Company description

Vattenfall Vattenkraft is responsible for Vattenfall's 90 hydropower plants and about 300 dams in the Nordic region. We are about 500 employees in Sweden and Finland with headquarters in Luleå. Hydropower's renewable electricity production is a prerequisite for creating a climate-smart and fossil-free society where we play an important role as an enabler for the sustainable energy system of the future.Our production corresponds to about 25% of Sweden's total electricity needs. To deliver high availability in our production, we need to constantly challenge ourselves, develop our working methods and take advantage of digital opportunities.

About the role

The department is responsible for maintaining the company's dam safety in accordance with policy and national laws. We strive for world-class dam safety. The department is on the brink of a concerted effort to accelerate our efforts to improve dam safety at our facilities in the near future.

The position is part of the Swedish organization together with the entire team that has a great deal of expertise in the field of dust technology. Freely varied work with great opportunities to set up your own planning. Make things happen, interact with several parts of the organization and with many different people.

Examples of tasks include;

• Work with deviation management and experience feedback incl. event investigations and support the other department in this work
• Work with updates in the dam safety management system
• Work together with the Head of Dam Safety and the RIDAS manager to ensure data quality
• Work on external reporting
• Contribute to developing the process for external reporting
• Participate in and, where appropriate, lead investigations in the field of dam safety.
• Participate in other tasks that occur in the department

In the role, you will also have an R&D coordinating element (research and development) You will be a support to BU Hydro's research council in the work of identifying research and development needs from a Hydro perspective. As R&D coordinator you will collect and structure information from each member of the Research Council and develop proposals for priorities.

As R&D coordinator, you participate in the allocation of resources within VRD and support competence planning. You will be part of the Research Council together with department heads from BU Hydro and VRD and the Head of Hydro's Technology Unit (GV-T) to whom you will also report.

Requirements specification

We are looking for you who have

• Academic degree that is applicable in the field
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both in speech and writing.

We see that you have professional experience and also have data analytical skills. The position requires that you have access to a driving license B.

We attach great importance to your personal qualities... This role requires communication skills and a willingness to drive issues forward in a structured way. You are orderly, service-oriented and enjoy playing a coordinating role. You build partnerships and collaborate internally and externally to achieve common goals. We also expect you to be unpretentious and responsible in your own work.

Additional information

In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer a workplace with good opportunities for development. We encourage you to move on and explore new areas within the company. With our career and development model, we want to create clarity in the opportunities you have to develop in the direction you want. It's important to make your whole life work, which is why we want our employees to enjoy a good work-life balance.

For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Patrik Groth, patrik.groth@vattenfall.com, 070 398 45 51. Union representatives are Anneli Jönsson Ledarna, Samuel Jernlif Unionen, Magnus Nilsson Akademikerna and Anders Karlström SEKO. All can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08-739 50 00.

Location: One of our offices in Luleå or Umeå

We look forward to your application!

Take on your next challenge and apply by October 29, 2024. If you have any questions about your application, please contact recruiter Andreas Nordgren, andreas1.nordgren@vattenfall.com, 070 002 67 97.

Does this feel like a job for you?

To realize the goal of a fossil-free life, we need to harness different perspectives, experiences and skills. We need thinkers, creators, developers, problem solvers and a wide range of other roles with one thing in common - everyone contributing their unique talent and unleashing their superpowers in the team. We work towards our common goal in a first-class working environment where everyone feels equal and included.

We are convinced that diversity enriches and therefore work continuously for equality and inclusion in our workplace. Read more at https://careers.vattenfall.com/se/sv/jobba-med-oss

Vattenfall Vattenkraft is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, so many of our positions are security classified. If the position you are applying for is security classified, in accordance with the Security Protection Act, a register check and security interview will be conducted before employment