Technical Project Manager for Swedavia at Arlanda Airport
Workplace: Uppsala, Sverige
Expires: August 12, 2025
We are seeking an experienced project manager for a long-term and technically pioneering assignment at Swedavia at Arlanda Airport, a project central to the future of autonomous operations. Lead a groundbreaking project implementing autonomous snow removal machines at the airport, moving from testing to full operational integration to ensure safer, smarter, and more cost-effective airport operations.
Main requirements:
- Experience leading complex technical projects, particularly in infrastructure, automation, or vehicle systems.
- Ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders and technical dependencies.
- Strong strategic thinking combined with operational execution skills.
- Ability to quickly understand and oversee complex technical system landscapes.
- Excellent communication skills with a cross-functional approach bridging technology, business, and management.
- Ability to lead organizational change to enable practical autonomy.
- Preferred knowledge of machinery directives, regulatory issues, or contract structures.
- Commitment to innovation and driving change management.
Responsibilities:
- Transition an innovation project into a fully integrated operational concept.
- Ensure seamless integration of technology, safety, and infrastructure.
- Lead organizational change to enable autonomy in practice.
- Drive work on business cases, contract solutions, and regulatory matters.
- Establish project plans and resource allocation for full implementation.
- Coordinate cross-disciplinary experts in technology, operations, and maintenance.
- Manage deadlines, project details, and drive project momentum.
- Lead successive implementation from 2026 to 2028 following a pre-study phase in late 2025.
Required hard skills:
- Project management for complex technical innovation projects.
- Understanding of autonomous vehicle technologies or similar automation systems.
- Experience with stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
- Familiarity with regulatory and safety requirements relevant to technical projects.
Recommended hard skills:
- Knowledge of machinery directives and contract structures.
- Experience in infrastructure or airport operations projects.
Soft skills:
- Strategic thinking and operational follow-through.
- Strong communication and analytical skills.
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
- Change leadership and adaptability.
Natural languages:
- English (Proficient)
- Swedish (Advanced)
Cultural skills:
- Ability to work in an innovation-driven and safety-critical aviation environment.
- Adaptability to work closely with operational teams on-site at Arlanda Airport.
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