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 approximately 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming lives through innovation for over a century. We now want to make it possible to live fossil-free 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/

Do you want to make a difference as a Program Manager at Vattenfall Eldistribution?

About the role

Do you want to have an exciting everyday life and work for a fossil-free future? With us, you get to influence tomorrow's climate-smart society and create the electricity grid of the future.

The Program Management department is growing and looking for the next star who wants to join us on the journey. Right now, our team consists of a happy bunch of 9 program managers who together form the heart of our program management. We have created an environment of high psychological safety, where experiences and ages vary, and where we together challenge and deliver results.

Proactivity, commitment and an open dialog are valued. Leadership is characterized by trust, a focus on results and an expectation of mutual commitment and delivery. Here, you'll not only be part of the work culture but also have the opportunity to contribute to and shape it.

Your main assignment is to lead and manage one or more investment programs. As a program manager, you are responsible for the entire program and the results of the included projects in terms of time, cost and content. For this role, the program Capacity West is relevant. This is a program that is in its infancy and, as program manager, you get the opportunity to be involved in starting up, shaping and establishing the program.

You are a project sponsor and also an agent in contracts. You have a major commitment to supporting and guiding project managers and making decisions on strategically important issues. One of the main tasks is to ensure the program's delivery and progress through both financial decisions and TG decisions. To help you, you have your program steering group where you also get support in prioritizing within the program when needed.

You lead a program team that includes support functions for the program and you as program manager. You are also the face of the program to contractors, suppliers and customers. At the department, you are also expected to contribute to the development of program management and contribute to and drive the change work that is needed. You report to the head of the Program Management department.

The position involves regular travel.

Requirements specification

To succeed in the role, it is important that you are results-oriented and have the ability to lead many people in a prestigious and clear way. You are structured in your approach and drive your work on your own in collaboration with the team around you. In the role of program manager, you have many stakeholders and it is therefore important that you are a good communicator, leader and negotiator.

We are looking for you who have

• Academic education of at least 300 credits.
• At least 10 years' experience of major projects and programs with verified positive results and budget responsibility.
• You should have leadership experience and be comfortable managing other resources
• Very good ability to express yourself in both speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Driving license B

It is an advantage if you have experience of the following

• Construction work environment coordination (BAS P/U) and work environment issues
• Procurement and negotiation
• Proactive collaboration and ombudsman role
• Construction law (AB04, ABT06 and ABK09)
• Permit procedure, consultation or concession issues
• Construction and civil engineering
• Electrical power and electrical systems

What we offer: A challenging and rewarding role where you can influence the energy projects of the future. A supportive work environment where your professional development is prioritized and the opportunity to contribute to change and development within program management.

Further 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 that your whole life works, which is why we want our employees to experience a good work-life balance. We are convinced that diversity and inclusion lead to innovation, improved business results and increased engagement, and we strive to represent the diversity of our customers and the society in which we operate. Read more about us at:www.vattenfalleldistribution.se

We also have a number of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave allowance and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location Luleå

For more information about the position itself, please contact the recruiting manager Pernilla.ngomagnusson@vattenfall.com

For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Jessica Petersson, jessica.petersson@vattenfall.com.

Trade union representatives via Vattenfall's switchboard, +46 8 739 50 00

Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Asim Nokic, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO

We make selections on an ongoing basis and welcome your application no later than September 13. 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 security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.