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Company Description

Ringhals AB is part of the Vattenfall Group and is the largest power plant in the Nordic region. We have over 40 years of experience in electricity production and are now facing new challenges that require safety awareness and innovative thinking. Ringhals is located on the west coast in Varberg Municipality, sixty kilometers south of Gothenburg.

Our employee culture is characterized by competence, knowledge, and positive people who want to share their expertise. At Ringhals, we are constantly working to develop our operations and our ways of working to meet the demands placed on us by customers and the surrounding world, which is why we see individual development as a significant part of the company's future. With us, you are offered personal development in a workplace with many opportunities.

Feel free to read more about our operations here (https://group.vattenfall.com/se/var-verksamhet/ringhals).

About the Role

Do you want to combine your expertise in radiochemistry with work that makes a difference for Sweden's fossil-free future?

Now you have the opportunity to do so with us at Ringhals. To achieve our goal, we need engaged employees who want to work for one of Sweden's largest electricity producers while contributing to a better climate on our planet.

We are now looking for a Radiochemistry Engineer! The position is a parental leave cover – a perfect opportunity to broaden your experience and create valuable contacts in the energy sector.

About Us

The Radiological Support Group consists of areas including radiochemistry, radio-physics, radiation protection, dosimetry, waste and clearance, as well as emergency preparedness, and together with operational protection forms the unit Radiology/Operational Protection.

The Radiological Support Group is responsible for environmental monitoring and environmental radiology, emissions monitoring and emissions analysis, clearance and personal dosimetry. We also handle regulatory matters and reporting within large parts of our operational area. At Ringhals, our group provides key competence to the entire organization and works towards both operation and decommissioning.

With us, you will be part of a competent team that works closely with operations, chemistry, operational protection, and project activities at Ringhals and Vattenfall. We offer a work environment where collaboration, safety, and development are in focus – and where your work makes a difference for the climate.

About the Role

You will be offered practical tasks, both laboratory and measurement technical, but also analytical and theoretical, where investigations, development work such as method development and validation, report writing, and analyses will be important and recurring in your position.

The role includes, among other things:

• Conducting environmental monitoring, i.e., sampling, sample preparation, analysis, and reporting from land and water samples
• Quality assurance, quality control, and calibration
• Updating instructions and guidelines
• Report writing
• Conducting and analyzing whole-body measurements
• If necessary, conducting, developing, and validating measurement methods related to local environmental monitoring

The position is a parental leave cover until 31/12 -2026

Requirements

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in chemical engineering, chemical engineering with physics, biology, or equivalent
• Experience in laboratory work
• You speak and write fluently in Swedish and have good knowledge of English
• Driver's license B

Meritorious:

• Experience in radiochemistry, environmental radiology, or radioecology
• Knowledge of gamma spectrometry, liquid scintigraphy, and the software LabVantage and Origin
• Experience in method development and validation

As a person, you plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively. You are meticulous and have a high safety awareness. You are good at working both independently and in a team and are comfortable working towards deadlines. You take initiative, enjoy starting and driving activities, and achieve results.

Additional Information

Other Information

To achieve our strategic goals, we continuously develop our employees to ensure that all staff are well-equipped for their tasks and responsibilities, both now and in the future. Vattenfall and Ringhals are employers that take responsibility and listen to their employees' needs. Only you set the limits for your opportunities to develop within the organization. Ringhals offers several internal training programs where you can further develop and create the expertise required in your specific area.

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

Location: Ringhals

If you have questions about the position, please contact recruiting manager Erika Settervik at phone 0725477041

For questions about the recruitment process, contact responsible recruiter Lina Friberg at [email protected] or Sofia Berggren at [email protected]

Union representatives: Patrik Andersson- Akademikerna, Jonas Eriksson – Unionen, Anders Karlsson - Ledarna, Alexander Johnsson- SEKO. All can be reached at 0340-66 70 00.

Welcome with your application by 11/1 2026 Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. You apply for the job by answering a few selection questions and attaching your CV, no cover letter. We only accept applications via our website.

For this position, we have chosen to recruit ourselves and therefore kindly ask for no contact from recruitment companies or from those selling ads.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We seek employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models when it comes to 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. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

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 background check is conducted for candidates for many positions in our operations before employment occurs.