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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 runs smoothly. 

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About the Role

Vattenfall Services Stations Project continues to invest forward and is now looking for more colleagues with expertise and experience in mechanical design of primary substations. Our assignments are largely turnkey contracts, and we are looking for someone with experience working in project organizations. You will be an important part of creating the best conditions for our Project Managers and project organizations, which means a high safety mindset, good progress, engagement, and quality. Our hope is that with your background and experience, you will be a significant contribution to our operations and generate additional opportunities in collaboration with our employees, customers, and suppliers.

Within our Business Area, we carry out projects and deliver comprehensive solutions for electrical and control equipment for substations and power plants. Our customers are primarily electricity grid companies and hydropower producers. Working safely in all aspects is a given within Vattenfall Services.

About the Role

In the role of Specialist focused on the design of primary substations, you will contribute with your expertise. You will have close collaboration with Vattenfall Services' competent specialists, employees, and established subcontractors.

Main Responsibilities:

• Participate in bid preparation together with the appointed Project Manager and Bid/Business Support, primarily at voltage levels of 130kV and upwards to 400kV.
• Be a technical resource within your area of expertise and support colleagues within the project organization and operations
• Assist in the procurement of contractors, services, and materials in consultation with Purchasing, Project Managers, and Bid/Business Support
• Support project managers in construction meetings and negotiations with customers or subcontractors
• Based on your background and experience in driving projects, contribute to the continued development of colleagues and the organization
• Actively take responsibility for keeping yourself updated within your specialist area
• Develop standardized working methods that are tailored to the operations

Requirements

We are looking for someone who has the ability to drive their work forward in an independent and efficient manner, while also being skilled at continuously communicating and informing others. You have business acumen and are goal- and results-oriented. Your working style is characterized by structure, good collaboration, sound judgment, and acting in accordance with goals and guidelines with a strong focus on safety.

To be successful in the role, we see that you need:

• Documented experience in driving assignments related to substation design
• Experience acting as technical support to designers
• Experience in preparing and reviewing bids
• Good competence in industry guidelines and regulations
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Driving license B

Additional Information

We Offer

As a Specialist with us, you will receive a competitive salary and good conditions for travel in the line of duty. There is also the opportunity to stay updated with the latest in the field through further education, as you will represent the company as a Specialist in this role. We also offer good benefits with high ambitions in wellness.

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, working together for fossil freedom!

Location

We are open to stationing at any of our establishments in Sweden, which stretch from north to south. In the role, you will primarily support the operations from your office, but travel may occur. Please indicate your preferred location in your application.

Contact

For more information about the position, contact Business Area Manager Marcus Persson at [email protected]. For more information regarding the recruitment process, contact the responsible recruiter Johanna Sperling, [email protected]

We have limited ability to answer questions during the Christmas holiday (week 52 - week 1). Please feel free to send an email with your questions, and we will get back to you as soon as we are back in week 2.

Union Representatives are Christel Karlsson Unionen, Johan Larsson SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna, and Magnus Tjergefors, Ledarna. You can reach them all through Vattenfall's switchboard, phone 08-739 50 00.

Welcome with your application by January 18, 2026! We do not accept cover letters in the application. 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 services 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 occur with support in the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act. In addition to the security review, a drug test will be conducted.