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Company Description

Vattenfall Hydropower is responsible for Vattenfall's 90 hydropower plants and approximately 300 dams in the Nordic region. We have about 500 employees in Sweden and Finland, with headquarters in Luleå. The renewable electricity production from hydropower is a prerequisite for creating a climate-smart and fossil-free society, where we play an important role as enablers for the sustainable energy systems of the future. Our production corresponds to about 25% of Sweden's total electricity needs. To deliver high availability in our production, we must constantly challenge ourselves, develop our working methods, and take advantage of digital opportunities.

About the Role

We now want to strengthen our team with an additional Dams Technical Expert with expertise as a Hydrolog for the dam safety department. The department is responsible for managing and monitoring dam safety work within Vattenfall Hydropower. We analyze the safety of dam facilities and set requirements for their design, compile needs for measures, initiate projects, and communicate operational limitations when necessary. You will work with a variety of investigation, development, calculation, and analysis tasks. We hydrologists also participate in national and industry-wide development and research projects.

We currently have seventeen people working in Luleå, Solna, Trollhättan, Kinna, Umeå, Älvkarleby, Örnsköldsvik, and Östersund, and we are now looking for a dam technical expert with expertise as a hydrologist based in Luleå or Solna. The position is a permanent full-time employment.

We Offer

We offer a responsible and varied job in a company that invests in long-term development. In this role, you will stay well-informed about dam safety within your area of responsibility and also within the company at large. You will contribute to the organization’s dam safety and help develop dam safety within the company and society.

You Will Work With:

• Identifying and assessing deficiencies and deviations regarding the facilities' status concerning dam safety, initiating appropriate measures.
• Identifying needs, developing proposals, and leading dam analysis investigations.
• Applying the risk management process for dams.
• Proposing measures and establishing action plans for increased dam safety.
• Preparing decision-making materials for feasibility studies and projects.
• Participating in the management and development of the hydrology area within dam safety.
• Participating in the implementation of guidelines for determining design flow for dam facilities.

Requirements

You who are applying have an education as a hydrologist or education and experience in the field of dam safety and are a civil engineer with a focus on Civil Engineering, Road and Water Engineering, or equivalent. You have the ability to handle many issues, you are analytical, goal-oriented, and trustworthy, and you find it easy to collaborate with others. It is advantageous if you have software skills in GIS, FEM, CAD.

A B driver's license is required as travel is involved. You have the ability to handle many issues, you are analytical, goal-oriented, and trustworthy, and you find it easy to collaborate with others, and you also have good communication skills in both spoken and written English and Swedish.

Whether you are a good fit for the position depends on both your skills/experiences and your personal qualities. Therefore, do not hesitate to apply even if you do not meet all the listed criteria, it could be you we are looking for.

Additional Information

Location

The position is located at one of Vattenfall's offices in Luleå or Solna.

Welcome with your application no later than April 24, 2025. Apply as soon as you can, selection is ongoing.

We look forward to your application!

Contact Persons

If you have questions about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact the recruiting manager Patrik Groth at 070-398 45 51. If you have questions about your application or the recruitment process, contact recruiter Andreas Nordgren at 070-002 67 97.

Union representatives are Anneli Jönsson for Ledarna, Samuel Jernlif for Unionen, Magnus Nilsson for Akademikerna, and Anders Karlström for SEKO. All can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard at 08-739 50 00.

Does this feel like a job for you?

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models regarding diversity. Vattenfall actively works 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.

Vattenfall Hydropower is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, and many of our services are classified for security. If the position you are applying for is security classified, a security interview and background check will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act before employment.