Operations Coordinator for the road area in Operations and Service
7400 Herning
- Location
- 7400 Herning
- Company
- Herning Kommune
- Working hours
- Full-time
- Posted
- 12 October 2026
- Application deadline
- 15 November 2026
- Category
- Driftsplanlægger
About the job
Are you passionate about creating an overview, coordinating tasks and building bridges between employees, partners and citizens? Do you thrive close to operations with responsibility for quality and progress? Then you may be our new operations coordinator for the road area.
A central role close to daily operations
As an operations coordinator you will be part of the road area in Operations and Service and work closely with operations coordinators, operations planners, project managers and department heads on daily operations and the development of the area.
You plan, coordinate and follow up so that tasks, resources and professional priorities hang together and are solved efficiently with high quality.
Your primary tasks will be to
- Together with your coordinator colleague you will be a professional sparring partner for our teams within, among other things, asphalt, drainage, manholes, road supervision, trucks, workshop and pest control.
- Plan and coordinate projects and additional tasks and ensure clear handover.
- Supervise the quality of the work performed.
- Support construction tasks, including financial follow-up and tendering.
- Handle citizen inquiries and administrative tasks.
- Work closely with Roads, Traffic and Urban Development in Technology and Environment.
- Participate in a on-call system as incident commander in winter and road watch in summer.
Who are you?
- Have experience with professional coordination or a desire for a coordinating role.
- Have a flair for IT; we use, among other things, Driftweb, GIS and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Work in a structured and solution-oriented way with a focus on overview and progress.
- Have a relevant professional background, e.g. as a paving contractor, civil engineer or within contractor- or municipal operations. Your specific education is not decisive.
A strong work community with responsibility close to the task
In Operations and Service we achieve results through strong working communities where professionalism, trust and dialogue go hand in hand.
We are a team-based organization where employees have great influence and responsibility, and where many decisions are made close to the task.
As an operations coordinator you support the teams, create an overview across and secure that resources, planning and priorities hang together.
You will become part of a strong coordinator community with sparring, knowledge sharing and joint problem solving across disciplines.
- You see yourself in our values:
- We build our collaboration on openness, honesty and credibility
- We succeed with our tasks in a strong work community
- We believe that shared responsibility, co-creation and curiosity strengthen our decisions and actions
You should therefore be able to
- Thrive with collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Communicate openly and respectfully with employees, partners and citizens.
- Contribute to common decisions and the chosen direction.
- Support employees through professional coordination, involvement and dialogue.
- Be visible in daily operations and interested in the work.
What you get with us
- Opportunity to make a visible difference for the municipality's citizens and businesses.
- A strong work community with freedom and responsibility.
- A central role in the development of the road area.
- Dedicated colleagues and an organization that invests in collaboration, development and professionalism.
A little about Operations and Service
Operations and Service has about 270 employees and a turnover of around DKK 160 million.
We handle road, park, cleaning and canteen operations and deliver service and quality to
the municipality's citizens and businesses daily.
We take social responsibility and work with sustainable solutions that support the municipality's ambition for responsible and climate-conscious operations.
See more about Operations and Service
https://vimeo.com/1074556059
Salary and terms of employment
The position is 37 hours per week with a workplace at Hammershusvej 7, Herning.
You report to the department head for the road area.
Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.
We would like to fill the position as soon as possible.
If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the department head Johnny Knude at telephone 20 67 42 22 or email [email protected] .
Hiring process and dates
We hold interviews on an ongoing basis and will only close our job advertisement when we have the right candidate. The position is applied for electronically via the link on Herning Municipality's website
We look forward to hearing from you!
In Herning Municipality we place emphasis on equality and diversity and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Salary and terms of employment are set in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, including the local salary formation provisions. We follow the principles of pay transparency, and you can find information about the salary level in Herning Municipality via this link: KRL . We process your personal data in accordance with GDPR and therefore only accept applications through our recruitment system. Click on APPLY FOR THE JOB at the top to apply for this position.
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Operations Coordinator for the road area in Operations and Service
Herning Kommune · 7400 Herning