Company description

Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has around 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming lives through innovation for over a century. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within a generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB distributes electricity to households, businesses and society - around the clock, all year round. Our electricity network is over 12,000 miles long and we distribute electricity to almost 900,000 customers. We build, operate, maintain and invest in our electricity network to ensure that you as a customer receive a reliable supply. Read more about us at https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/

About the role

We are electrifying Sweden so that you can live fossil-free tomorrow.Do you want to make a real difference for Sweden to succeed in the energy transition and achieve the climate goals?We are now looking for more committed and curious power system specialists with expertise in control systems to support our projects as major investments will be made in our network in the coming years.

We are in a historic transition and are facing a comprehensive electrification of society. One way we do this is to increase the investments we make in our electricity network in the coming years. To be able to do this, we need more committed and driven employees in the Plant Investment unit who work with our investment projects in local and regional networks.

Now you have the chance to become one of our next power system engineers with a focus on control system issues with the technology in focus and act as a technical resource in our investment projects.

As a Power System Specialist with us,we promise that you will be challenged in exciting and complex issues. The Project Engineering department is responsible for ensuring technical content in the planning and implementation of plant investments and delivers specialist plant engineering expertise to the business. We are involved in developing practical solutions to technical challenges in operations, development and plant construction. Unleash your superpowers with us!

Your main responsibility will be to provide specialist expertise to the investment business, which means acting as a technical resource in our projects. Your tasks will include:

• Ensuring the quality of the new plants and that the plant design is optimal.
• Participating in the evaluation of tenders for the technical features of the station.
• Reviewing technical design and checking design during factory tests.
• Act as the responsible representative for commissioning tests and commissioning and ensure that the plant meets the requirements of the technical specification and Vattenfall Technical Guidelines.
• Collaborate with other departments within the Plant Investment unit.

Requirements specification

We are looking for you who

have an engineering degree in electrical power engineering at college or university level or have gained equivalent competence through work experience. You have worked on a variety of electrical power issues and are familiar with the structure and function of the electricity network, preferably with a focus on fault isolation and control equipment systems. You enjoy collaborating with others and find it easy to express yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English. An important driving force for you is a curiosity to constantly learn more about technology and how technology can be used in the best way to be able to act as good technical support in projects. As travel to nearby projects may occur in this position, you need to have a driving license class B.

Further information

What we offer

In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, as a program manager you will play a central role in our vision to enable climate-smart living within a generation. With us, you will have the opportunity to work in a corporate culture where we strive to be open, active and positive with tasks that develop and challenge you. The health and well-being of our employees and partners is important to us. A good working environment is fundamental to everything we do and safety is always at the center. It is important to us that your personal values are in line with our culture of making each other better, staying ahead of the game and delivering on our promises. We also offer a wide range of other staff benefits, such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave allowance and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location: Solna, Västerås, Trollhättan, Gothenburg or Umeå.

Position: Power system specialist control plant

If you want to know more about the position, please contact:

Ludvig Lindström,responsible for personnel in Solna and Västerås, tel +46 70-287 48 39 or ludvig.lindstrom@vattenfall.com

Linus Alström, Head of Human Resources in Trollhättan, Gothenburg and Umeå, tel +46 70-251 25 69 or linus.alstroem@vattenfall.com

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Agnes Jansson, agnes.jansson@vattenfall.com

Union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Asim Nokic, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Welcome with your application no later than October 13. Selection and interviews are ongoing, so do not wait until the last day to apply. We only accept applications via our website.

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.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, so many of our services are classified. If this position is classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application!