Company Description

AFRY offers services in engineering, design, digitalization, and consulting. We are dedicated experts in industry, energy, and infrastructure, and we create value for future generations. AFRY has Nordic roots with a global reach. Our shared principles— Results -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

As Group Manager at AFRY Safety in Sundsvall, you’ll have overall responsibility for the group’s employees, operations, and development. The role combines hands-on leadership with business and operational responsibility. You’ll have a broad mandate to build and develop the team while working closely with other managers and the Safety leadership team.

In the team, we work in areas such as machinery safety and occupational health and safety, as well as fire protection, risk management, and civil protection and emergency preparedness. Assignments range from specialized assignments and investigations to larger multidisciplinary projects. 

The group is part of a larger national Safety organization with broad expertise, and we work with clients in sectors including industry, energy, infrastructure, and civil engineering. 

Your main areas of responsibility include:

• Personnel management and responsibility for employee well-being, development, and the work environment
• Responsibility for the group’s workload, staffing, and skills provision
• Recruiting and developing the team based on business needs
• Actively engaging with clients, sales, and the development of existing and new business
• Monitoring assignments, quality, and deliveries
• Collaboration with other teams, locations, and areas of expertise within AFRY Safety
• Participation in management activities alongside other managers within Safety
• Direct operational involvement in projects—for example, as a project manager or specialist—based on your expertise and the team’s needs

The role entails a high degree of personal responsibility and the opportunity to influence both the team’s development and AFRY Safety’s continued growth in the region. There is the option to combine working from the office and from home, based on the needs of the assignment and the team and in consultation with your manager.

Qualifications

Who are you?

You foster engagement, development, and trust through your hands-on, responsive, and coaching-oriented leadership. You have a holistic perspective, understand client needs, and can translate these insights into business opportunities. It comes naturally to you to take the initiative, identify opportunities, and drive activities forward. You collaborate humbly with colleagues, both locally and nationally, and recognize the value of sharing expertise and creating collaborative solutions.

What experience is required for this role?

Several years of relevant professional experience in one of AFRY Safety’s relevant areas of expertise, such as HSE, machinery safety, process safety, occupational health and safety, chemical safety, and ATEX.

• Experience in consulting and project-oriented work
• Experience in building and developing client relationships
• Experience in independently driving assignments, projects, or other activities forward
• Understanding of the consulting business and how workload, finances, quality, and client relationships are interconnected
• Experience working in teams and collaborating with people from different disciplines
• Good general computer skills and the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with relevant systems for, for example, finance, CRM, time reporting, and project tracking
• Swedish and English—very strong verbal and written communication skills
• Class B driver’s license

What experience is advantageous for this role?

• Relevant academic education, preferably in leadership, project management, or business
• Experience with personnel management or leadership
• Experience with budget and performance accountability
• Experience in sales and business development
• Experience in recruitment and talent acquisition
• Experience leading or developing teams
• Experience working with major clients and complex projects
• Experience with relevant systems within your own technical area of expertise

Additional information

We look forward to receiving your application; the application deadline is November 8, 2026. We conduct ongoing recruitment, which means the position may be filled before the application deadline. Contact person for questions: Andreas Holmberg, Service Area Manager andreas.holmberg@afry.com (mailto:andreas.holmberg@afry.com) For all recruitments at AFRY, an ID check, reference checks, and verification of education are always conducted as a standard procedure.

We kindly ask that staffing and recruitment agencies, as well as sellers of additional job advertisements, refrain from contacting us directly.

At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas come together, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions—that’s how we shape the future. We are constantly seeking qualified candidates who want to join our inclusive teams around the world. Join us and accelerate the green transition