Vacant job

Do you want to use your specialist expertise in construction economics to actually make a difference for Sweden's security? Here is your chance as a estimator to work with properties and facilities that are crucial for total defense – in a stable and fair state organization.

The Project Department is responsible for Fortifications Agency's user-related construction investments. The department currently has approximately 225 employees and is divided into 3 divisions with operational units, a project support unit, a staff unit, and a design unit.

The Project Support Unit is tasked with supporting the line organization in various complex projects and assignments with its specialist competence.

About the unit and the position

As an estimator/cost engineer, you support project managers, managers, and other departments with cost assessments and decision-making materials in projects related to total defense.

You will become a key figure in early stages, where your figures help us make smart and sustainable decisions.

You will, among other things:

• Compile and prepare cost assessments for large new construction and renovation projects
• Monitor costs, analyze, and identify deviations.
• Compile experiences and key figures based on completed contracts
• Participate in the development of working methods, templates, and cost models

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of documented experience in cost estimation within construction or civil engineering
• Relevant post-secondary education, e.g., construction/civil engineering, economics, or similar. Alternatively, experience we can assess as equivalent.
• Good proficiency in Excel and experience with the industry's most common cost or project tools
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing in Swedish
• Swedish citizenship

You are structured, curious, and like it when numbers, planning, and reality actually come together. You thrive in an environment where security is important and where collaboration takes precedence over prestige. Your personal qualities are very important to us, and we will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

What do we offer you?

Together with approximately 1500 colleagues at the Fortifications Agency around the country, you work with a unique property portfolio to strengthen total defense in Sweden. We are proud of the socially important mission we have, where by owning, developing, and managing properties for total defense, we contribute to a safe and free Sweden. Our tasks are varied, exciting, and challenging, and require competence. We work based on the core of the state's values, and we strive for gender balance. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us.

Here you get good opportunities for competence development, and we work to ensure you can have a good balance between work and leisure.

About the employment

The position is a permanent employment and may start with a probationary period. As a permanent employee, you will be war-placed. The location is Gothenburg. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences.

Send your application with CV and cover letter no later than August 16, 2026. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the data protection regulation. Your application is a public document and is therefore public according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data: contact the current recruitment specialist so you can get help submitting your application. The questions you will answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. We may use tests in the recruitment process.

Questions about the position

Welcome to contact recruiting manager Anders Lindberg 010-44 44 155 or recruitment specialist Oliver Ljungman 010-44 45 806. It is also fine to contact our union representatives: Eric Bergman, Ledarna, Tommy Eriksson, SEKO, Karin Alm, SACO, reachable via our switchboard, phone 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.

Since the advertisement is running during current vacation periods, we would like to inform you that the selection process will begin only after the application deadline has passed on August 16.

After that, we plan to start interviews from week 35. We thank you for your patience and look forward to receiving your applications.