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Fortifications Authority is looking for an Operations Technician in Boden

We are looking for you who want to work with properties at an exciting workplace and contribute to a robust society and a safer world. Do you have experience in operations and maintenance work within real estate or similar? Do you want a new challenge and to work in a business with a unique property portfolio? Then we are looking for you.

Welcome to read more and apply for the position.

The Fortifications Authority is one of Sweden's largest property owners and experts in fortification, i.e., protection and facility technology. Our main task is to contribute to increased defense capability for a secure and free Sweden.

Your daily life as an operations technician – strengthening Sweden's total defense

We are an engaged and cohesive team consisting of 13 operations technicians and an operations manager who together are responsible for the property portfolio in the Boden garrison. Our assignment covers operation, supervision, maintenance, and upkeep of the properties within the district. Now we are looking for an operations technician who wants to become part of the team and contribute to our important work.

Here you will find a complete infrastructure with its own low-voltage network as well as heating, water, and sewage networks. The position involves various operational assignments within the district with technical installations such as electricity, heating, fire alarms, ventilation, cooling, and water/sewage.

Initially, your work will focus on media monitoring. You will perform media meter replacements, cable pulling, and configuration in our overarching system. You will have the responsibility as media coordinator within the operations district, which means you administer and follow up on media consumption in the media and energy module in our business system Faciliate. You will also have operational responsibility for your own property portfolio. Additional assignments and smaller construction and technical projects where you are expected to contribute also occur.

The position includes daily customer and supplier contacts, both independent and collaborative assignments, as well as administrative work in several IT support systems. On-call duty may be included in the employment.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have the following:

• Completed upper secondary education or university college degree with a focus on electricity/automation. Even if you have training as an operations technician with work experience in electricity/automation, it can be relevant for the position.
• Good administrative skills and good computer literacy in various IT support systems such as the Office package.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing and are a Swedish citizen.
• Driver's license, class B

The following is considered meritorious:

• Post-secondary education in electricity/automation
• Training in control and regulation technology
• Experience with overarching control systems EcoStruxure, TAC Vista, Kiona Web port
• Training or experience in ventilation/HVAC
• Experience with service and fault reporting.
• Experience with work involving supervision and maintenance of properties.

Your personal qualities are very important to us, and we place great emphasis on personal suitability. We are looking for you who are responsible, safety-conscious, and work in a structured manner, both practically and administratively. You are solution-oriented, stable, and secure, with the ability to handle changes with calm and focus. You are also creative and contribute new ideas.

Furthermore, you have good cooperation skills, are receptive in meetings with both colleagues and customers, and contribute to a positive team climate with a high quality focus. We value that you are unpretentious and share our interest in properties – welcome with your application.

What do we offer you?

Together with approximately 1400 colleagues at the Fortifications Authority 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 secure and free Sweden. Our tasks are varied, exciting, and challenging and require competence. We work based on the core values of the state and 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 mobilized for war duty. The location is Boden. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. Security screening 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.

Welcome to send in your application with CV and cover letter by August 9, 2026. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the data protection regulation. Your application is a public document and is as such a public record according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data: contact the current recruitment specialist so you will get help with 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 the recruiting manager Anna Alasalmi 010-44 44 229 or recruitment specialist Jessica Alarik 0704-440839. 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.

During the summer months, response times may be slightly longer than usual due to the vacation period. We are available for questions via phone until week 27 and again from week 32. We thank you for your understanding.

Interviews are planned to be conducted on August 11–12, with a possible second interview on August 17. We ask you to note these dates now.