Operations Manager for Planning and Regulatory Affairs, Ale Municipality

Ale kommun · Full-time

Ale torg 7, Nödinge, Sweden

We are looking for you who want to help shape the Ale of tomorrow. With us, you will deliver service and services of the highest quality to the residents of Ale. Together, 2,500 employees create an Ale—a municipality focused on its residents and their needs. Become one of us! About the Workplace The Municipal Development Board is responsible for the municipality's overall land and housing policy, supervision of environmental and health protection, climate and energy issues, traffic and infrastructure, as well as water, sewage and waste management. The Municipal Development Administration comprises approximately 100 employees and is divided into two main areas - Planning & Regulatory Affairs and Technical Services. In addition, there is a Staff unit responsible for strategic planning, geotechnics, ecology, GIS and more. The Planning & Regulatory Affairs business area includes detailed planning/land & development, environmental and health protection, and building permits. Most of the administration's employees work from offices located in central Nödinge. Job Responsibilities As Operations Manager, you have a great mandate and the privilege of leading skilled managers and employees within the units of Planning/Development, Environment, and Building. Your unit managers are part of the business area's management team, and the units have both common and specific goals to work towards. You are expected to lead the operations with a focus on quality in service and regulatory authority, and to ensure that your operations are professional and accessible to residents, visitors and businesses. You are part of the Municipal Development Administration's management team where the emphasis is on strategic governance and leadership where you are expected to contribute with a focus on the bigger picture. The administration is in a phase of changes and improvement work and you have the opportunity to actively contribute to developing the municipal development process in its various aspects. As a manager, you also have personnel and working environment responsibility as well as overall budget responsibility, and you work for a long-term sustainable economy where the operations' resources are used in a responsible and efficient manner. In the role, you lead and develop the operations within your area of responsibility with a focus on quality, results and future development. You monitor the achievement of the operations' goals and create conditions for responsibilities and authorities to be utilized in the best way. Through close collaboration with residents, employees and other stakeholders, you contribute to building trust and good relationships. Qualifications The role requires an academic degree, at least a bachelor's degree, with a focus on the business area that the employer deems relevant. You have at least five years of professional experience as a manager and experience managing managers. Furthermore, you have good knowledge of the municipal development process. It is an advantage if you have completed a leadership development program and have experience as a manager within organizations or companies active in the municipal development process. We also view favorably experience in regulatory authority and work in a politically governed organization. Experience in business development and change management is also an advantage. A driver's license (class B) is required. As a person, you are confident and mature in your professional role, with a strong focus on the operations' mandate, goals and results. You have good collaboration skills, an analytical approach and the ability to create engagement, participation and clear direction for the operations. Your leadership is characterized by clarity, courage and trust. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. Other Information We offer a permanent full-time position with appointment according to agreement. In your application, we ask you to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment. This is to ensure as fair and objective a recruitment process as possible. Occupational psychological tests are used in this recruitment process. Our values are based on the fact that together we take responsibility and build trust. We care about our employees in Ale feeling good and offer, where possible, flexible working hours, wellness allowance and favorable collective agreements. Want to know more about what it's like to work in Ale Municipality? Read more here: https://ale.se/om-kommunen/jobba-i-ale-kommun.html Together we create opportunities, here there is a place for everyone and we are close to each other. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the recruitment manager for handling of your application. To facilitate our recruitment work, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades for the position you are applying for and, if called for an interview, have the ability to present a valid ID document. We can only accept applications via Varbi. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and view diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. Want to know more about what it's like to work in Ale Municipality? Read more here: Work in Ale Municipality | Ale Municipality In preparation for the recruitment work, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact from media sellers, recruitment sites and similar. We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality assure the recruitment work. All your information is saved in your CV account and you can easily log in and update your information whenever you wish. Therefore, fill in your information as carefully as possible to give an accurate picture of yourself. Your personal data is processed in Varbi during the recruitment process and to the extent necessary to comply with legislation. The application is deleted 24 months after the recruitment is completed. If you have a Varbi account, you can use the editing of your profile to delete, upload and edit information. Otherwise, contact Ale Municipality. We wish to inform you that your application is a public document according to the principle of public access.