Description:
Habo Municipality is located in southern Vätterbygden – in the heart of one of Sweden's strongest growth regions. Here, the close-knit meets the forward-thinking: a safe and vibrant community with strong cohesion, high quality of life, and proximity to both nature and city. At the same time, Jönköping is within convenient reach. Habo is also a municipality with historically strong population development – something that places demands on sustainable and long-term planning and implementation of the municipality's infrastructure and public environments. We are now recruiting a Unit Manager Streets and Parks for Habo Municipality! The unit is part of the Technical Department, which consists of six units: property, planning and development, food services, building permits, streets/parks, and water/sewerage. The Technical Department plays an important role in the municipality's daily operations and long-term development, with responsibility for functions and environments that affect people's daily lives and the municipality's future development. As unit manager for Streets and Parks, you will have the opportunity to lead, develop, and coordinate a well-functioning operation with engaged employees, stable finances, and clear future ambitions. You are responsible for the municipality's streets, parks and green areas, playgrounds, street lighting, and forest management – areas that are of great importance for residents' daily lives and the municipality's attractiveness. You will lead approximately 20 employees and are responsible for operations, personnel, and finances. The role involves a combination of strategic development work and present leadership where you drive issues from idea to implementation. You will become an important part of the Technical Department and work closely with colleagues, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders to create safe, sustainable, and attractive environments for Habo's residents. With us, you have the opportunity to work in a municipality where decision-making channels are short, commitment is high, and where you can see the results of your work up close. You get an important role in the development of a growing municipality and the opportunity to influence what Habo's future will look like. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS Your assignment The assignment gives you the opportunity to build on a well-functioning unit while driving development forward in areas such as infrastructure, maintenance, procurement, and long-term planning. The role suits you if you enjoy combining present leadership with development issues within contracting, construction, and public environments. You are part of the technical department's management group together with other unit managers and report directly to the department manager. The assignment includes, among other things: · Leadership and development of employees and operations · Project management within streets, parks, and construction areas · Ownership, contaminated sites · Planning, design, and procurement of contracts and construction work · Budget, financial monitoring, and long-term planning · Development of maintenance plans · Contact with authorities, contractors, and other external parties The assignment also includes close cooperation with other units within the technical department, especially on issues concerning the development of the municipality's public environments and infrastructure. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone with relevant technical background and experience from the area of operations. You may have worked in the public sector, on the contracting side, or in the private sector, and you understand how projects and operations are driven from planning to implementation and enjoy a role where leadership, development, and community building meet. For this role, we would like you to have: · Relevant higher education in, for example, roads and water, community planning, construction, or other technical experience that the employer considers equivalent · Experience from the area of operations, for example, in streets, parks, construction, asphalt, contracting, or infrastructure · Experience leading others or driving projects, work groups, or contracts with good results · Experience in planning, procurement, implementation, and follow-up within contracting or construction-related operations · Understanding of financial management, budgeting, and follow-up · Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations · Ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing · Class B driver's license It is meritorious if you have experience from public sector operations, but it is not a requirement. As a leader, you are confident, clear, and collaboration-oriented. You have good people skills, build trust in your relationships, and have the ability to help others grow, take responsibility, and work toward common goals. We believe you combine a development-oriented approach with the ability to create structure, stability, and momentum. Type of employment: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: November 1, 2026. In the recruitment process, Habo Municipality collaborates with Solum Search. For questions about the process or confidential expression of interest, you are warmly welcome to contact chief recruiter Ylva Dahl at Solum Search, mobile 0730263834, e-mail [email protected]. Application is made via Solum Search We look forward to receiving your application now and no later than August 16, 2026 Other information In Habo Municipality, you get an assignment where you can make a real difference in an organization characterized by closeness, responsibility, and willingness to develop. Here you operate in a municipality with faith in the future, good conditions, and a clear focus on sustainable growth. As a unit manager, you become an important part of the municipality's continued development. Together with competent colleagues, you have the opportunity to contribute to the management group and help shape solutions that are noticeable in people's everyday lives – from functioning infrastructure to well-maintained and attractive outdoor environments. With us, you have the opportunity to influence, develop, and contribute your expertise in a context where cooperation is valued and where ideas can be turned into reality. We offer a meaningful assignment in a municipality where development happens close to the operations and close to those we exist to serve. Read more about our benefits at habokommun.se/formaner. Application is made via Solum SearchHabo Municipality is located in southern Vätterbygden – in the heart of one of Sweden's strongest growth regions. Here, the close-knit meets the forward-thinking: a safe and vibrant community with strong cohesion, high quality of life, and proximity to both nature and city. At the same time, Jönköping is within convenient reach. Habo is also a municipality with historically strong population development – something that places demands on sustainable and long-term planning and implementation of the municipality's infrastructure and public environments. We are now recruiting a Unit Manager…
Overview
- Type
- job
- Status
- active
- Visibility
- public
- City
- Habo
- Address
- Box 212
- GPS
- 57.9080333, 14.0748525
- Phone
- Views
- 10
- Published
- 20. 7. 2026
- Edited
- 5. 8. 2026