Vacant job

In this role, you will work for the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), a government agency responsible for Sweden's long-term infrastructure planning as well as the operation and maintenance of state roads and railways. The agency works towards an accessible Sweden where people and businesses can travel and transport goods in a smooth, safe, and sustainable manner.

The assignment is placed within the East Link (Ostlänken) program, which involves the construction of a new approximately 160 km long double-track railway between Järna and Linköping. The work is conducted from the Swedish Transport Administration's project offices in Solna/Sundbyberg, Nyköping, or Norrköping.

About the Role

The Swedish Transport Administration is seeking a resource consultant as Project Manager for Cross-Program Production Coordination for the East Link program. The assignment involves acting as a support to project managers and project directors in matters concerning interfaces, logistics, material handling, and production planning.

The role is advisory and strategic, focusing on ensuring the program's progress, deliveries, and goal achievement regarding scope, time, costs, and quality. The assignment may also involve temporarily replacing or supporting project managers or project directors in various roles within the projects.

The assignment also includes transferring knowledge to employees at the Swedish Transport Administration regarding the tasks performed by the resource consultant.

Role and Responsibilities

As Project Manager for Cross-Program Production Coordination, you will, among other things:

• Contribute to the program achieving its goals regarding scope, time, costs, and quality
• Ensure the program's progress and deliveries while considering the needs and priorities of project stakeholders
• Support project managers and project directors in matters regarding interfaces, logistics, material handling, and production methods
• Participate in decision-making regarding production planning, production monitoring, procurement strategies, and cost control
• Prepare decision-making materials and clarify the scope and prerequisites of the projects
• Ensure coordination of project activities and the projects' internal and external interfaces
• Promote experience feedback and information exchange between projects
• Work independently and collaboratively to guide the program's various parts forward in necessary decisions
• Contribute to innovation and development by challenging requirements and prerequisites

Competency Requirements

We expect you to meet all the mandatory requirements listed below, which should be clearly evident in your CV:

• A university or college degree of at least 180 ECTS credits with a technical focus on civil engineering, or alternatively other relevant education combined with experience deemed equivalent by the client
• At least ten (10) years of recent professional experience from the production phase with construction production, including production planning for railways
• At least five (5) years of recent experience in supporting a client organization with matters regarding progress, production methods, and logistics
• Good ability to write reports and deliver oral presentations in internal and external contexts
• Good knowledge of relevant standard contracts AB, ABT, ABK, as well as AMA standards

"Recent" experience is defined as:

• 10 of the last 15 years for the requirement of 10 years of experience
• 5 of the last 10 years for the requirement of 5 years of experience

Value-Added Requirements

Value-Added Requirement 1: For the client, it is a value-add if the offered resource has experience from development assignments and change management that have resulted in savings for projects in the construction phase.

Value-Added Requirement 2: For the client, it is a value-add if the offered resource has worked with the development and implementation of innovations.

Value-Added Requirement 3: For the client, it is a value-add if the offered resource has the best possible understanding of the program's and role's challenges and complexity, is self-reliant, solution-oriented, and has very good collaboration and communication skills.

Assignment Information

• Assignment Period: 2026-09-15 or earlier until 2028-09-15
• Extension Option: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 year
• Scope: Approximately 80–100%
• Location: Solna/Sundbyberg, Nyköping, or Norrköping
• Presence: As a starting point, work at the project office five days a week; some remote work may be approved
• Travel: Travel occurs, primarily to project offices in Södertälje, Nyköping, and Norrköping, approximately 4 times per month

Application

Please submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have questions about the assignment, please contact the responsible recruiter at [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application!

Open to All
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.