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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. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21,000 employees. We have electrified industries, supplied energy to homes, and transformed lives through innovation for over a hundred years. We now want to make it possible to live fossil-free and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB distributes electricity to households, businesses, and society – around the clock, all year round. Our electricity network is over 12,000 kilometers long and we distribute electricity to nearly 900,000 customers. We build, operate, maintain, and invest in our electricity network 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 network operations and one of Sweden's largest electricity network 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 are building the electricity network of the future and enabling the transition to a fossil-free society.

We are now looking for a manager for the Project Implementation department in Solna, Uppsala, or Västerås, focusing on Local Networks.

As the department manager, you will lead and inspire a team of knowledgeable project managers who ensure that our facility investments provide us with the best possible conditions to be Sweden's leading electricity network company.

Your main focus in this role will be to work with competence supply, business development, and resource management, always with the employee in focus! Your project managers are responsible for leading facility projects on Vattenfall's local networks, 0.4-36kV. The projects are mainly located in the Stockholm area and central Sweden.

Your responsibilities as Department Manager for Project Implementation Local Networks:

Your primary responsibility as department manager is to drive the department towards set goals and visions while leading and coaching the employees in your department. You will be part of the management team for project implementation where you plan, develop, and drive common areas for the department.

In addition to leading the department, your responsibilities include the following:

• Build strong relationships with both internal and external parties, where the ability to communicate, collaborate, influence, and develop the business is important.
• Develop long-term collaboration with consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Develop your group and actively contribute to the development of the management team you will be part of.
• Work on business development.
• Work on competence supply and development of your employees.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who:

• Has several years of experience working as a manager with personnel responsibility
• Has a relevant academic degree or equivalent work experience
• Has good communication skills both written and verbal, with proficiency in Swedish and English
• Is driven to develop the business, your own organization, and employees
• Cares about workplace safety and understands the importance of safety as we build critical infrastructure, and these aspects are central to everything we do
• Has a high degree of business acumen and a good understanding of economics

It is also meritorious if you have:

• Experience working with electrical power
• Experience working with larger business projects, preferably of a technical nature from the energy sector or other infrastructure
• Worked with process and business development

We believe that you are a goal-oriented, down-to-earth, and unpretentious person who is curious and willing to learn. You have a high degree of personal maturity and have established a solid credibility in your leadership. We value your ability to inspire and help your employees grow and feel engaged.

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

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

Location: Solna, Uppsala, or Västerås

For more information about the position, contact recruiting manager Kenneth Huss, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Jessica Petersson, [email protected] (mailto:[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 15, 2026. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept personal letters in applications. You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Thus, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement.

If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any military placement will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act.

We look forward to your application!