Land and Exploitation Manager

Are you a communicative manager who wants to develop Kristianstad by leading and motivating your employees to create the best possible conditions for sustainable community development? Do you value collaboration and easily create good relationships both within the organization and with external stakeholders such as developers, authorities, and residents? Then we have the perfect position for you! Welcome to apply! Your Role with Us As Land and Exploitation Manager, you are responsible for leading and developing the land and exploitation activities in the municipality. You play a crucial role in collaboration with other municipal departments, elected officials, government agencies, developers, and non-profit actors. You work strategically and operationally to promote sustainable community development and achieve planned infrastructure, housing, service, and commercial land expansion. You will have personnel, financial, work environment, and operational responsibility for 14 employees. The role also involves actively working on organizational development. As a unit manager, you will report to the department head and be part of the department's management team. Together with your employees, you will develop strategic work. An important part of this is building relationships and creating strong collaborations, both within and outside the municipal organization. Internally, this involves frequent dialogues with colleagues from other departments, and with stakeholders and interested parties such as developers and property owners, to create sustainable long-term agreements without compromising business principles. To meet Vision 2030, a present leadership style is required. A manager represents the municipality as an employer in all contexts. With municipal residents in focus, the leader guides, motivates, and develops employees to create added value for Kristianstad Municipality. Who Are We Looking For? You should have a university degree in urban planning, land surveying, or another equivalent education as assessed by the employer. We want you to have completed leadership training. It is meritorious if you have taken courses in property law and property economics within your educational framework or as individual courses. We want you to have extensive and broad experience working with land and exploitation issues, including planning processes, project implementation, and follow-up. You should have experience in contract writing, negotiation, and implementation issues. Experience in property law and property economics is required, as well as good insight into relevant legislation. We also want documented management experience, and experience managing in the public sector or urban development area is an advantage. We appreciate experience working with or in a politically governed organization. Of course, you handle IT tools as a natural part of your work. Very good communication skills in spoken and written Swedish are a prerequisite for the position. Being comfortable communicating in English is an advantage. You must have a B driver's license to easily travel around the municipality when needed. As a leader, you create conditions for your area of responsibility by understanding the relationship between the whole and its parts. This requires analytical ability to understand the consequences of different action alternatives. You are good at anchoring unit goals and can create qualitative communication through dialogue and feedback. As a manager, you think long-term and always represent Kristianstad Municipality. As part of the recruitment process, a security review will be conducted according to the Security Protection Act. [The rest of the document describes the department and municipality's offerings, which can be translated similarly if needed.]