Unit Manager Streets/Parks - Join and Develop Borgholm Municipality
As unit manager for streets/parks, you are responsible for the municipality's activities within streets and parks. Streets/Parks is responsible for maintenance, operation and upkeep of public spaces within the municipality, including streets, pedestrian and bicycle paths, parks and green areas, playgrounds and recreation areas in the municipality's town centers. The operation also handles matters related to public space permits, excavation permits, parking permits, traffic regulations, traffic safety, parking regulation and parking enforcement. The unit contributes expertise in the urban development process, from early planning stages to project implementation and completion. The assignment also includes construction work such as new construction and renovation of streets, green areas and water and sewage lines. Borgholm Municipality is an organization in development and the unit manager's area of responsibility may change over time. In the longer term, the assignment may also include the municipality's port operations. Are you ready to become part of an employer that sees possibilities in its employees and wants to create conditions for development and responsibility? Do you want to work on an island with unique environments and a fantastic world heritage site? Then Borgholm Municipality could be the right workplace for you. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS As unit manager, you have overall responsibility for leading, developing and monitoring the streets/parks operation based on politically established goals, governing documents and financial frameworks. You report to the Technical Manager and are part of the operational area's management group. Collaboration with other departments of the municipality is an important part of your work. You have full responsibility for finances, personnel and operations and lead an operation with approximately 15 employees. In the role, you are responsible for creating structure, clarity and good conditions for employees as well as ensuring that the operation is conducted efficiently and with good quality. The unit's assignment includes, among other things, project management, project planning, procurement and contract management. You are responsible for planning and monitoring operations and investment budgets as well as for implementing municipal development and construction projects, such as expansion and renovation of streets, water and sewage lines, parks and other municipal infrastructure. The role involves close collaboration with other parts of the municipality and you will be an important expertise in the municipality's urban development process. You also have contacts with contractors, authorities, residents and other external stakeholders. The assignment requires that you can combine a strategic and long-term perspective with the ability to handle operational and operational issues. We offer: • Generous wellness allowance • Vacation exchange that converts vacation day supplements into more vacation days • Short decision paths and engaged employees, municipal management and politicians • A broad and varied management assignment with great opportunities to influence and develop the operation Become part of Borgholm Municipality! QUALIFICATIONS Mandatory requirements: To be considered for the position, you should have: • higher education within, for example, urban development, roads and water, land/construction, engineering or other area that the employer considers relevant, alternatively other education combined with work experience that the employer considers equivalent • documented experience of leading employees with personnel, working environment and operational responsibility • experience from one or more areas relevant to the assignment, such as streets, parks, land and construction, infrastructure, technical operations or urban development • good ability to express yourself in Swedish orally and in writing • B driver's license Meritorious: It is meritorious if you have: • experience working in a politically governed organization • experience in technical operations within the municipal sector • experience in project management within land, construction, infrastructure or urban development • experience in public procurement, contracts and agreements • experience working with operations and investment budgets • experience with development or urban development projects • experience in port operations Leadership and personal qualities: To succeed in the role, you need to be a confident and clear leader who creates engagement, participation and responsibility. You have the ability to motivate and develop employees while being able to make decisions and drive the operation forward. You work in a structured manner and have good ability to plan, prioritize and follow up. Since the assignment spans both strategic and operational issues, you need to be able to see the whole picture while having an understanding of the operation's practical conditions. The role involves many contact points and therefore you need to have good communicative and collaborative skills. You build trustful relationships and can communicate in a clear and professional manner with both employees and colleagues as well as politicians, authorities, contractors and citizens. We place great importance on personal suitability! Salary form: Monthly salary. Type of employment: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date according to agreement. Working hours: Daytime. We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds. We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality assure the recruitment process. All your information is saved in your CV account and you can easily log in and update your information whenever you want. Therefore, fill in your information as carefully as possible to give a fair picture of yourself. The information is processed and stored according to the personal data regulation. NOTE: DO NOT send your application via email or mail. In preparation for the recruitment work, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact with media sales representatives, recruitment sites and similar.
- Město
- Borgholm
- GPS
- 56.8825938, 16.6551692
- Publikováno
- 19. 8. 2026
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