Transportstyrelsen). In this role, you will exercise supervision of safety, the environment, and working conditions on ships and shipping companies. Other tasks related to the unit's area of responsibility may also occur.

The work as a Ship Inspector for national vessels is highly outward-facing and involves extensive contact with the maritime and shipyard industries. Domestic travel is common.

You are important to us

Do you enjoy working with others and want to develop in your professional role? Here, you can expect career development, a trusting leadership and employee relationship, and a sustainable working life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness activities during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous number of vacation days, and extra days off on bridging days.

Read more about what it is like to work at the Swedish Transport Administration

You will

• inspect and survey ships
• review drawings and technical documentation
• perform new build/refit and entry-in-service surveys
• perform risk-based and incident-driven supervision.

You must have

• a completed upper secondary education with final grades
• experience from working on deck or in the engine room on board ships, or other experience from shipping companies, shipyards, or boat building that we assess as equivalent
• good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English
• a category B driver's license.

It is meritorious if you also have

• experience from technical inspection work on ships at shipyards/refits/new builds
• experience from the technical department of a shipping company
• experience from case management/administration within a government agency.

We want you to

• be independent, i.e., you take responsibility for your task. You structure your own approach and drive your process forward
• have good teamwork skills, i.e., you work well with others. You relate to them in a listening and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively
• have good judgment, i.e., you make correct assessments and prioritizations. You weigh together complex information and different types of considerations and show judgment in statements, actions, and decisions
• be structured, i.e., you plan, organize, and prioritize work in an effective manner. You set and keep timeframes
• have specialist knowledge, i.e., you understand the professional aspects of the work particularly well. You continuously maintain your specialist knowledge and are a knowledge resource for others.

Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

More information

The position is permanent with placement in Gothenburg. Appointment according to agreement. We normally apply a probationary period. As an employee here, there is an opportunity to work remotely up to three days a week. It is the needs of the business and the nature of the tasks that determine if and to what extent this is possible. A position with us may involve security classification. A security investigation with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our tasks in security classification, Swedish citizenship is required.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Section Chief Peter Kristiansson, 010-495 36 86 [email protected]. ST, Mats Anderzén and Saco-S, Carola Sander can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

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

Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV as well as a cover letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-4459. We need your application no later than June 12, 2026.

If you have protected personal data, 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 in what way you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the employment process, educational/diploma certificates and employment certificates confirming the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

Welcome to become our new colleague!

Short about the Swedish Transport Administration

Number of employees:

Approx. 2,000.

Areas of activity:

The Swedish Transport Administration works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe, and environmentally adapted transport within railways, aviation, shipping, and roads. We create regulations, issue permits, and follow up on how they are complied with. With the help of our registers, we work among other things with fees, permits, and ownership changes.

Locations:

We have employees in 12 locations in the country. The largest part of the operations is located in Borlänge, Norrköping, and Örebro.

The headquarters is located in Norrköping.

Read more about the Swedish Transport Administration

Short about the Marine and Aviation Department

The Marine and Aviation Department contributes to a competitive, environmentally adapted, and safe transport system. We do this by maintaining registers, designing regulations, assessing 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 approximately 300 employees organized into six units and one staff unit.