Company description

Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, SKB, is working on one of Sweden's largest environmental protection projects. SKB's mission is to take care of all radioactive waste from the Swedish nuclear power plants. This must be done safely for both people and the environment.

Today, around 600 people are employed at SKB. We have extensive collaboration with experts and contractors outside the company.

SKB's head office is located in Arenastaden in Solna. We also have offices in Oskarshamn and Forsmark/Östhammar, where we have facilities and conduct various activities prior to the construction of a final repository for spent nuclear fuel.

About the role

Do you want to work with a large and important mission?

At SKB, we work to take care of Sweden's radioactive waste. The mission is largely a pioneering work and involves many complex challenges in research and technology development.

Together with your colleagues, you will contribute to a safe and sustainable management of Swedish radioactive waste with little impact on climate and the environment. The work places high demands on safety thinking, collaborative skills and constructive solutions.

To succeed, we work in teams and in close collaboration with various industry, industry and research actors worldwide.

Are you ready for a big and important job that will make a difference for people and the environment for a very long time to come?

Here you will work

You will work at SKB's Department of Research and Development and belong to the unit for site modeling and monitoring, whose main task is to describe the characteristics of the Forsmark site by collecting site-specific data and, based on this data, develop site-specific models that then form the basis for future analyses of post-closure safety and form the basis for the construction of the final repository and the basis for environmental conditions. The group you will belong to is responsible for the operation and management of Forsmark's outer area as well as survey equipment and data management.

What you will do

As a field technician, you will work with maintenance, installation and monitoring of equipment and instruments. These are located in forests, fields and near lakes/oceans and are used in our surveys. The work is varied and involves, among other things:

• managing and developing the work of maintenance and installations of measuring equipment for long-term monitoring in Forsmark
• participating in the practical work of installing and configuring measuring equipment
• documenting installations and work performed
• participating in various development projects
• participating in planning and budget work

The work involves daily contact with people within the unit as well as external stakeholders such as suppliers and surrounding landowners.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have relevant technical training and experience of working with maintenance issues. You have experience of - and enjoy - working outdoors. You need to be practical and have the ability to handle, maintain and troubleshoot measuring equipment and electronics.

The position requires a keen interest and aptitude for mechanical work and an understanding of data collection. You are quality conscious and understand the importance of documenting what you do. It is an advantage if you have experience with deep borehole installations. It is also an advantage if you have knowledge of hydrology or hydrogeology.

As a person, you enjoy both collaborating and solving tasks independently. You must like practical problem solving both in regular work tasks and in unforeseen events. You are self-driven, enjoy taking responsibility and are both structured and thorough. Your communication skills are very important as you both maintain existing contact areas and create new ones, both internally and externally.

As large parts of the work will be carried out in our research area in Forsmark in Östhammar municipality, it is necessary that you have a driving license B.

Good knowledge of Swedish and English is a requirement.

Further information

Why should you work with us?

With us you get the opportunity to develop in an organization with a great depth of knowledge in several areas of science. We have many national and international experts who are happy to share their knowledge and experience.

Our mission offers varied tasks from minor analyses linked to the operation of the nuclear facilities to long-term research assignments aimed at building and operating future repositories. We work together to achieve a clear and important environmental and societal goal

As SKB is part of the Vattenfall Group, there are good career opportunities within a large dynamic organization.

Our employees are crucial to our success. It is important that their whole life works. That's why we want our employees to have a good work-life balance.

This is who we are, your future colleagues

At SKB, you'll meet people with different education, different skills and different backgrounds. Everyone is different, and we think that's a good thing. At SKB, we are convinced that diversity helps build a more open and successful company. And by giving everyone the opportunity to develop themselves, our business also develops.

But in an essential way, we are all equal. What unites us is that we aim for one clear goal: to create security for future generations.

On our website you can find more information about SKB and what it is like to work with us. We look forward to getting to know you.

Further information

For more information about the position contact the recruiting manager, Gunilla Fröding,

072-529 38 25.

For more information about the recruitment process contact the responsible recruiter, Anders Nielsen, 070-0786840.

Union representatives are for Saco-SKB Marika Westman, 070-638 34 36, for Unionen Roger Ingvarsson, 070-618 83 45 and for Ledarna Per Carlsson, 070-325 09 15.

Place of employment: Östhammar

Vattenfall and SKB are part of Sweden's critical infrastructure and our operations are subject to rules on security protection, nuclear non-proliferation and export control. As a result, many of our services are classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

Please send your application, personal letter and CV no later than December 5, 2024.

Selection may take place before the deadline, so do not wait with your application.

We look forward to your application!