Operations Manager for Road Operations

Do you have cold/gray fingers, leadership experience and are you a team player?

Then you are exactly what we are looking for as a new leader in Operations Road (Drift Vej) in our wonderful, green municipality. Here you get a visible leadership role close to both employees and daily operations – with the opportunity to make a real difference in how we solve our tasks and develop Drift Vej. We are looking for someone who thrives with leadership close to everyday work and who has an eye for the continued development of our operations.

Arealdrift in the Center for Areas and Properties is seeking an experienced operations manager for the operations unit Drift Vej. In Arealdrift we are about 80 employees with different professional backgrounds, education and experience. As the municipality's operations department, our tasks range from maintenance of public road areas, plazas and winter service to operation, care and maintenance of the municipality's green areas and municipal cemeteries.

We are seeking a new and preferably experienced operations manager for Drift Vej, who will create the best framework for the employees and contribute to ensuring that the municipality's operations tasks are solved efficiently and with high quality.

What is the framework for the job?

You will become part of the operations leadership together with your leadership colleagues in Drift Grøn and Drift Kirkegårde, and you will be tasked with ensuring good and proper leadership of the approx. 15 employees in Drift Vej, whom you will be responsible for.

We focus on more leadership close to the task, so employees see and can consult with their leadership in daily work. If you are a team player who believes that 2 plus 2 makes 5, we would love to hear from you.

With reference to the Head of Arealdrift you as operations leader will be responsible for daily operations, task solving and leadership of your own area. You will focus on high professionalism, operation optimization and good service to benefit residents and users of the municipality. This happens in close cooperation with your other colleagues in the management team.

What tasks will you perform?

On your to-do list is

• Daily prioritization and qualification of tasks
• Personnel management, including creating motivation, well-being and job satisfaction
• Optimal task management and consistency in task execution
• Systematic conduct of performance appraisals (MUS) meetings, handling sick leave etc.
• Guarantee for good and clear collaboration internally and externally, e.g. through good and clear communication
• Responsible for your own operations team and management of the joint budget in Drift Vej

You will be part of the team that in shifts handles operational duty and winter service. At the same time you will join a management team focused on collaboration and cross-disciplinary task solving.

What do you bring with you?

• You feel confident and comfortable in a leadership role, and you will, together with your employees, work for efficient operations through expertise, mutual trust and good well-being in your drift unit
• You have solid leadership experience within road maintenance, paving and quality descriptions and preferably know the municipal sector from a similar position
• You may also have some experience with drainage and sewers, which we inevitably come into contact with when we work on the road
• You are able to create overview and coherence between tasks at both the strategic and operational levels
• You have a sharp eye for constructive solutions
• You are a natural and positive role model when there is a need to challenge the “we’ve always done it this way” culture
• You are curious about new methods and efficient task solving
• You know that as a leader in a political system you must nurture good relationships and collaborate closely with the rest of the administration
• You are good at communicating in connection with citizen inquiries and councilors – and you also master speaking to contractors in their language
• You know that structure and plans are important to reach goals

You can read about the municipality's leadership and employee foundation and in our leadership competency profile on the municipality's website.

Salary and terms of employment

Employment as Operational Leader in Arealdrift, Center for Areas and Properties.

Salary and terms of employment are negotiated in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and qualifications.

The workplace is Firskovvej 40-44, 2800 Kongens Lyngby.

The recruitment process

Copenhagen Search Partners handles the recruitment process for Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.

If you have questions, you are very welcome to contact partner, Niels Henrik Findsen, at phone 28 88 89 71.

Deadline

Please send us your application and CV as soon as possible, but no later than 25 October 2026, at 23:59.

About Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality and the Center for Areas and Properties

The Center for Areas and Properties serves 55,000 residents and about 4,000 employees in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. We are the construction and operations owner for the municipality's properties such as schools, day-care facilities, sports facilities, swimming pools, office properties, care homes, refugee housing, roads and green areas.

The municipal building stock consists of 240,000 m², and we are also responsible for 160 km of public roads and 250 km of paths as well as operation of two cemeteries, 75 ha of green areas and 71 ha of natural areas. The center consists of about 260 employees, of which about 60 are located at the town hall and about 200 in the two drift departments. You can see organizational charts etc. at www.ltk.dk/kommune.

In Lyngby-Taarbæk you will become part of a strong professional community with high ambitions in an organization with about 4,000 employees, all working towards the common goal – to create value for residents and businesses. We emphasize good leadership, well-being, professional and personal development opportunities, creativity and innovation as well as balance between work life and leisure. We see diversity as a resource and value that employees contribute with their respective backgrounds, personalities and skills.