Construction manager for large projects
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Civil engineer, building construction
Work model On location
Application due date 21 September 2024
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Company description

Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains and develops energy solutions for energy and electricity plants. We develop Sweden's energy infrastructure to create a sustainable future where we find new innovations that contribute to a fossil-free society. We work with many different customers and suppliers that involve major investments for the energy transition. With us, you work in a socially important business and make sure everything works.


Together we create Sweden's safest workplace!


About the role

Do you want to be an important part of the energy transition? Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contracting company in the energy and electric power sector and develops Sweden's energy infrastructure! With us, you work in a future industry with a strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes and now we are looking for a construction manager for large projects who wants to join the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is this you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

The departments Project Engineers North & South consist of about 50 committed Engineers in Electrical Design, Automation and Mechanical Design. Geographically, we are located in several places throughout Sweden working together as a tight team remotely. We are responsible for the development of designs for control facilities for substations and hydropower stations. Travel may occur in the service to visit the stations. Our department is part of the Technology business area where more than 170 engineers work all over Sweden, which means that we offer good opportunities for collaboration and development for our engineers.

What does a construction manager for large projects do with us?

The position means that you lead our electrical designers who develop electrical designs for large station projects such as transformer stations and hydropower stations. This involves the construction of control systems, local power and relay protection, etc. The work concerns large station projects of 130 kV or 400 kV. You will have one or more designers in your project team, whom you will manage, discuss technical solutions with and review their work. You manage several projects in parallel. Within the projects, you report to the project manager. You have the technical responsibility and the project manager the commercial responsibility.

Our clients are energy and grid companies, industries, infrastructure companies, real estate companies and construction companies.

Examples of tasks/responsibilities that will be included in the role:

  • Leading work on the preparation of complete electrical designs
  • Ensure technical performance and contract compliance
  • Review of suppliers' technical solutions
  • Review of suppliers' deliveries such as GIS switchgear, transformers etc.
  • Review of colleagues' designs
  • Mentor junior employees in Elmaster/Elprocad
  • Be a super user in Elmaster/Elprocad


Requirements specification

We are looking for you who are analytical and who like to solve complex problems, for you nothing is impossible! You are very well versed in the field and want to share your knowledge with your colleagues. Taking on a task and seeing it through to the end together with the design team is second nature to you. As the work involves complex issues, we also want you to be structured in your approach.

We know that you will develop together with us. But we would like to see that you already have:

  • A post-secondary education in electrical power or equivalent work experience in electrical power.
  • Many years of experience in the design of control systems for substations or hydropower stations
  • Experience in configuring relay protection
  • You have good knowledge of Elprocad and/or Elmaster
  • Good IT and computer skills
  • Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
  • B-driving license is a requirement

It is advantageous if you have:

  • Leadership experience
  • Experience of being a mentor to junior electrical engineers


Further information

What we offer

After decades in the energy industry, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. That's why we offer you a varied working day with great opportunities for personal and professional development depending on what is important to you. We have several good examples where employees, based on a good dialog with their manager internally, have continued their development journey from, for example, being a technician to becoming a maintenance manager, project manager or other exciting roles. We are a large and secure employer that still feels like a family, where employee safety, well-being and cooperation are important parts of our corporate culture.

Curious to follow our everyday life? Follow us on our social media!

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Are you curious about your future colleagues? Read more here: Your colleagues - Vattenfall SE

Location: Flexible, please see below suggestions for locations.

North: Umeå, Luleå, Norsjö, Sollefteå, Arjeplog or Sundsvall.

South: Uppsala, Västerås, Motala, Halmstad.

NOTE! If you want a different location, please indicate this in your application!

Contact details

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting managers

North: Josefine Mettävainio Pettersson (josefine.mettaevainiopettersson@vattenfall.com)

South: Axel Lindblom (axel.lindblom@vattenfall.com)

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter responsible, Meysa Mohamed, meysa.mohamed@vattenfall.com

Union representatives for this position are: Gunilla Eriksson Unionen, Massimo Bresnik SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna and Magnus Tjergefors, Ledarna. You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, tel. 08-739 50 00.

Does this sound like a job for you? You are warmly welcome with your application no later than September 21, 2024. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so do not wait to send in your application.

We are convinced that diversity helps build a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.