About this role
Do You Want to Lead People and Projects That Make Daily Life Work for Thousands of Residents?
As Unit Manager for Streets and Roads in the Northern Work Area, you will have a broad and varied role that combines leadership, planning, and practical presence in the field. Here, you will have the freedom to plan, make independent decisions, and see concrete results – from initial idea to completed road, park, or facility.
YOUR ROLE
As unit manager, you are responsible for operations, maintenance, and development of streets, roads, water and sewage networks, parks, playgrounds, and other infrastructure in Kåge, Byske, Jörn, and Boliden. This involves both planning of municipal construction and infrastructure projects and ensuring that daily maintenance work is completed.
You will lead a team of seven construction workers and one park worker, serving as both manager and team leader. This means sometimes providing practical instructions in the field, but also working long-term on planning, economics, personnel, and development. A significant part of the assignment involves managing individual roads – work that requires flexibility, driving, and the ability to find the right solution even when working alone.
The role is varied, with approximately half the time spent in the office and half in the field. You will maintain close dialogue with employees, residents, contractors, and other departments. The position also includes on-call duty during the winter half-year, where you are responsible for ensuring operations function outside regular working hours.
YOUR COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE
For this role, you need education in civil engineering or equivalent practical experience in the infrastructure sector. You are skilled at communicating both verbally and in writing in Swedish and have experience working with economics, follow-up, and various operational systems. Good IT skills are therefore a natural part of your toolkit. Since the position involves significant driving, you need a B driver's license for manual transmission. Additional qualifications such as Bas P/U or Road Work certification are considered meritorious.
Management experience with responsibility for personnel, operations, and economics is advantageous. You need not arrive as a fully formed leader, but we value experience that allows you to confidently combine team leadership with an engaged management style. Insight into working within a politically governed organization is a strength – which you may have gained through collaboration with authorities, contractors, or other public actors.
Your analytical ability allows you to balance different needs and clearly explain priorities. As a person, you are solution-oriented, clear, and confident in your decisions. You thrive in interpersonal interactions and can build good relationships with employees, residents, and partners. Above all, you enjoy combining leadership with practical engagement and seeing concrete results of collective efforts.
YOUR NEW WORKPLACE
You will become part of the operations and maintenance unit within the Streets and Parks division, which is part of the Urban Development administration. Here, approximately 60 people manage the municipality's streets, roads, parks, playgrounds, water and sewage networks, and public squares – often in close collaboration with other units and contractors.
In the Northern Work Area, there is a small but tight-knit team that appreciates freedom, variation, and the satisfaction of seeing the results of their work. Together, you contribute to making daily life function for both residents and operations in Skellefteå Municipality – year-round.
GOOD TO KNOW
We recruit based on competence, focusing on your experience, knowledge, and potential. Work psychology tests may be part of the selection process to ensure a fair and objective assessment. Instead of a cover letter, you will answer some selection questions and attach an updated CV.
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