Congratulations Eve – This year’s construction manager in 2015! – Build World

  Eva Torberger, District Manager at Skanska in Gothenburg, is the construction manager for the year 2015.
 

  The award ceremony took place on Wednesday in the winners’ work in Gothenburg and with the participation of colleagues and representatives from Construction Managers and Construction World, behind the competition.
 

  – This feels really cool. I’m so proud, says Eva.
 

 Eva Torberger is a leader who exposes their employees and get them involved. She combines a genuine interest in people with an ability to improve financial performance. This year’s construction manager also has a refreshing ability to innovate.
 

 Her recipes on how to become a good leader spelled responsiveness, participation and courage.
 

 - I think it is important to be responsive and see people. Creating involvement and participation are important. Setting clear goals and communicate them out so that everyone knows which way the ship should go is also the manager’s job. It’s about that one must dare to be the manager.
 

 But according to her colleagues has large part in her success.
 

 - It is my co-workers who do it here. They see the leadership that I really enjoy.
 

 Anders Erlandsson, regional manager and line manager to Eva, is proud of his colleague.
 

 - Eva is a really good leader. She is good at seeing the potential in their employees.
 

 This year’s winners come from Bramhult, Boras. She has previously worked as a supervisor and manager at NCC and as a project manager at SGS Student Housing prior to assuming her current position as District Manager at Skanska, region Houses Gothenburg.
 

 - Eva is a worthy winner that meets all of the criteria by a wide margin. She has an ability to create participation and confidence to both employees and customers. With a large dose of innovation, commitment and dedication she shows a leadership that can inspire the next generation of managers in our industry, says Lars Bergqvist, Chairman of Construction Managers.
 

 This year the award was presented for the sixth year in a row. The competition was fierce when the jury this year had eight highly qualified finalists to consider. Profitability, leadership, customer satisfaction, innovation and ethical behavior – internally and externally – is the criteria which the jury has assessed.
 

  Jury statement:
 

  Eva Torbergers ability to see both customer and employee relations from a positive angle means she creates a lot of confidence around him, both as a person and manager.
 

  She combines the property in an excellent manner with their sense of profitability and efficiency, always with good ethics in the center.
 

  Eva is a committed leader and deal with emerging problems and renewal with the same enthusiasm and responsiveness.
 

  Her greatest strength as a leader is that she always seems to get their employees with them, creating a genuine and sustainable team spirit that will both own and our customers benefit.
 

 Read the interview with Eva Torberger:
 

 http://www.byggvarlden.se/eva-torberger-84462/nyhet.html
 

  Name: Eva Torberger.
 

  Function: District Manager at Skanska, region Houses Gothenburg.
 

  Age: 48 years.
 

  Residence: Bramhult, Boras.
 

  Family: two children, Victor and Emil, husband Olaf.
 

  Interests: Family and friends, reading, being outdoors, exercise and skiing, renovate the house, sewing, cooking
 

  The career: Supervisor at A-concrete 1986-1987, studies at KTH 1987-1992, supervisor at NCC 1992-1997, Site Manager at NCC 1997-2002, Project Manager SGS Student Housing 2002-2008, Project Manager, Assistant Regional Director Skanska Residential Development 2008-2012, District Manager, Skanska Building Gothenburg 2012 -
 

  Leadership Quote: Be yourself!
 

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