Section Manager, Professional Transport Unit, Gothenburg

Transportstyrelsen · Full-time

Transportstyrelsen, Göteborg, Sweden

We make society work for people on the road, on rails, in the air, and at sea. That's why we need the best expertise. Our mission is important and makes a difference in everyday life – both for individuals and businesses. With us, we take responsibility, treat everyone well, and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future. About the job Goods and Bus Section 1 is located in Gothenburg and works with licensing and supervision of companies conducting goods and passenger transport. On the same unit is Goods and Bus Section 2, which shares work tasks with the section. The section is part of a unit with seven sections that work together to ensure that transport of goods and people is conducted safely, has good accessibility, and that there is fair competition in the market. You will be part of the unit's management team, where you are expected to contribute to the development of both your own operations, the unit's, and the department's activities in a positive way toward set goals. The rate of change is high within the professional transport field, and the various operations need to be continuously developed. Close cooperation with the other professional transport sections is important for creating a holistic perspective and for meeting expectations from stakeholders. Since the professional transport field is public, you will have some media contacts. The work requires travel within the country. The section has approximately 15 employees. Your leadership As a manager, you are responsible for the operations within your section and you work actively with personnel, budget, and work environment issues. You lead and create good conditions for employees in their work and represent the employer. As a manager at the Swedish Transport Agency, you actively participate in management team work where you contribute to the development of both your own operations and the Swedish Transport Agency in a positive way within the framework of our mission with citizens and business in focus. You will work with management and supervision of licensing and supervisory activities within goods and bus, in very close collaboration with the section manager of the unit's other section with the same responsibility area work with leadership and development of employees plan for the section's competence supply, recruit, and conduct systematic work environment work work with media contacts and industry dialogues work with operational development work with own assignments/projects plan and follow up the section's budget plan, follow up, and develop the assignment and work tasks that the section has. You must have relevant academic education experience leading development and change initiatives experience from work at a government authority current experience working in a leading role as a manager, project manager, or similar. It is an advantage if you also have current experience working as a manager with personnel, work environment, budget, and operational responsibility experience from the professional transport field experience working in a management team documented leadership training familiarity with handling media contacts. We want you to have good collaboration skills with colleagues and contribute your knowledge be change-oriented and focused on goals and solutions be driven and have a holistic perspective be strategic, structured, and analytical in your working approach be resourceful and enthusiastic have good decision-making ability be responsive, have good communication skills, and dare to engage in discussion for the benefit of operations have good networking skills, and create and maintain good relationships both within the Swedish Transport Agency and outside the authority have the ability to create engagement among employees have an open mind, curiosity, and willingness to develop and grow with the organization's changes. Great weight is placed on personal suitability. More information The position is permanent with a four-year management appointment, based in Gothenburg. The unit's other sections are located in Borlänge, Gothenburg, and Umeå, and the unit manager is based in Borlänge. The work is performed mainly at the workplace, but remote work can be a complement when deemed appropriate based on operational needs and the nature of work tasks. Appointment according to agreement. We normally apply a probationary period. Employment with us may involve placement in a security classification. A security clearance with record check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our work tasks in security classification, Swedish citizenship is required. For questions, you are welcome to contact Unit Manager Anna Westerlund, 010 – 495 55 67, [email protected]. ST, Tomas Fredlund and Saco-S, Ingela Svensson can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503. We do not want advertisers and staffing companies to contact us. Apply Apply via our website and attach a complete CV and a personal letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-7734. We need your application no later than September 25, 2026. If you have protected personal data, you should submit your application by mail; contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe the extent to which you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you advance in the employment process, you must always present education/degree certificates and service records proving the knowledge and experience relevant to the position. Welcome to become our new colleague! About the Swedish Transport Agency The Swedish Transport Agency works to achieve good accessibility, high quality, safe and environmentally adapted transport within rail, aviation, maritime, and road. We develop regulations, issue permits, and follow up on how they are complied with. Using our registers, we work with fees, permits, and ownership transfers, among other things. Read more about the Swedish Transport Agency