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About the Municipality

Täby is one of Sweden's best-managed municipalities, offering extensive choice, high-quality welfare services, an attractive business climate, and a stable economy. Täby is developing new attractive and secure environments by sustainably expanding existing areas, caring for cultural heritage, and preserving large contiguous green areas. Half of Täby is to be green, and the whole of Täby is to be sustainable. Traffic and infrastructure must function in daily life and be developed for the future. You can read more about our benefits and what it is like to work in Täby Municipality at taby.se.

What the Municipality Offers

• A strategically important role in a socially critical operation
• The opportunity to influence and develop future water and wastewater infrastructure
• An organization with high competence
• A central position in the management team where you contribute to the whole

Your Responsibilities

As Unit Manager for the Water and Wastewater Unit, you have overall responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and development of the municipality's water and wastewater infrastructure. You lead an established organization consisting of both office staff and skilled workers, ensuring a stable, efficient, and future-proofed operation. The role is both strategic and operational, where you drive development while staying close to the operations and your employees. You report to the Department Manager and are part of the department's management team, where you actively contribute to overall steering and development. You also represent the operation externally and are responsible for preparing decision-making materials and presenting them to the board.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Lead, develop, and follow up on the Water and Wastewater Unit's operations based on goals, quality, and efficiency
• Personnel responsibility for approx. 31 employees (the Water and Wastewater Operation Unit has a group leader and 12 skilled workers)
• Coach and develop employees to strengthen competence, engagement, and performance
• Responsible for budget, results, and follow-up according to the municipality's steering model, as well as responsible for the municipality's water and wastewater tariffs
• Prepare decision-making materials and, if necessary, present cases to the board
• Ensure compliance with laws, requirements, and guidelines
• Drive and prioritize development projects within the water and wastewater sector
• Contribute actively to the management team and to the strategic development work at the department level

You drive and are responsible for development initiatives such as:

• Introduction of remotely readable water meters
• Planning regarding the municipality's growth and new detailed plans
• Capacity-enhancing measures and long-term network development
• Upgrading and modernization of the water and wastewater network
• Implementation of a new control and regulation system for pumps

In the role, you ensure that the operation meets current laws and requirements, including:

• Water Services Act (including new regulations)
• Cyber Security Act and the NIS Directive
• Work Environment Regulations (AFS, updates from 2023)

This requires understanding, structure, and the ability to translate regulations into practical operations.

Your Profile

Requirements

Education

• University degree in a relevant field, such as civil engineering, environmental technology, road and water, or other education/experience that the employer deems equivalent.

Experience

• Experience in managerial and leadership roles with personnel, budget, and result responsibility.
• Experience in strategic development work.
• Experience in investment planning or major infrastructure projects.
• Several years of experience from water and wastewater, technical operations, infrastructure, or similar operations.
• Good financial understanding (budget, follow-up, and result responsibility).
• Experience working in or with politically governed organizations.
• Good ability to write decision-making materials and present to management/boards.

Merits

• Experience from municipal water and wastewater operations.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.
• Experience in change management and technical development projects.

Personal Qualities

To succeed in the role, we see that you:

• Are a coaching leader with a genuine interest in developing employees, building teams, and creating conditions for performance.
• Have a clear interest in leadership and actively drive the development of both individuals and operations.
• Are communicative and pedagogical, with the ability to reach different target groups from employees to political leadership.
• Are confident in representing the operation, both in dialogue and in formal contexts such as boards.
• Have good collaboration skills and build trust internally and externally.
• Work in a structured and solution-oriented manner, with the ability to prioritize in a complex environment.

Application

Does this sound interesting? Welcome to register your application. In this recruitment, Täby Municipality collaborates with Clockwork Staffing & Recruitment. If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the responsible recruitment consultant, Andreas Christiansen, via email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

• The position is a permanent full-time position located in Täby Municipality.
• The last day for applications is August 3, 2026. Selection and interviews are conducted continuously, so the position may be filled before the deadline.

About the Recruitment Process

Before any potential employment in Täby Municipality, you as a candidate are asked to verify relevant education and work experience and present an extract from the Police's criminal record register "Extract from the criminal record register for an individual according to Section 9, Paragraph 1 of the Act (1998:620) on the criminal record register". The extract must be presented in an unbroken envelope and can be ordered on the Police's website Check your own details, e-service | The Swedish Police Authority (polisen.se) (https://polisen.se). If the position is security-classified, a security investigation with register control will also be conducted before a decision on employment is made. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

Processing of Personal Data

We wish to inform you that your application is a public document according to the principle of public access, which means that your application documents may be requested.

Union Representatives;

• Linda-Marie Palm, Union Representative Vision, 08-55 55 98 74
• Tomas Wahlström, Union Representative SACO, 08-55 55 91 30
• Judia Avenine, Union Representative SACO, 08-55 55 93 68
• Susanne Lindoff-Dahlqvist, Union Representative Kommunal, 08-55 55 96 61