By the people of Umeå, for the people of Umeå We are an energy and communications company owned by Umeå municipality and everyone who lives here. With safe and accessible solutions, we ensure that a growing Umeå is always heated, lit and connected. By spreading knowledge, running community projects and supporting a vibrant association life, we are helping to shape the future.

In Distribution Elnät, we ensure that the ambitions that Umeå Energi as a company, and Umeå as a region, have, are realized both by planning / preparing the work to be done but also that we carry out the practical work in the field. We are an internal supplier to our business but work in symbiosis to ensure that our total electricity process is as safe, businesslike and good as possible. We are currently a total of ~70 employees. The energy industry is facing many challenges, one of the most interesting is that we will become climate neutral and fossil-free. In this role, you will be able to contribute to that!

Your mission

In your role, you will be responsible for and lead a team of 8 internal employees and a number of external resources working as road lighting technicians and project engineers. Your team will work on receiving orders for Umeå's road lighting needs, preparing/designing them and then carrying out the work in the field, as well as many other exciting things. The responsibilities that the group handles are largely governed by current laws and regulations.

As a manager in road lighting, you have an important role in creating the right conditions for your employees and you are responsible for all issues throughout the employee life cycle, which will include: - Employee appraisals/salary reviews/individual review meetings - Allocated health and safety responsibilities - Recruitment and skills planning - Annual planning process - Driving change and development work based on set objectives - Multiple points of contact, for example via collaboration forums with the business/customers, other electricity companies and industry organizations - Participation in management team work where you belong to a group with a number of managers - Ensure compliance with current regulations on electrical work and related areas.

To succeed in the role, you have

- Engineering education or education/work experience that we consider relevant - A few years of management experience with personnel responsibility - Proven experience of driving successful change management and strategy work - Experience of setting, following up and providing feedback on goals - B driving license.Additional

- Experience of working with a client / an implementing organization but also in being a requirement-setting function - Electrical power competence - Experience of working with electrical issues - Experience of road lighting - Experience of change management. Personal qualities

You are an actively present leader who skillfully balances the managerial and leadership role. You have a strong self-drive and build good relationships and foster collaboration through participation and engagement. You see the potential of all people and have a willingness to support by giving the individual the best conditions. Furthermore, we see that you are structured and have the ability to look at the big picture, what needs to change and prioritize based on overall strategies.

Some words from recruiting manager Samuel Aho:

"I am looking for a leader who is naturally and genuinely interested and good with both people and business. It is only when we have both in balance that we can achieve our high ambitions both in terms of our work environment & job satisfaction as well as our delivery/business objectives. The team will meet you with a great commitment and a strong drive to meet the expectations of Umeå as a region. We have an incredibly welcoming and inclusive culture where you will be directly involved so that we can jointly achieve the greatest possible development going forward."

With us you get more than a job:

• A workplace where we care about each other and the people of Umeå

• The opportunity to develop and make a difference - for real

• Benefits that make everyday life a little easier

Read more about what it's like to work with us at jobb.umeaenergi.se

Welcome with your application no later than: 2025-06-16

For more information about the position, contact recruiting manager Samuel Aho 076-77 47 592. For questions regarding the recruitment process, contact Susanne Sundstén at 0761475887. You can reach union representatives via our switchboard, 090-16 00 00.

As a socially important business, it is important for us to have a safe working environment for our employees and that our assets and information are protected. As part of our systematic security work, we therefore carry out a background check on the final candidate for this position. Some of our roles require a security clearance, if this is relevant for the position you have applied for, you will receive more information about it at a later stage.

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