Development Engineer

Description

Summary: As a development engineer, you lead development projects from the early stages to completion, taking full responsibility for legal, technical, and economic matters, as well as developing methodologies and strategies for land allocation. Highlights: 1. Lead development projects and develop land allocation strategies. 2. Be responsible for legal, technical, and economic matters in projects. 3. Play a key role in shaping the future of Alingsås. Welcome to Alingsås! As an employee in our municipality, you have every opportunity to contribute to developing our operations and your workplace. With nearly 4,000 employees, we are large enough to drive change yet small enough for each individual to make an impact and have space for their ideas. There is room here for innovative thinkers. Together, we create Alingsås! In our vision for 2040, Alingsås will be West Sweden’s most beautiful cultural city in a living countryside. Through innovative thinking, engagement, and accessibility, we create quality of life for all. In Alingsås, there is room for careers and outdoor life, associations and entrepreneurs, rural areas and urban pulse, student life and neighbors. Currently, several exciting urban development projects are underway in Alingsås, including the development of Mjörnstranden, Bälinge Business Park, and the Station Area/Lyckan. To meet future needs and take the next step in our development, we are now strengthening our team with a new employee. As a development engineer, you will join the Development Unit within the City Planning Department. The City Planning Department is responsible for overarching strategic issues in community planning, such as comprehensive planning, development, detailed planning, and local strategic matters. With us, you will play an important role in shaping the future of Alingsås. When you start with us, we offer you: * A secure employment * Opportunity for vacation exchange * Competence development plan * Health care allowance and favorable discounts via E\-passi * Bicycle benefit Welcome with your application! **Job Responsibilities** ------------------- With us, you will have the opportunity to join Alingsås on its journey as a growing municipality. Alingsås has unique conditions for sustainable urban planning. The town has a strong identity of its own, giving you the chance to manage a 400-year-old cultural heritage while simultaneously planning for the future. Your main responsibilities include, among other things, leading development projects from the early stages through to completion and follow-up, with full responsibility for legal, technical, and economic matters. As project manager, you lead a project team with diverse competencies and hold overall responsibility for schedule, budget, quality, and communication. You are also responsible for developing methodologies and strategies for land allocation and implementing them within the projects you work on. This role includes developing alternative courses of action, making decisions on measures, and clearly communicating project status to relevant stakeholders. You are responsible for preparing decision-support documentation for politicians, reporting to steering groups, and monitoring project progress, finances, and goal achievement. As a development engineer, you will also work on various implementation issues, land-strategic issues, and other matters within the real estate law domain. Your assignment also includes participating in development work and being part of the work team, contributing to a good working environment at the workplace. Your assignment may, to some extent, be adapted based on your background, competence, and areas of interest. **Qualifications** ------------------- We are looking for someone holding a civil engineering or university engineering degree in civil engineering, land surveying, or another relevant education assessed as equivalent to perform this assignment. You have a strong interest in civil engineering issues and experience in community planning and/or property development, as well as solid knowledge of laws and regulations governing physical planning. As a development engineer, you are accustomed to working in a structured and independent manner. You plan, monitor, and deliver high-quality results. You easily identify opportunities, adapt to changing circumstances, and contribute creativity and innovative thinking to your work. This role requires initiative, strong collaboration and communication skills, and a solution-oriented approach. You are open to new perspectives and motivated to find smart ways forward in complex matters. Personal suitability is highly valued. **Other Information** --------------------- To facilitate the recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and transcripts for the position you are applying for, and, if invited to an interview, to be prepared to present valid identification documents such as a passport or national ID card. If you hold protected personal data, you must NOT apply via the system but instead contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling of your application. We can only accept applications via Visma Recruit. **Information** --------------- ### **Last Application Date** 2026\-09\-30 (35 days) #### **Extent** Full-time #### **Published** 2026\-08\-26 #### **Reference** C340674 #### **Employment Start Date** By agreement #### **Employment Type** Permanent employment #### **Employment Period** Indefinite ### **Contact** #### **Hanna Andersson** Head of Land and Development \+46322616266 hanna.andersson@alingsas.se