Head of Department New Connections
Uppsala, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Manager
Work model On location
Application due date 30 November 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 power sector and we develop 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 (enter job title) who want to join the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is this you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

In the role of department manager, you will be responsible for a department consisting of about 30 employees, consisting of technicians, preparers and project managers. In addition to your own department, you are also part of the management team for the business area Wiring Between. Together we work to contribute to the continued growth and development of the entire business area.

As Head of Department, you have overall responsibility for the department's part in one of the business area's major service agreements with the electricity network owner. This includes both delivery and performance responsibility. The department works in the voltage range 400V to 24kV, mainly with network connections of properties, rebuilding of electrical installations and / or the electricity network, everything from preparation to execution in the field.

As head of department, you also work with the development of the department's employees and operations in a business environment where safety is the top priority. The work is varied and you are expected to have close contact with customers, colleagues and employees.

Examples of responsibilities and duties:

  • Personnel and resource planning, keeping you and the department up to date on services and safe working practices and working for further development and follow-up of methods and delivery
  • Responsible for forecasting, budget, performance and business follow-up and analysis of the business with the support of a project controller
  • Customer contacts and development of existing and new business
  • Be involved in procurement, tender and contract management
  • Active participation in the management team and develop and enable a good cooperation within the business area Wiring Between

Requirements specification

We are looking for you who contribute with commitment, openness and a strong focus on work environment and safety. You are a committed leader who has the ability to unite and motivate your employees. As a leader, you are responsive, clear and present. You look out for the best interests of the group while having a businesslike drive. You are an initiative-taking and communicative person who has a strong self-motivation to support the development of the organization and the people within it as well as our business.

We know that you will develop together with us and we would like you to have:

  • A minimum of a completed upper secondary education, preferably higher studies and in a relevant field
  • Several years of experience working as a manager with personnel responsibility
  • Experience in customer and supplier relations, financial follow-up and contract management
  • Experience from the electric power or construction industry
  • Good IT and system experience. We also work in a process-driven business
  • B-driving license and the opportunity to travel in the service as the employees are located in several locations
  • Good knowledge of Swedish and English and that you both speak and write Swedish and English without difficulty

Further information

We offer

After several 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. 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!


At Vattenfall Services you can make a difference and together we take responsibility for a sustainable energy transition, together we give power to a fossil-free life.


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

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Location Uppsala. Travel within primarily the business area will occur regularly.


Contact: If you want to know more about the position, contact the responsible recruiting manager Gustav Roman, 072-504 49 65 or Erika Cigén, 076-135 14 04. For more information about the recruitment process itself, contact the responsible recruiter Renée Li, renee.li@vattenfall.com.

Union representatives for this position are Magnus Tjergefors, Ledarna, Alma Svensson, Unionen, Torbjörn Blom, Akademikerna, and Johan Larsson, SEKO.You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, tel. 08-739 50 00.

Does this feel like a job for you? We look forward to receiving your application by November 21, 2024! We apply continuous selection, therefore the position may be filled before the deadline.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. In addition to security screening, a drug test is done.


Because the safety of Vattenfall and its employees is paramount, we will conduct a pre-employment screening prior to each hire. These checks are based on the role you will fill within Vattenfall.


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 identity and expression, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability