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Company Description

Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains, and develops energy solutions for energy and electrical installations. We are developing Sweden's energy infrastructure to create a sustainable future where we find new innovations that contribute to a fossil-free society. We work with many different customers and suppliers, which involves significant investments for the energy transition. With us, you work in a socially important business and ensure that everything functions.

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About the Role

Do you want to contribute to society's infrastructure and secure electricity supply for our customers? Are you motivated to work with complex issues and want to grow in your professional role? Then this could be a position for you!

Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contracting company in the energy and electrical power sector, and we are developing Sweden's energy infrastructure! With us, you work in a future-oriented industry with a strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes, and we are now looking for a Control Engineer who wants to be part of the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is that you? Together we make a difference for the entire society.

Your Role as a Control Engineer

As a Control Engineer, you will work at customers' power stations with the following tasks:

• Commissioning, configuring, and testing control equipment
• Replacing devices during troubleshooting or minor renewals
• Troubleshooting control systems and associated high-voltage equipment
• Configuring relay protection, NX equipment, and other control equipment
• Monitoring and adjusting measurement and control circuits
• Minor construction adjustments for smaller and temporary measures
• Routine testing of relay protection
• Opportunity to take responsibility for testing management and commissioning management in larger projects for customers in industry, distribution, and generation

You will belong to the Technical Business Area, where we have about 170 engineers spread across the country, providing access to a very large competence base. We actively work with internal training to broaden and deepen the skills of our employees. With us, you have the opportunity to work with all types of control equipment at all voltage levels - from DC installations to the national grid.

Traveling for work with overnight stays is a natural part of the job.

Requirements

We know that you will develop with us. However, to succeed in the role, you already need to have:

• A post-secondary education in electrical power or equivalent work experience
• Good knowledge of electrical power installations and associated high-voltage equipment
• Knowledge of relay protection and relay protection configuration
• Good computer skills
• Driver's license B
• Fluent Swedish in speech and writing

We consider it a merit if you have:

• Experience working with control systems within regional and national grids or equivalent in heavy industry
• Experience with older relay technology and IEC 61850
• Experience configuring RTUs/Switches and protocols IEC 101/104
• Experience in construction within control systems.
• Good knowledge of English

We are looking for someone who is motivated to work with complex issues. You are driven to take on challenges, solve problems, and achieve set goals. As a person, you are service-oriented and have a good ability to collaborate with both internal and external contacts. To succeed in the role, you also need to be able to plan and prioritize your tasks independently.

Our way of working is characterized by freedom under responsibility. Safety is always a focus as we work in potentially hazardous environments.

Additional Information

We Offer

After several decades in the energy industry, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. Therefore, we offer you a varied workday with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We are a large and secure employer that still feels familiar, where employee safety, well-being, and collaboration are important parts of our corporate culture!

At Vattenfall Services, you can make a difference, and together we take responsibility for a sustainable energy transition, together we empower a fossil-free life.

Location: Luleå, Skellefteå, Jokkmokk, Arjeplog, Gällivare, Kiruna, or Kalix. Other locations may also be relevant. Please write your desired location in your application.

For more information about the position, contact the recruiting manager Mattias Taavoniku at 070-263 46 55 or [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Lea Skånberg at [email protected].

Union representatives are Torbjörn Blom (Akademikerna), Magnus Tjergefors (Ledarna), Johan Larsson (SEKO), and Christel Karlsson (Unionen). You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard at 08 739 50 00.

Welcome with your application by January 18, 2026. We do not accept cover letters in applications. You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. We only accept applications via our website.

Working at Vattenfall means working with socially important infrastructure. Many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement. If this position is security classified, a security review will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any military placement will be supported by the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act. In addition to the security review, a drug test will be conducted.

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 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. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.