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Property Manager with a Focus on Construction / Projects

Do you have experience applying building regulations, technical codes, and project management within construction and civil engineering projects? This job might be the perfect fit for you!

Here, you will have the opportunity to make an impact in an exciting and varied daily routine where the customer and our properties are at the center of focus.

We are currently establishing a new position as a Property Manager with a focus on Construction / Projects. You will be part of the Public Environment Planning Unit within the Technical Administration. The unit works closely with the operational units for Streets/Parks and Property/Leisure within the department. The department is responsible, among other things, for the maintenance of the external environment, public land, municipal streets and roads, industrial sidings, properties and buildings, parks, forests, leisure facilities, bathing areas, and exercise trails.

The Planning Unit manages the municipality's properties, handles contracts and rent management, as well as service, supervision, and preventive maintenance. The building stock consists mainly of preschools, schools, sports facilities, and various types of care residences, as well as buildings such as the City Hall and Wahlundsgården.

The Technical Administration as a whole consists of nearly 200 employees and ensures that the municipality's traffic environment is safe and accessible, and that children, young people, and the elderly receive nutritious and good food in the municipality's school operations and special housing. We are responsible for ensuring that our residents have access to clean and fresh water from the tap. In addition, we handle household waste collection and operate our waste facility. This also includes cleaning of our administrative premises, contract and rent management, as well as service, supervision, and preventive maintenance.

The administration consists of the following departments: Public Environment, Water and Waste, Service, and a Staff Unit. Our organization provides us with good conditions to meet future needs and challenges regarding a balanced economy and satisfied residents and businesses.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

As a Property Manager with a focus on construction and projects, you are responsible for planning, leading, and following up on construction, maintenance, and development projects within the municipality's property portfolio. You have overall responsibility for the implementation of projects from needs analysis, design, and procurement to completion and handover. The role includes budget responsibility, financial follow-up, orders, and invoice management, as well as ensuring that projects are carried out in accordance with current legislation, authority requirements, and the municipality's guidelines.

You work strategically with the long-term development of properties by creating maintenance and investment plans, conducting risk assessments, and identifying future needs for space adaptations and renovations. The role involves close collaboration with operations, contractors, consultants, and authorities, where you are responsible for coordination, follow-up, and quality assurance. You handle drawings, building permit, and demolition issues, and drive projects related to, for example, space changes, relocations, and property development. Through a structured and solution-oriented approach, you contribute to the sustainable, cost-effective, and operationally adapted development of the municipality's properties.

Investigative work is conducted to provide a basis for decisions within the property portfolio.

Qualifications

Formal Competencies

• University degree or University College Diploma in property management, or alternatively experience in the area of the position that we assess is relevant for the position. (required)
• Category B driver's license (required)
• Knowledge of Building Regulations AFS (Required)
• Experience in construction technology (meritorious)
• Experience in project management (meritorious)
• Experience in procurement according to LOU (meritorious)

Personal Competencies

We are looking for someone who is self-reliant and takes responsibility for driving your work forward with a good ability to prioritize and make independent decisions within the scope of the assignment. You have a well-developed ability to collaborate and actively contribute to a positive work climate by sharing knowledge, listening to others, and working towards common goals.

You are relationship-building and have an easy time building and developing trust-based relationships, both internally and externally. Through your service-oriented approach, you meet the needs of different target groups in a professional, attentive, and solution-oriented manner.

We also see that you have a business-minded approach where you can weigh the organization's goals, resources, and conditions to create value. You work strategically and have the ability to plan long-term, identify development opportunities, and translate these into concrete activities.

To succeed in the role, you need to have a good holistic view and be able to see connections between different parts of the operation, as well as understand how decisions and measures affect the overall development. You work in a structured manner, organize your work efficiently, and ensure that tasks are carried out with high quality and within given timeframes.

Employment Type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

We at Kristinehamn Municipality work for active leadership and employee engagement. This is created through dialogue and interaction between leaders and employees, which creates good conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is influenced by how we treat each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute.

Together, we work to ensure that operations achieve their goals and that decisions made are also followed. A curious basic attitude and a willingness to collaborate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service to the municipality's residents.

As an employee here, you can expect support for new ideas, good development opportunities, and that we give you the tools you need to perform your work well.

Kristinehamn Municipality sees diversity as a strength and welcomes all applicants. Our competency-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination.

We warmly welcome your application!

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and have good communication with you as a job seeker, we ask you to only submit your application via the application link in the advertisement. Questions regarding the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.