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We at Kraftsam Recruitment & Staffing are looking for a resource consultant for the role of Program Manager for Cross-Project Production Coordination for the Ostlänken program at Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration). Trafikverket is 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 convenient, safe, and sustainable manner.

The assignment is located within the Ostlänken program, which involves the construction of a new approximately 16-mile double-track railway between Järna and Linköping. The work is carried out from Trafikverket's project offices in Solna/Sundbyberg, Nyköping, or Norrköping.

About the Role

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 Trafikverket regarding the tasks performed by the resource consultant.

Role and Responsibilities

As the Program Manager for Cross-Project 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 concerning interfaces, logistics, material handling, and production methods
• Participate in decision-making regarding production planning, production monitoring, procurement strategies, and cost control
• Prepare decision support materials and clarify the scope and prerequisites of the projects
• Ensure coordination of project activities and the projects' internal and external contacts
• 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 reflected in your CV:

• A university or college education of at least 180 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 current work experience from the production phase with construction production, including production planning for railways
• At least five (5) years of current experience in supporting a client organization with issues 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

"Current" experience is defined as:

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

Value-Added Requirements

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

Value-Added Requirement 2: It is a value-add for the client if the offered resource has worked on the development and implementation of innovations.

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

Assignment Information

• Assignment Period: 2026-09-15 or earlier until 2028-09-15
• Extension Option: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 years
• Scope: Approximately 80–100%
• Location: Solna/Sundbyberg, Nyköping, or Norrköping
• Presence: Based on working 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.