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Company Description

This is us, your new colleagues

In Sweden, Vattenfall Värme delivers district heating, district cooling, and steam to industries, property owners, and residential customers in fifteen municipalities. We provide sustainable heating to approximately 200,000 Swedish households and heat, cooling, and steam to industrial customers. We actively work according to a clear plan to reduce fossil emissions in our cities, our own heat production, and from our suppliers, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. We are particularly proud that our main product, district heating, plays such an important role in the energy transition and the new circular society.

About the Role

Do you want to lead a strategically important function while contributing to the transition to a fossil-free society? Vattenfall Värme is now looking for an engaged and experienced leader who wants to help shape the future of sustainable heat supply.

As the Head of Asset Management, you will have overall responsibility for developing and maximizing the value of our assets from a long-term, sustainable, and business-oriented perspective. The role is both strategic and operational and has a significant impact on Vattenfall Värme's future competitiveness.

You will lead a team of six employees and be responsible for steering the work towards qualitative and quantitative goals. The Asset Management function works across the entire value chain – from fuel to customer delivery – and plays a central role in ensuring cost-effective, robust, and future-proofed asset solutions.

You will be part of the Asset Development management team and collaborate closely with other managers and key functions in the organization.

In this role, you will among other things:

• Lead, coach, and develop the team while creating an inclusive and sustainable work environment
• Be responsible for long-term planning, strategic priorities, and follow-up of operations
• Drive strategic asset development and portfolio management based on technical, economic, and regulatory perspectives

Requirements

• Have an engineering degree or equivalent education, preferably in industrial economics, energy, or similar
• Have experience in managing and creating value from large assets in energy, process, or industrial operations
• Have solid experience in strategic asset development, portfolio management, and change management
• Have good economic understanding and experience in building long-term profitability
• Have documented leadership experience and are accustomed to leading teams and influencing in complex organizations

To succeed in this role, you have a strong business and strategic mindset and are driven by creating results and long-term value. You are a confident and clear leader who engages and motivates your team and communicates credibly with both internal and external stakeholders. You value collaboration and see psychological safety as a prerequisite for high performance and development.

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

With us, you will be part of a strong team with fantastic colleagues. The organization is engaged and motivated and faces several exciting challenges. We offer a varied work environment, modern leadership, and many points of contact. It is a given for us that life as a whole should come together; we place great importance on finding a balance between work and leisure and offer attractive employee benefits. As an employee at Vattenfall Värme, you will be involved in creating the heating of the future and shaping tomorrow's fossil-free energy society.

Location: Motala

Curious? Here’s how to learn more!

Recruiting manager: Lennart Gårdman 070-6095545

Recruiter: Johan Macdonald, 073‑085 27 63, [email protected]

Union Representatives

Stefan Andersson – Akademikerna

Kjell Karlsson – Ledarna

Jan Svensson – SEKO

Patrik Nenzén – Unionen

You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard: 08‑739 50 00

Warm welcome with your application! You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. The application deadline is March 8, 2026. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and appealing 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.

Working within Vattenfall Värme means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.