Company description
AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design and consulting services. We are 19,000 dedicated experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalization creating sustainable solutions for future generations.
In Sweden, AFRY has offices in more than 90 locations and in the Process Industries division we are present with our 1000 team players in over 40 of these. AFRY Process Industries is the market leader in the Nordic region when it comes to technical consulting services for the process industry, focusing on the Mining and Steel, Paper and Pulp, Chemical and Battery industries. We help our customers solve advanced technical problems at the same time as we are entering a transition in the industry towards a greener future and a more digitized world.
About the role
In the role of Section Manager, you will belong to the South region, which extends from Bohuslän, Halland, Småland, Blekinge and Skåne. As well as doing business in Denmark, you will be part of our management team Local Project and Engineering Syd. Within our area of responsibility, we work with projects and services mainly in Project Management, Electrical, Instrument, Automation, Mechanical, Piping, HVAC, Maintenance, Health and Safety.
Most closely, we belong to the Process Industries Sweden division where we have all the disciplines and technical expertise required to run all types of projects, from T&M to EPC and EPCM projects in the process industry. This gives us a broad competence to market to our customers and opportunities to take exciting In-house projects. We hope you want to join us on our continued journey forward!
In the role, you have overall responsibility for the section's operations in terms of staff, business, marketing, growth and profitability. Your task will be to lead a long-term sustainable section with high competence and delivery capacity, which includes goal-oriented work with everything from service development, marketing and sales to recruitment and development of our employees. The most important thing is to ensure that our employees thrive and develop through your coaching leadership. Furthermore, you will have a strong focus on managing existing customer relationships, creating new business opportunities and developing new contacts.
Requirements
As Section Manager, you are driven by challenges and are a business-oriented team player who has expertise and experience in the field of activity. You have a strong desire to continue developing customer relationships and the organization further. In addition to your interest in business, you are also driven to nurture and develop our people. To succeed in the role, you have the ability to create and take opportunities when they come and you see change and development as something positive.
We are looking for you who can identify with our core values; Brave, Devoted, Team Player and who recognize yourself in the description below:
- You have experience of leadership and staff responsibility.
- You have experience in sales and are used to interacting with customers.
- You have previously had budget and profit responsibility.
- You have a technical college education or equivalent.
To be successful in the role, you have an established network in the region that you actively use. You need to be humble and see collaboration as the key to success. As a person, you are self-driven, clear and communicative. You are coaching in your leadership style and have good people skills.
The role requires you to have good knowledge of Swedish and English and hold a driving license B as travel in the service normally occurs.
Further information
You will be part of AFRY's Process Industries division and work in the Local Projects & Engineering South segment, which extends from Malmö to Lysekil. We already have a very strong foothold on the west coast and run several large projects in the process industry with project commitments and services in, for example, Project Management, Electrical, Instrument, Automation, Mechanical, Piping, Health and Safety and HVAC. Now we want to spread all the way down to Skåne and are looking for you who want to be part of an exciting journey with us!
We offer you a flexible work environment and great freedom under responsibility as we understand that everyone's life looks different and the importance of having a good work-life balance. At AFRY, we share a strong culture of sharing knowledge and skills development in the form of internal and external training and individual development plans.
In addition to this, we offer you a generous annual wellness allowance, occupational health care, occupational pension and membership in our fantastic staff association Club AFRY. Here we organize fun activities such as ski trips, supervised training sessions, cabin rentals, guest lectures and much, much more!
AFRY is ranked as one of Sweden's most popular employers among engineers and we would like to show you why!
Does this sound like the right challenge for you? Welcome with your application today!
Contact person for questions:
Jörgen Katz
Recruitment is ongoing, which means that the position may be filled before the deadline for applications, which is 30 November 2024.
At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas come together, when we collaborate, innovate and embrace creative solutions, that is how we create the future. We are constantly looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive teams around the world. Join us and accelerate the green transition