Park Lands Manager

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Vollzeit

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Schweden

Description At the City Environment Administration, approximately 1,000 people work with comprehensive responsibility for Gothenburg's public spaces and overall accessibility. The Administration manages places that Gothenburg residents use and visit every day. As one of the city's four urban development administrations that, collectively, work on the city's sustainability. Stay updated by following the City Environment Administration on LinkedIn and Snapchat. The Outdoor Environments and City Life Department is responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing the city's green and public spaces, such as forests, trees, nature, lakes, and watercourses, as well as parks, swimming areas, playgrounds, splash pads, outdoor facilities, public art, and a zoo. The Department also works with place development, for example summer streets and summer and winter squares, and is responsible for permits for public space use, market trading, and other usage rights agreements. Additionally, the Department handles traffic coordination for major events, unauthorized use of city land, and collaboration in safety and place development work. Work Tasks As a manager, you will work with managing and developing the city's parks and green spaces within your geographical responsibility area, which is Northeast. You are also responsible for developing strategic plans and documents for how the green outdoor spaces and facilities should be managed and developed over time in accordance with the city's goals and guidelines. You set quality levels for operations, plan for maintenance, and participate in the Administration's work with investments. As a manager of land and facilities, you represent the city in various forums and issues. This involves collaborating with associations and citizens and responding to inquiries and feedback about our facilities. The work includes responding to consultations and participating in internal and external working groups that relate to your geographical management area or park issues in general. You will, among other things: Lead and contribute to work with strategic plans and documents for the management and development of green outdoor spaces and associated facilities. Set quality levels for operations and plan for maintenance and investments. Represent the city in various forums and contexts. Collaborate with associations and citizens and respond to inquiries, feedback, and consultations. Participate in internal and external working groups that relate to your geographical management area or park issues in general. Qualifications Your Profile We are looking for someone with experience in managing and developing green spaces, park environments, or similar. You have a strategic approach and the ability to drive matters forward within your management area. The role requires you to see the bigger picture, create structure, and collaborate with different stakeholders. We are looking for someone who has: A Master's degree in landscape architecture or other education/experience that the employer deems equivalent. 2–5 years of experience in similar assignments that the employer deems equivalent. Experience with management and development of green spaces, park environments, or similar. B-level driver's license. It is advantageous if you have: Experience working within public administration. As a person, you take responsibility and drive work forward independently. You are flexible and adapt easily when circumstances change. You are development-oriented and see opportunities for improvement, while maintaining the ability to see the bigger picture. The role involves many contact points, and therefore you are responsive and committed to creating good collaborations. Terms Our workplace focuses on development, collaboration, and diversity and offers, among other things, flexible working hours and other benefits to promote work-life balance. At Gothenburg City, we apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Read more at: Salary, compensation, and benefits - Gothenburg City Things to Consider When Applying In accordance with the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we ask you to omit sensitive personal information in your application, and we only accept applications through the job posting. Read more about how the City Environment Administration handles your personal information at: How the City Environment Administration processes personal information - Gothenburg City If you become a final candidate, you will need to: Provide a valid passport or national ID card. Hold a valid B-level driver's license. Be able to verify your qualifications through, for example, certificates or references.