Company description

Kärnkraftsäkerhet och Utbildning AB, KSU, with about 180 employees, is part of the Vattenfall Group. We ensure the competence of the Swedish nuclear power plants' personnel through both theoretical education and training in full-scale simulators. The company is in development and faces a future full of opportunities to ensure competence for long-term and new nuclear power operations. Operations are conducted from our head office in Nyköping and from our training facilities in Forsmark, Oskarshamn and Ringhals. You are entering an exciting time and will have the opportunity to be an important cog in developing KSU and contribute to fossil-free and competence for the nuclear power of the future.

About the role

Do you want to be part of the journey towards a fossil-free society with us? We at Vattenfall have the goal that we and our customers will be able to operate and live without fossil fuels within a generation.

We are now looking for a Unit Manager with the task of being the head of the two smaller units Simulator Systems (TS) and Simulator Support (TM) within the Technology Department KSU, Nuclear Safety and Training AB.

About the Job

The Technology Department is led by the Head of Technology, and currently has four unit managers and about 40 engineers. The department is responsible for KSU's simulators that are used to train control room personnel at all Swedish nuclear power plants and is tasked with ensuring that KSU's simulators are functionally similar to the nuclear power plants' control rooms. Depending on the modernizations being carried out at the nuclear power plants, project activities within the Technology Department are extensive. This means that a lot of new technology is introduced in the simulators, which generates many interesting tasks.

The department is divided into five units, four of which are linked to our simulators and one is our IT unit. Operations are conducted from our head office located in Nyköping and from our training facilities with simulators located in close proximity to the nuclear power plants in Forsmark, Oskarshamn and Ringhals.

The main task of the Simulator Systems (TS) unit is to be responsible for the operation and maintenance of simulators and development environments and to be responsible for the operational availability of the simulators. The unit consists of a total of 7 employees.

The main task of the Simulator Support (TM) unit is to provide support to simulator users and to be responsible for dealing with and resolving faults. The unit consists of a total of 6 employees.

Your tasks as Unit Manager

As Unit Manager in the Technology Department at KSU, you are responsible for the operational availability of the simulators. Your unit is responsible for systems, operation and maintenance of the simulators and their development environments and ensures that disruptions are dealt with.

The location for the position is primarily Nyköping, the office is located centrally close to the train station, alternatively at one of KSU's local offices in Ringhals, Forsmark or Oskarshamn. At KSU, we work flexibly, which means good opportunities for remote work.

The units' employees consist of a total of 13 people and are located at all the locations above - this means that the role of manager involves travel and visits to all the locations of the business one or two times per six months.

Duties:

• Lead and develop employees.
• Participate in the management and development of the Technology Department together with other managers in the department.
• Develop the unit's activities in simulator operation and availability.
• Collaborate with external suppliers of hardware and software as well as electrical work for the simulators.
• Responsible for the purchase of consulting services, service agreements, tools and support.
• Maintain and further develop work processes.
• Budget responsibility.
• Delegated work environment responsibility.

Requirements specification

About you

• High school education with a technical focus.
• Experience working with IT systems and hardware
• You have good knowledge of English and Swedish in speech and writing.
• Leadership experience (meritorious)

As head of unit for Simulator Systems, you lead with self-insight and the ability to build an effective and committed team where you create good conditions for your employees in their everyday lives. You reflect on how your decisions and activities affect others and actively seek feedback to develop both yourself and the business. You set clear goals for the unit and create a common understanding of these, which strengthens the commitment of the employees.

Through your communication skills, you promote cooperation and dialogue both within your own unit and with the rest of the KSU. You have a strong focus on results and drive development forward even when challenges arise, while you care about creating long-term sustainable solutions.

Further information

Place of employment is Nyköping or at one of KSU's local offices in Ringhals, Forsmark or Oskarshamn. At KSU, we work flexibly, which means good opportunities for remote work. The service involves travel to other offices 1-2 times per semester.

For more information about the service, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Sofia Klefbom, 070 550 10 17. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Sofia Berggren sofia.berggren@vattenfall.com

Union representatives for this service are Mikael Stenmark, mikael.stenmark@ksu.se (Unionen), Johan Kjellberg, johan.kjellberg@ksu.se (Ledarna), Ingemar Eriksson, ingemar.eriksson@vattenfall.com (SEKO) and Rolf Ohlsson, rolf.olsson@vattenfall.com (Akademikerna).

Does this feel like a job for you? Welcome with your application with CV and personal letter no later than January 12, 2025.

We look forward to your application!

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building 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.

Because the safety of Vattenfall and its employees is paramount, we will carry out a pre-employment screening prior to each hire. These checks are based on your role that you will fill within Vattenfall. The checks will be carried out by a third party, Validata.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure and our operations are subject to, among other things, rules on security protection, nuclear non-proliferation and export control. Due to these rules, a check of the candidate is carried out for many of the positions in our operations before employment takes place.