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Do you want to contribute to Sweden's fossil-free electricity supply?

The Technology Department at Business Unit Vattenfall Power Solutions develops and implements projects and assignments and provides internal technical specialist services in a consolidated competence center for all of Vattenfall's operations, corporate staff, and stakeholders. This involves activities such as feasibility studies, analyses, investigations, and design primarily within nuclear power, nuclear fuel management, and hydropower, but also within thermal power and wind power. The focus within the business unit is to develop our expertise in strategic areas to support Vattenfall's transition to a fossil-free future.

Within the competence area of Electrical Power and Automation, we are currently about 20 employees, and with us, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging assignments within the Vattenfall Group. You will have freedom under responsibility with great opportunities for remote work, to manage your working hours, and to build solid relationships in your assignments. You will work with highly competent colleagues both within your own area of expertise and across other disciplines. The opportunities for personal development are significant both within your own unit and Vattenfall as a whole.

Your tasks

As an engineer with us, you may work on assignments for our clients as well as in projects of our own. With your technical expertise, you will contribute to solutions for complex problems from a holistic perspective.

Your tasks within electrical/automation may vary and depend on your background, but may include taking a participating or leading role in areas such as regulation, control equipment, and instrumentation in:

• calculations, analyses, and investigations
• new, renovation, and expansion projects
• identifying and evaluating requirements from facilities and stakeholders
• developing and assessing principle solutions
• preparing documentation for decisions and procurement
• system and facility design
• preparing documentation for both hardware and software construction

We know that our employees are the key to our success. Your development is important to us, and we will always encourage you to utilize your knowledge and provide opportunities for you to grow through new challenges, training, and knowledge transfer. With us, you will have the trust to act with great freedom and responsibility, which, together with good working conditions and mutual trust, provides high flexibility and balance between work and private life.

We are looking for someone who has

• a degree as a university engineer, civil engineer, or similar in a relevant field, or equivalent knowledge acquired in another way
• at least 5 years of experience with control systems in the process or power industry
• good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and English
• driver's license B

It is an advantage if you have experience

• with SCADA, DCS, RTU at the system level
• from working with ventilation systems

We are looking for someone who enjoys and has the ability to drive their work forward independently and efficiently, while also being skilled at continuously communicating and informing others. You can conduct structured and qualitative work in situations characterized by difficulties or uncertainties, using your analytical skills and attention to detail. You have good collaboration skills, and with your responsiveness, you easily create and maintain relationships, as well as manage many contacts.

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, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability.

More information

In addition to being part of shaping the future's smart energy society, we offer you a developing and varied job with many points of contact.

Location Solna, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Västerås, Gävle, Nyköping, or Oskarshamn. Travel is a natural part of the job, but we actively work with technical solutions to reduce travel.

This position is advertised in several locations; it is the same position, but since it has flexible placement, it is advertised in different locations.

For more information about the position, contact: recruiting manager, Andreas Lennartsson 070-588 36 43 or Mari Hård 070-592 49 26 recruiting manager (west).

For information about the recruitment process, contact: recruiter Sofie Söder 070-237 69 26.

Union representatives for this position are Gustaf Treiber (Akademikerna), Jan Stigbert (Unionen), Philip Carendi (Ledarna), Ingemar Eriksson (SEKO). All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

You can apply for the job quickly and easily by answering a few selection questions and attaching your CV. I cannot accept your application via email, LinkedIn, or any other channel outside our recruitment system, and I do not wish for a cover letter.

Welcome with your application by February 2, 2025.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, and our operations are subject to regulations regarding security protection, nuclear non-proliferation, and export control. Due to these regulations, a candidate check is conducted for many of the positions in our operations before employment occurs. For positions that lead to participation in security-sensitive operations or placement in a security class, this check means that a security review is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act. In addition to the security review, drug testing is also conducted.

About us

Business Unit (BU) Vattenfall Power Solutions is a business unit of about 450 people within Business Area (BA) Vattenfall Generation that supplies nuclear fuel to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants, develops and implements projects and assignments, and provides internal technical specialist services for all of Vattenfall's operations, corporate staff, and stakeholders. This includes activities such as project management and project support, analysis management and investigation, product development, nuclear safety, and dam safety assignments. The focus within the Vattenfall Power Solutions business unit is to develop our capability in project management and selected technical key disciplines. We actively work on continuous improvement initiatives and the development of our models, where our work and expertise create significant value for Vattenfall and its investments.