Group Manager Environment

AFRY AB · plný úvazek

Örnsköldsvik, Švédsko

Company Description AFRY offers services in engineering, design, digitalization, and consulting. We are dedicated experts in industry, energy, and infrastructure, creating value for future generations. AFRY has Nordic roots with global reach. Our shared principles – Result driven, Client centric, Empowering, and Accountable – guide us in how we work, develop, and succeed together. Join us in accelerating the transition to a sustainable society. Job Description AFRY's environmental organization is currently national with offices from Malmö to Kiruna, and through close collaboration between different technical areas, we form a strong whole together. In Sweden, we currently have over 220 employees within the competency areas of Environment and Sustainability. Service Area Environment and Sustainability North in Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik, and Östersund currently consists of approximately 10 employees, distributed between offices in Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik, and Östersund, with specializations such as contaminated areas, permits and environmental impact assessments, and natural environment. The advertised role as Group Manager can be located in either Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik, or Östersund and reports to the Service Area Manager. You are offered a varied role with many contact points and client meetings, where you are responsible for your employees' individual development and working conditions. You contribute to work with strategy, profitability, market, quality, and competence and personnel development. You combine your management role with your own consulting work, for example as project manager or technical specialist. Work is primarily based from your location, but travel occurs. We are looking for someone who enjoys combining personnel responsibility with project work and who has an interest in teamwork, development, and skills enhancement. With us, you contribute to developing strong teams, driving business, building culture, and creating belonging, while participating in innovative and sustainable solutions in our assignments. We hope you will learn as much from us as we learn from you! Qualifications For this role, we see that you have at least eight years of experience in the environmental field, of which at least three years as an environmental consultant, and are well versed in issues related to our technical specializations: environmental permits, natural environment, and/or contaminated land. You also have good knowledge of Swedish environmental legislation. You hold an academic degree in environmental science with a natural science or technical focus. You have experience from consulting work and have worked as a project manager. You have previously demonstrated good leadership and have a natural ability to engage and motivate others. We value your social competence and your willingness to develop and be challenged – both technically and in business and leadership matters. You are business-driven, relationship-building, and it is an advantage if you have an established network in the industry. Sharing your knowledge with both clients and colleagues is something you see as self-evident. You speak Swedish and English fluently in both speech and writing. The role also requires a Class B driver's license. Want to develop with us? Welcome to submit your application. At AFRY, we live by our values Brave – Devoted – Team players, which also says a lot about who we are looking for! We place great importance on your personal qualities, as we value commitment, flexibility, and your ability to collaborate with others. Additional Information AFRY offers a workplace and team characterized by professionalism, business-like conduct, and work joy, where we challenge ourselves and each other. AFRY is ranked as one of Sweden's most popular employers. We know that employees who feel good, both physically and mentally, are a decisive success factor for sustainable workplaces and teams. Therefore, we focus on a safe work environment, strong team spirit, and balance between work and leisure. We want your day-to-day life to work and therefore advocate for high flexibility in how the workday is structured. Through our social activities Club AFRY, we strengthen a culture built on passion and teamwork. We offer various leisure activities with colleagues, both locally and nationally. Our work on diversity and equality is long-term and continuous. A broad mix of competencies, personalities, and backgrounds makes us stronger, more creative, and more successful – both on the market and as an employer. AFRY's vision is Making Future, and we hope you want to explore your potential future in our team. Welcome to submit your application by September 30, 2026. We recruit on an ongoing basis and may close recruitment earlier than the final application date. With your application, we request: Preferred work location (all our local offices are found on afry.com) CV A brief text about you and why you want to work with us Two references For all AFRY recruitments, an ID check, reference check, and education verification are always conducted as a basis. This recruitment is handled internally by us at AFRY, and we kindly ask that recruitment and staffing companies and job ad vendors do not contact us. Contact: Emma Graaf, [email protected], tel 072-2042629 Service Area Manager Environment North At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas meet, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions – that's how we create the future. We constantly seek qualified candidates who want to join our inclusive teams around the world. Be part of us and accelerate the green transition. At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas meet, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions – that's how we create the future. We constantly seek qualified candidates who want to join our inclusive teams around the world. Be part of us and accelerate the green transition.