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Sweden's most beautiful workplace is looking for you to work as

Air Rescue Leader

based in Gothenburg

Do you want to lead rescue operations where your decisions can save lives? We are now looking for you who want to train and work as an Air Rescue Leader and take on an important role within the state rescue service.

The Swedish Maritime Administration is responsible for sea and air rescue services in Sweden. You will work at the Swedish Maritime Administration's national sea and air rescue coordination centre, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Gothenburg, where rescue operations are led and coordinated around the clock, year-round.

The position is full-time and includes shift work in the rescue centre as well as administrative operational development work during office hours.

About the role

As an Air Rescue Leader, you are responsible for rescue operations from alarm to completion. Alarms primarily come in via 112, air traffic control, or emergency beacons. You assess the situation, make decisions on the operation, and lead the work together with your colleagues in the rescue centre.

The work involves quick decisions, adaptations, and prioritization of tasks in complex situations. We also have close cooperation with other actors in vital societal functions. In addition to operational work, you also participate in developing the operations through various projects, including collaboration, technology, and education.

The training

You will initially be employed as a rescue leader trainee and undergo extensive internal training. The training normally lasts up to 18 months but can be extended by an additional 6 months. The training begins with daytime studies followed by practice during shift work in the rescue centre. After completing and passing the training, you will be appointed to a permanent position and work as an Air Rescue Leader.

JRCC has an integrated operation for sea and air rescue, which means that you will also be trained as an Assistant Sea Rescue Leader at a later stage.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a solid aviation background, for example as an air traffic controller, air battle manager, flight data operator (FDO/FDA), air traffic control assistant, briefing officer, pilot, or flying crew within the rescue service. For the position, it is meritorious if you have served within the rescue service sector. It is also meritorious if you have experience from the shipping and/or recreational boating sector, as we work integrated between sea and air rescue.

You have good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing, as well as good experience working in digital systems.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities; you have good self-insight and are a secure and stable person. The role requires that you are a team player but can also work independently, have the ability to lead others, and handle rapid changes in pace. You show good leadership skills in practice and are comfortable making decisions, both individually and in a group – even under pressure.

You are flexible, inspire trust, have good simultaneous capacity, and the ability to quickly analyze, prioritize, and adapt the work to the current situation. You are service-oriented with a clear desire to support and help others, while working in a structured manner.

You are unpretentious and communicate clearly. In critical situations, you remain calm, act professionally, and provide a secure support for people in crisis.

Other information

The position begins with a fixed-term employment during the training period, which normally lasts up to 18 months but can be extended by an additional 6 months. The position may involve war-time placement at the Swedish Maritime Administration. The position may require Swedish citizenship. Security clearance with register check may be conducted before an offer of employment.

Why should you choose the Swedish Maritime Administration?

The Swedish Maritime Administration is a service-producing business agency within the transport sector. Our working environment is unique and our mission is unique – Sweden's most beautiful workplace. Our mission is to develop transport and shipping in line with the decisions of the Parliament and the Government. Our business idea is to offer efficient sea routes, modern services, and maritime partnerships for growth, competitiveness, and sustainable development.

The Swedish Maritime Administration offers a pleasant working environment with good opportunities to combine work and private life. We have a clear identity and a strong brand. We are a development-oriented organization and constantly work to develop our employees as well as to maintain our satisfied customers. If we are the right organization for you, it is obvious for you to act in a professional, open, and engaged manner. Our work is based on the state values, and we also actively work for gender equality, diversity, and inclusion, seeing it as a matter of course that you share our views.

How and when?

The training starts on January 11, 2027, and during the training, you are employed as a rescue leader trainee. After passing the training, you will receive a permanent employment.

Interviews will be held in Gothenburg week 36. Recruitment tests are planned to be conducted during weeks 38-40 (one full day in Malmö or Stockholm).

Information

Operations Manager Sara Jönsson, 010-478 59 78

Operations Manager Lars Grantinger, 010-478 48 35 (leave week 27-30)

Union representatives

Saco-S Patrik Wikand, OFR/ST Carl Cremonese, Seko Ib Bergström, all of whom can be reached via our switchboard 0771–630000.

Register your application no later than August 18, 2026.

File number: 26-03715

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