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Company Description

Vattenfall Power Solutions (VPS) supports Vattenfall's nuclear and hydro power operations with project management, training, qualifications, nuclear fuel, engineering services, and business development. We are involved in all steps of the entire value chain and employ almost 700 people. Our goal is to develop competence and efficient energy solutions that can support the transition towards a fossil-free future.

We aim to be recognized for our safety and efficiency. Through collaboration, efficient solutions, and the application of experience and competence, the business unit creates value for Vattenfall and ensures safe, available, and efficient electricity production.

We actively work to develop and unleash our employees' creativity and capabilities, striving to constantly improve what we do, so that Vattenfall remains one of the best for our customers.

About the Role

As Unit Manager for Engineering Design Analyses, you will lead an operation with a direct impact on the design of Sweden's future nuclear power. You will lead an experienced team of specialists and build up a technically broad and strategically central area from the ground up. At the same time, you will ensure the right competence, capacity, and quality in deliveries that are crucial for project progress.

New Nuclear Support (NNS) is a new department within VPS with the mandate to support Vattenfall's investment in new nuclear power. Following the implemented reorganization (effective from April 1), we are now building up three units – and you will be one of the managers shaping the whole from the start.

As Unit Manager for Engineering Design Analyses, you will lead a competent team of senior employees responsible for ensuring that competence, capacity, and delivery capability are established and maintained within VPS according to commitments linked to the agreement with Videberg Kraft AB. The unit currently consists of 6 employees stationed at various locations on both the west and east coasts.

You will work closely with our collaboration partners within BA Generation and actively contribute to ensuring that the business unit's collective competence is used effectively to achieve our common goals. A central part of the role is to contribute to the overall picture within VPS and ensure strong interaction between units and functions.

Your Mission

• Responsible for personnel, work environment, and budget
• Build and ensure competence and delivery capability
• Actively participate in the department's strategic work
• Develop working methods and collaboration with other units within Vattenfall
• Work closely with Videberg Kraft AB and other stakeholders
• Represent VPS in strategic issues related to new nuclear power.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have

• Several years of management experience or equivalent
• Master of Science in Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to lead senior specialists
• Broad technical background, preferably from new construction projects
• Knowledge of FEED/EPC, technical specification, and international standards
• Understanding of configuration management and change management
• Knowledge of digital design support tools
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English
• Class B driver's license

Merits

• Experience of large industrial projects and large procurements.

We are looking for a leader who is confident, clear, and accustomed to creating structure, engagement, and results in complex environments. You communicate clearly and build trust through a coaching and present leadership style. With analytical ability and a holistic view, you prioritize the right things and make decisions even when much is in motion.

At Vattenfall, we value leaders who live our LEAD principles in everyday life: you lead yourself with self-insight and integrity, enable others' development, create interaction and direction in teams, and drive performance through clarity and follow-up. With you, people grow, collaborations are strengthened, and the quality of our deliveries is secured.

Additional Information

We offer

In addition to the opportunity to help shape the future smart energy society, we offer you a developing and varied job with many contact points. For us at Vattenfall, it is important that work and private life have a good balance, therefore we offer flexibility in work and the possibility to work from home when needed. We also have a number of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location is preferably Ringhals, Gothenburg, or Solna. International and domestic travel occurs, but we actively work with technical aids to reduce this.

For more information about the position, contact the hiring manager Agneta Adelsköld at 070 851 15 71. For information about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Sofia Berggren at [email protected]

Union representatives for this position are Jan Stigbert (Unionen), Philip Carendi (Ledarna), Ingemar Eriksson (SEKO), Gustaf Treiber (Akademikerna). All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Welcome to apply by April 24, 2026. We look forward to your application, so do not hesitate – apply today!

We do not accept cover letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. Tests may occur in this recruitment process.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We are looking for 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, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure and our operations are covered by regulations on security protection, nuclear non-proliferation, and export control. Due to these regulations, a candidate check is carried out for many of the positions in our operations before employment takes place. For positions that lead to participation in security-sensitive activities or placement in a security class, this check implies a security clearance in accordance with the Security Protection Act. In addition to security clearance, a drug test is also conducted. You may be subject to wartime deployment. Any wartime deployment takes place with support in the employment contract and the Total Defence Act.