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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 our 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 need to constantly challenge ourselves, develop our working methods, and take advantage of digital opportunities.

About the Role

Do you want to have fun at work while contributing to a fossil-free society?

Now you have the opportunity to do so with us at Vattenfall Hydropower. Together, we work towards a fossil-free society. To achieve our goal, we need engaged employees who want to contribute to a better climate on our planet. You will be an important part of that work!

We are looking for a Health and Safety Engineer with experience in construction site safety coordination.

About the Job

In this role, you will be a key person to ensure that health and safety work is integrated into our culture and leadership. You will work both strategically and operationally to develop and improve our management system according to ISO 45001.

Your main responsibilities:

• Independently coach and support managers, team leaders, project managers, and safety representatives with tasks in systematic health and safety work according to the ISO 45001 standard.
• Conduct root cause investigations and risk assessments and provide support in these processes.
• Coordinate and conduct internal audits.
• Develop our systematic health and safety work both strategically and operationally and be an expert support in the improvement work.
• Establish and manage governing documents within health and safety.
• Act as project manager for relevant health and safety projects and conduct environmental monitoring.
• Be responsible for legal monitoring and compliance with health and safety legislation.

Requirements

We expect you to have:

• A degree or equivalent relevant education with a focus on health and safety.
• Several years of work experience as a Health and Safety Engineer, preferably with a strategic and operational focus.
• A good understanding of laws and regulations related to health and safety.

Meritorious:

• Several years of experience working with management systems ISO 45001.
• Experience in driving improvement and development work.
• Experience in construction site safety coordination and electrical safety.

We are looking for a structured and communicative person with a strong commitment to health and safety issues. You have the ability to inspire others in health and safety work and drive these issues independently and purposefully. You are development-oriented with the insight that everything we do should lead to safe and secure facilities and workplaces. You have good experience working in the Office suite, and your ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English is well documented.

The position includes travel, which requires you to have a valid B driver's license.

Additional Information

Location

Luleå or Solna. Other locations may be relevant.

Contact Persons

For questions about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Åsa Kaarle at 070 275 99 59, [email protected]. Union representatives are Anneli Jönsson from Ledarna, Samuel Jernlif from Unionen, Magnus Nilsson from Akademikerna, and Anders Karlström from SEKO. All can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard at 08-739 50 00.

During week 52 and week 1, we have limited availability to answer questions. Please send an email with your questions, and we will get back to you as soon as we return in week 2.

Step forward for fossil freedom!

Welcome with your application via our ad on Vattenfall's career pages no later than January 7, 2026. You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application. If you have questions about your application, please contact recruiter Ida Fågelqvist at 070-048 76 82, [email protected].

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 appealing company and strive to be good role models in terms of 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 https://careers.vattenfall.com/se/sv/jobba-med-oss/mangfald-inkludering (https://careers.vattenfall.com/se/sv/jobba-med-oss/mangfald-inkludering).

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement. If this position is security classified, a security screening will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any military placement will occur with support from the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act.