Vacant job

The Swedish Fortification Administration is in an expansion phase with several new initiatives and projects. Our clients have a growing need for practical solutions, faster deliveries, and high quality in execution. Therefore, we are now looking for several experienced project managers who want to contribute to the development of future facilities and strengthen Sweden's defense capability.

Your daily life as a Project Manager

The Project Department is responsible for the Swedish Fortification Administration's building and infrastructure investments. The department consists of staff and support units as well as several operational units and currently has approximately 140 employees, of whom about 90 are project managers. The department is growing continuously in line with our clients' needs.

The current unit is responsible for projects in the Mid Sweden region. Our operations are located in several places within the region, and the workplace is in Stockholm. Currently, we are located in temporary premises in central Stockholm.

Our core values are the starting point for our collaboration with each other, our clients, and partners. We work according to the government's core values and strive for a workplace with equal rights and opportunities for all.

As a construction project manager, you lead complex building and infrastructure projects from early stages to completed facilities. You are responsible for translating goals and needs into concrete project plans and ensuring that projects are carried out with the right quality, within given time and cost frameworks.

Responsibilities

As a project manager, you independently lead investment projects in construction and infrastructure. The projects are complex and consist of both renovation and new construction, underground and/or above ground.

The role includes:

• Leading and coordinating building and infrastructure projects from early stages to completed facilities
• Being responsible for the project's time, cost, quality, environment, and function
• Participating in the procurement of consultants and contractors
• Being responsible for customer and authority contacts and acting as the client representative
• Coordinating various stakeholders and ensuring progress in projects
• Contributing to the development of working methods and processes within the project operations

Travel within the Mid Sweden region occurs in the role.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in independently leading investment projects in the construction and property industry
• University or college degree in rock engineering, energy technology, civil engineering, building technology, road and water, or equivalent. Alternatively, other education considered equivalent at the university level.
• Experience of responsibility for time, cost, quality, environment, and function
• Experience from municipalities, authorities, construction companies, consultants, or contractors
• Knowledge of cost assessment and bid calculation
• Knowledge of contract law as well as LOU (Public Procurement Act) and/or LUF (Public Procurement for Defense)
• Leadership experience
• Good administrative IT skills
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, spoken and written
• High security awareness
• Category B driver's license

Meritorious

• Fortification education or knowledge in fortification technology
• Knowledge of security protection
• Experience of work within defense, total defense, or defense authorities
• Experience of fortification and physical protection of buildings and facilities
• Experience as project manager/technical responsible in projects focusing on rock engineering

Your personal qualities are very important to us, and we will place great emphasis on personal suitability. We are looking for you who have a high security awareness.

To succeed in the role, you have good collaboration skills and work well together with various stakeholders. You are structured, plan and drive your work methodically, and meet deadlines while maintaining quality. You are solution-oriented and can handle complex challenges in an efficient manner. Furthermore, you are secure and stable, act professionally even under pressure, and create trust in your collaborations.

What do we offer you?

Together with approximately 1500 colleagues at the Swedish Fortification Administration across 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 with the basis of the government's core values and we strive for equal gender distribution. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us.

Here you get good opportunities for competence development, and we work to ensure that 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 placed on war footing. The location is Stockholm. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. Security investigation 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 no later than July 31, 2026. Your personal data will be processed according to 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 recruiting manager Jenny Evred 010-44 45 713 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, they can be reached via our switchboard, phone 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.

As the advertisement takes place during current holiday periods, we would like to inform you that the selection work will begin only after the application period has expired on July 31.

Thereafter, we plan to start interviews from week 34. We thank you for your patience and look forward to receiving your applications.