Operations Manager - Northern Svealand

Svevia AB (publ) · Vollzeit

Almungevägen 35, Uppsala, Schweden

Building and maintaining roads and infrastructure is significant. Contributing to community development is even more significant. With us, you get to do both. We are now seeking an Operations Manager within our operations and maintenance activities for the Northern Svealand operations area. At Svevia, we combine the camaraderie and teamwork of a small company with the stability of a large corporation. Here you have the opportunity to develop as a road specialist—with commitment, collaboration, and responsibility. Your Assignment as Operations Manager As Operations Manager for Northern Svealand, you hold overall responsibility for the operations area, which consists exclusively of base maintenance contracts. You lead the operations through contractors and site managers, and are responsible for creating conditions for safe, well-functioning, and profitable operations. A central part of the assignment is to continue developing the area's profitability and create long-term sustainable results. You drive work to further develop work methods, strengthen structures, and ensure clear monitoring of the operations' goals, finances, and performance to create the best possible conditions for continued success. An important part of the assignment is to develop leadership within the operations area and create good conditions for site managers to succeed in their assignments. Through coaching, experience sharing, and close leadership, you contribute to strengthening both individuals, teams, and operations over time. You are expected to be close to the operations and have a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist in the contracts. At the same time, it is important that you lead through your managers and create conditions for them to take responsibility for daily operations. Some of your main areas of responsibility: Responsible for operations results, profitability, and long-term development. Further develop work methods, structure, and monitoring to strengthen operations results over time. Lead, develop, and follow up on contractors and site managers. Create conditions for development and engagement in the organization. Ensure that operations are conducted with high quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. Drive improvement efforts and strengthen the area's competitiveness over time. Participate in market and bid work when required by the operations. Contribute actively to regional development as a member of the region's management group. The role involves travel within Northern Svealand and placement is arranged by agreement within the area. Who Are You? We are looking for a clear leader with the ability to create structure, drive development, and build strong teams. You are business-minded and results-oriented with the ability to create clarity around goals, expectations, and follow-up. You are confident in your leadership and have the ability to make decisions that create long-term results for operations. You thrive in a role where you can combine strategic leadership with presence in operations and have a genuine interest in developing both people and organizations. For you, leadership is about creating the right conditions, building engagement, and helping others succeed while ensuring that operations deliver according to set goals. To succeed in the role, we see that you have: Experience from operations and maintenance activities. Experience from base maintenance contracts. Experience in management roles with personnel, operations, and results responsibility. Experience in leading and developing other managers or leaders. Good understanding of business, finances, profitability, and risk management. Experience with budget, forecast, and results monitoring. Very good knowledge of Swedish, spoken and written. B-driver's license. It is an asset if you have: Experience in an operations manager role, production manager role, or equivalent. Experience in change and improvement work in larger organizations. Experience in operations development with focus on profitability, structure, and monitoring. Part of Something Larger Svevia is today Sweden's largest operations contractor. Within operations and maintenance, we handle, among other things, summer and winter road maintenance for half of the state's road network. And many municipalities, private companies, and road associations hire us to take care of their roads and outdoor environments. With us, you contribute to a larger whole. We plow for families heading to the mountains. We ensure that the business world's goods transportation reaches its destination and make sure that streets, squares, and parks are clean and neat. We also protect lives on the road through our traffic management offerings. Why Svevia? Based on Svevia's strategies, goals, and values, you get the conditions required to make a difference and contribute to the company's development. Decision-making paths are short, it is easy to influence and make your voice heard. And with us, leadership is in focus, which means you continually get the opportunity to develop in your role. We strive to be a workplace for everyone. That you lead through your employees is something we take for granted. It is as a team that we create success. It is how we do business and generate results. It is how we make cities and countryside function. Do you want to share the road with us? Application and Information You apply easily by submitting your CV and answering a few selection questions. Our recruitment process is based on a competence-based approach; it is a prerequisite for quality-assured, inclusive, and unbiased recruitment. Therefore, we do not want a cover letter. Submit your application as soon as possible and no later than September 27. Selection is made after the final application deadline. If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Andreas Jonsson at [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner Alexandra Zätterlöf Bohlin at [email protected]. We have made a decision regarding advertising, which means we do not welcome sales calls for additional questions regarding advertising, recruitment, or staffing.