Are you passionate about environmental issues, the natural environment and want to help move society in a sustainable direction? Do you enjoy leading and developing both employees and business? Then you might be just the person we are looking for as group manager for our consultants in natural environment and ecology in Umeå and Örnsköldsvik.

Why work with us?

We work actively, both within the region and nationally, to ensure that Sweco's environmental consultants continue to be a strong player in natural environment and ecology. We offer a challenging, developing leadership role with great personal impact where you get the opportunity to contribute to Sweco's environmental consultants continuing to be a strong player in Västerbotten County and the surrounding area. You have the opportunity to make your mark on a business that today works broadly in terrestrial, aquatic and marine environments. We are now looking for you who want to continue to develop the group and its employees, build on existing business and develop new ones.

At Sweco we invest in you as a leader and there are many opportunities for leadership development and support to give you good conditions for leading and developing your group. As group manager, you will be part of the regional management team Environment North, which is characterized by an open and supportive climate where managers care about each other and work together to develop our business.

You will also work closely with managers and employees in other regions and divisions within Sweco. We are a flexible workplace where you have great freedom and the opportunity to manage your time. We are committed to a sustainable working life where we thrive, develop and have fun at work.

About Sweco's environmental consultants in Västerbotten

The range of services is broad and includes everything from strategic advice to support at our clients' sites. We offer services linked to permit processes under the Environmental Code, investigations in biodiversity and restoration, compensation measures and species-specific inventories.

In Västerbotten, there are three other environmental groups specializing in environmental assessments and permits, contaminated areas and acoustics with which we work closely.

The group has a good atmosphere and a great deal of commitment. They are driven by the desire to help build a more sustainable society and have good contact with our customers. Today, the group is about 14 people who all care about each other and want to contribute with their skills. We currently have employees in Umeå and Örnsköldsvik and would like you to be based in one of these Sweco offices, but other locations may also be relevant.

The group has a breadth of expertise and can therefore, together with their colleagues, meet our customers' needs in all areas linked to the natural environment and ecology.

Our assignments are located throughout Sweden, but with an extra focus in the northern part and based in Västerbotten. As the leader of our environmental consultants, you will be responsible for developing our business and continuing our growth journey. You will have a wide network of colleagues throughout the country and have the opportunity to develop both personally and in terms of competence in the areas you have experience and interest in.

Your future role

In the leadership role, we are looking for a person who enjoys being a manager and wants to lead/develop both employees and business. We expect active participation in the regional management team where all leaders work together to meet the business objectives. Our leaders have different competence profiles and specialties and based on this there is also room for further development, both technically and business-wise.

Your role as Group Manager includes:

• Be a present leader who actively coaches and supports the group
• Have employee responsibility for the group's employees
• Lead and develop the business and our services
• Have good customer contacts and ensure to continuously strengthen the group's delivery capacity
• Have a business and profit responsibility for the group
• Active work with recruitment and growth
• Work in projects together with our customers
• Through regional management and good cooperation, contribute to the development of the entire region

The person we are looking for - is it you?

We are looking for you with a relevant educational background (post-secondary degree in a relevant subject area) and who have experience in the natural environment and ecology, for example from consulting, government agency or equivalent. You have previous leadership experience - in the form of managerial responsibility, project/assignment management or prominent leadership roles in e.g. associations. You have worked closely with the business and have good business acumen. Experience from the consulting industry and licensing is meritorious.

For this role, we are looking for you who are a relationship-building leader who involves, engages and develops others. You are perceived as responsive, confident and present. You have the ability to build successful teams and are motivated by the success of others. You are business-minded, have a good ability to work strategically and see it as an important part of the leadership role to create growth and profitability.

Application

The deadline for applications is 2026-05-24. In this process, in addition to interviews, we also apply work psychology tests, reference checks and background checks. Here you can read more about how a background check works: https://sri.se/faq-kandidat-bakgrundskontroll/

Contact us

If you want to hear more about the position and how we work in the group and the region,

Please contact Regional Manager Mathias Larsson at mathias.larsson@sweco.se. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Partner Sofie Nilsback at sofie.nilsback@sweco.se.