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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 a 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 a reliable supply for you as a customer. Read more about us at https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/ (https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/)

About the Role

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity distribution business and one of Sweden's largest electricity grid companies. We are responsible for a critical infrastructure that distributes electricity to more than 900,000 businesses and households. As an employee with us, you contribute every day to the functioning of society and to a secure electricity supply for future generations. Together, we build the electricity grid of the future and enable the transition to a fossil-free society.

We are now looking for a new colleague who wants to grow with us. A person who is curious, engaged, and not afraid to think outside the box. With us, you can share ideas, influence, and together with engaged colleagues contribute to solutions for our time's great challenge – climate change. Do you recognize yourself? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

Your Responsibilities as a Program Engineer

Our investment portfolio consists of approximately 3,000 active projects, all contributing to electrifying Sweden. These projects are divided into 12 investment programs of varying sizes. Each investment program is led by a responsible program manager, who has a number of support resources at their disposal. As a program engineer, you work as one of these support resources.

As a program engineer, you work closely with the program manager and contribute to structure and clarity in the program's operations and investments. The role involves many points of contact and a central position in the organization.

One day may involve following up on specific projects, the next may involve developing reporting structures or preparing materials for steering group meetings. In other words, you will have a varied and broad role where you are given the opportunity to develop.

Main tasks as a program engineer:

• Provide administrative support to the program manager, such as scheduling meetings & taking notes during meetings
• Prepare presentations, meetings, and other reporting materials
• Overall follow-up of the program
• Project support regarding finance & time and resource planning
• Document management & access issues
• Data compilation
• Risk management within the investment program
• Operational and program development

The content of the work may vary according to the needs of each program.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who thrives in a role with many points of contact and who feels comfortable sometimes trying new working methods and stepping outside of their comfort zone. You are positive, solution-oriented, and enjoy working together with others. You manage yourself well and take responsibility for your tasks and deliveries.

To succeed in the role, you need to:

• Have a university or college education of at least 180 credits (120 points), preferably with a focus on technology, economics, civil engineering, or urban planning. Alternatively, equivalent experience.
• Have good knowledge of Swedish and English in both speech and writing
• Have a driver's license for passenger cars

It is a merit if you have:

• Experience in business areas related to energy or the public sector, from the client or supplier side
• Competence in the Microsoft Office suite

Your Personal Qualities:

We believe you are a social and collaborative person who plans and structures your work thoughtfully. You find it easy to handle different systems and work with large amounts of information. You are attentive, adaptable, and comfortable meeting different people and situations.

Additional Information

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 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.

We also have a number of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. We work according to a hybrid model with both office presence and the possibility of remote work. Read more about our benefits here.

Location: Solna, Trollhättan, or Luleå. Travel within Sweden is a natural part of the job.

For more information about the position, contact the recruiting manager Olle Thorsander at 0702875795

For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Jessica Petersson at [email protected]

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 March 8, 2026. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept cover 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.

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.

We look forward to your application!