Description

The transport department / road section / operations unit has a vacancy in 100% as operations manager for surface treatment / sealing within preventive maintenance of asphalt surfaces at the office location Gjøvik.

About the unit

We have been commissioned to build a modern, forward-looking and flexible organization that is able to fulfill the mandate as an active community developer in a good way. Innlandet County Council is responsible for approximately 6,850 km of county roads, of which 5,750 km are hard surfaced.

Our employees report exciting working days with a good work-life balance. Inland county council is a key player in the development of society in the inland area.

The position will be affiliated with the operations unit.

We are looking for you who

• have relevant expertise and experience in the operation and maintenance of roads
• like systematic work and are accurate and quality-conscious
• have the ability and interest in both independent work and creating results together with our team in operations and asphalt.
• has a practical sense and likes to be out in production
• is flexible in terms of work tasks in quiet periods
• likes to take the initiative to find new solutions and tools for us to meet our client responsibility in a professional and efficient way in preventive maintenance of asphalt pavements

We offer

• an inspiring professional environment and good colleagues
• Interesting work tasks
• flexible working day - flexible working hours
• training during working hours
• training with an onboarding scheme
• salary according to current agreements
• possibility of home office 2 days per week
• good development opportunities for the right person
• county municipal terms of employment with good pension and insurance schemes

About the position

• 100% permanent position
• place of work: Gjøvik
• The position will involve some travel around Inland Norway
• The person appointed to the position will be placed in a position code depending on the requirements for the position, education and experience, cf. The position will involve some travel around the Inland region
• the person appointed to the position will be placed in a position code depending on the requirements of the position, education and experience cf. laws and agreements

Work tasks

You will help manage our new project that includes the use of surface treatment and sealing of asphalt pavements, the work will include everything that is natural to this work such as:

• Planning/management in the use of sealing trucks/combined trucks and patch gun trucks that will be carried out throughout the Inland region by our contractor in the Gjøvik/Toten operating contract. This is in close cooperation with the South Østerdal contract.
• Purchase and quality follow-up of bitumen emulsion in cooperation with operating contracts
• Purchase and quality follow-up of suitable stone masses for use in production.
• Cooperate with our 13 operating contracts for execution and assistance with necessary work notification and control of the work performed
• Assist operating contract Gjøvik/Toten with follow-up of operation and maintenance tasks.

Qualification requirements

• professional certificate from the asphalt profession
• extensive experience and knowledge from the management of winter and summer operations on county roads, minimum 2 years
• good knowledge in the use of ICT tools
• communicate well in Norwegian, both written and oral. Minimum level C1 (CEFR)
• driving license class B

Application

Inland County Council wants the workforce to reflect the diversity of the population and therefore encourages everyone who is qualified according to the announcement text to apply with us. We adapt the workplace if you need it. Personal suitability will be emphasized.

We never ask for Bank ID information in the application process.

A police certificate - no older than three months - is required for all positions in the dental health service, folk high schools and upper secondary schools.

Please note that all applicants will be included on the public list of applicants, cf. Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act. Exemption from publication is only made in exceptional cases and you must justify why you should be exempt from public disclosure in the text field of the application.

The county municipality is a business in development and change. Tasks, areas of responsibility and organization will therefore develop and change in line with the needs of the organization.

We reserve the right to give preference to redundant employees in the county council.

The county council uses an electronic application form.

We look forward to receiving your application.