Unit Manager | Parks Operations | Östersunds Municipality

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Hyggessvägen 15 , Östersund, Švédsko

Would you like to lead and develop our green spaces and contribute to an attractive, safe, and sustainable municipality year-round? We are now seeking an engaged and development-oriented unit manager for Parks Operations within Östersunds Municipality. We offer a unique opportunity to lead and develop community-critical operations in the heart of Jämtland. Your Role As unit manager for Parks Operations, you are responsible for leading, developing, and overseeing operations that maintain the municipality's parks, green areas, playgrounds, and green spaces. During the winter season, we also manage maintenance and winter road care for pedestrian and bicycle paths, as well as ice rinks. You lead a team of approximately 20 employees, including support functions, and are responsible for operations, personnel, work environment, and budget. Through close and trusting leadership, you create the conditions for engagement, collaboration, and strong results while ensuring efficient and quality operations. The role combines operational presence with strategic development work. You are expected to be visible in operations, lead and follow up on daily work, and drive long-term improvements in operations, work methods, and resource utilization. The role also includes collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders. You report to the sector manager and are part of the Gata Park sector leadership team. There you actively contribute to both the sector's and municipality's overall development. The unit is part of the Gata Park sector, where approximately 100 employees work together to create safe, accessible, and well-maintained public environments. Your office is located at the Technical Administration, but a natural part of the role is being present in operations. The entire municipality is your work area. Your Profile You have relevant university education or other education combined with experience that the employer considers equivalent. As a leader, you are confident, trustworthy, and engaged, with experience leading and developing people, teams, and operations. You are motivated by creating engagement, collaboration, and results together with others. Experience from park operations, grounds maintenance, operations, technical activities, or similar areas is a merit, but not a requirement. We value that you understand how practical work, planning, and resource management work together to create well-functioning and sustainable outdoor environments. You also have good digital skills and use digital tools as a natural support for planning, follow-up, communication, and operational development. Experience from municipal operations or other politically governed organizations is a merit. We would like to see that you understand the interplay between politics, operations, and citizen benefit, as well as the ability to translate goals and decisions into practical action. The role requires a driver's license (category B) and good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. What We Offer As a manager in Östersunds Municipality, you take on a central role in leading and developing operations, creating results, and making a real difference in people's everyday lives. You become part of an organization characterized by engagement, collaboration, and sustainable leadership, where you have good opportunities for professional development, management support, and attractive employment terms. For someone who wants to develop both people and operations, this is an opportunity to take the next step in your leadership career and contribute to the ambition of creating a better Östersund every day. We offer benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation flexibility, wellness benefits, or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you have access to independent pension advice and a range of discounts and offers. You can read more about our benefits on our website. The employment is permanent, full-time with annual working hours and start date by agreement. The position is at the Technical Administration, Hyggesvägen 15 in Östersund, with the possibility of hybrid work. Curious and Want to Learn More? The recruitment is conducted in collaboration between Östersunds Municipality and Jefferson Wells, ManpowerGroup. If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact recruitment consultant Anna Edén at [email protected]. During the vacation period, feedback and response times may be longer than usual. Labor union representatives can be reached via Östersunds Municipality's customer center at 063-14 30 00. Welcome to submit your application by July 20. Selection is ongoing and interviews will begin after the final application deadline. We look forward to your application! About Us Östersund combines city life with proximity to mountains, lakes, and nature. Here you have the opportunity to develop both operations and people while working in a municipality with strong confidence in the future and high ambitions. Technical Administration is one of the municipality's seven administrations. The administration is divided into five sectors with a total of 27 units. We consist of approximately 710 employees. Our mission is to meet citizens' and core operations' needs for infrastructure, technical services, and support. We do this with a focus on the municipality's core values: Care, Engagement, and Development.