Unit Manager Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant for Lidköping Environment and Technology

Capus AB · Vollzeit

Lidköping, Schweden

Welcome to Lidköping Environment and Technology You are seeking new challenges and meaningful work that makes a difference for people and society. We are looking for people like you, full of commitment, curiosity and energy. To live and thrive, we need infrastructure and conditions for a functioning society. We are the municipally-owned company that provides Lidköping Municipality with what can be called the invisible infrastructure. It involves water and wastewater, broadband and electrical grids, but also waste management. The electrical grid is operated by the subsidiary Lidköping Elnät AB. Our 120 employees have high expertise in everything from technology, operations and safety to economics and environment. Our mission plays a significant role in the municipality's work to shape a sustainable society and to offer good service to citizens. We hope you want to be part of the journey to shape that society and offer that service to our customers in Lidköping – we warmly welcome your application to Lidköping Environment and Technology! The Water and Wastewater business area consists of approximately 45 employees and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the municipality's water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, pressure booster stations, reservoirs and pipe networks, as well as expansion of the water and wastewater infrastructure. The business has approximately 7,000 customers and plays an important role in Lidköping's development and work towards a sustainable society. In the coming years, the business will face an exciting development phase with expansion of the pipe network and construction of the new modern wastewater treatment plant Ängens ARV. This investment is an important part of Lidköping's continued development, with a focus on sustainable wastewater treatment, innovation and improved water quality. The Role of Unit Manager – Both Strategic and Operational We are looking for a unit manager who wants to lead and develop our water and wastewater operations. The unit is responsible for the operation and maintenance of our water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations and water towers, as well as for meter replacements at our customers' facilities. Going forward, the organization may develop so that strategic functions and project implementation at the facilities are also brought within the unit. As unit manager, you have overall responsibility for the operation of our water and wastewater facilities, excluding the pipe network. You lead and develop the business and ensure efficient and sustainable operations in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The unit currently consists of two operations managers and ten operations and meter technicians. Within the business area there are also support functions in the form of environmental engineers, process engineer, control and regulation engineer, project manager, operations and project support, and safety coordinator. Your Main Responsibilities The role combines responsibility for daily operations with a long-term perspective on business development. The role includes: Planning and leading the operation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities, initiating modernization measures and ensuring required meter replacements at our customers' premises. Having personnel responsibility and developing your employees, both as a group and as individuals. Together with your team, ensuring high-quality and sustainable access to clean water and safe operation of the facilities around the clock, year-round. Responsibility for budgets, monitoring and resource planning in both the short and long term. Ensuring that applicable permit and environmental requirements as well as occupational health and safety requirements are met. Developing routines and processes and ensuring a strategic plan for future reinvestment in the facilities. Collaborating with other parts of the business, adjacent technical areas and departments, as well as external parties in development projects. Participating in the Water and Wastewater management group. What We Are Looking For We are looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with experience leading people and technical operations. You thrive in a role where you need to manage both daily operations and more long-term issues and want to contribute to sustainable societal development. We are looking for someone who has: Relevant academic degree in engineering, water and wastewater or similar field, or alternatively experience that we consider equivalent. Experience with operation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities, preferably from municipal water and wastewater operations, or alternatively experience from process industry. Several years of experience in personnel management and leading technical operations teams. Driver's license category B. Good understanding of occupational health, safety, environmental and procurement requirements. Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing and good documentation skills. To succeed in the role, we see that you have good collaboration skills and enjoy working with others to achieve common goals. You are relationship-building and have a knack for establishing trusting relationships, both within the organization and with external parties. In your approach to work, you are solution-oriented and able to handle challenges in a constructive manner and find ways forward. At the same time, you are structured, able to prioritize and plan your work and create clarity and order even when you need to handle multiple issues in parallel. We Need More People – You Are Warmly Welcome to Apply What we do is important to many people in many ways, around the clock, all year round. We hope you want to be part of the journey to shape that society and offer that service to our customers in Lidköping. In this recruitment process, we work with Capus. For further information about the position, contact Linn Strandh at 079-559 10 01 or [email protected]. We warmly welcome your application no later than 2026-09-30. Wondering what there is to do and see when you're not working for us at Lidköping Municipality? Visit www.livetiskaraborg.se and discover all the possibilities of Skaraborg! Other Information Since the Water and Wastewater business area within Lidköping Environment and Technology AB is a societally critical operation, this position may be security classified. Background checks may therefore occur in the recruitment process. More information about the process will be provided when relevant. The position also means that you will be assigned to civil defense duty in your function.