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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 United Kingdom. Within the Vattenfall Group, there are approximately 21,000 employees. We have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed lives through innovation for over a hundred years. We now want to enable fossil-free living and drive the transition to a sustainable energy system.

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

About the Role

Do you want to make a real difference in Sweden's energy transition and achieve climate goals? We will be making significant investments in our grid and are now looking for a Power Engineer with expertise in control systems for our projects.

We are undergoing a historic transition and are facing extensive electrification of society. One way we are doing this is by increasing the investments we make in our electricity grid. To achieve this, we need more engaged employees within the Investment unit that work on our investment projects in local and regional networks.

About the Role

As a Power Engineer with us, we promise you will be challenged with exciting and complex questions. The Project Technology Substations department is responsible for ensuring technical content in planning, implementation of investment projects, and delivering technical specialist competence to the business. With technology in focus, we are involved in developing practical solutions to technical challenges in operations, development, and construction.

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

• Ensuring the quality of new installations and that the design is optimal.
• Participating in bid evaluations regarding the technical functions of the station.
• Reviewing technical designs and checking the layout during factory testing.
• Acting as the responsible representative during commissioning tests and ensuring that the installation meets the requirements of the technical specification and Vattenfall's Technical Guidelines.
• Collaborating with other departments within the Investment unit.

Travel to projects in Central Sweden may occur, as well as occasional trips abroad.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who has:

• An engineering degree in electrical power technology or has acquired equivalent competence through work experience.
• Experience with a variety of electrical power issues and is familiar with the structure and function of the electricity grid, preferably with a focus on fault isolation and control equipment systems.
• Fluency in both spoken and written Swedish and English.
• Class B driver's license.

It is an advantage if you have experience in:

• Relay protection testing.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a role where you can use your analytical skills and collaborate with others. You are driven by curiosity and want to constantly learn more related to technology and how it can be used effectively to provide good technical support in projects.

Additional Information

We Offer

In addition to being part of shaping the future's smart energy society, we offer a workplace where you constantly learn new things that enable multiple development opportunities. With our career and development model, we want to create clarity in the opportunities you have to develop in the direction you want. It is important that life works as a whole, and therefore we care that our employees experience a good balance between work and leisure. We are convinced that diversity and inclusion lead to innovation, improved business results, and increased engagement, and we strive to represent the diversity among our customers and the society we operate in. Read more about us at: www.vattenfalleldistribution.se (http://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se)

We also offer several other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location: Solna, Västerås, Linköping, or Uppsala

For more information about the position, contact the recruiting manager Gabriel Gourie at 0732- 079 699, [email protected].

For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Caroline Grammenos at +46 72-224 97 01.

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

Welcome with your application by January 4, 2026. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept personal letters in the application. You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement.

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

We look forward to your application!