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Electrical Power Engineer with Expertise in Control Systems

Vattenfall AB

Norrbottens län, Jokkmokk

Previous experience is desired

10 days left
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About the Company

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 employs approximately 21,000 people. For over a hundred years, we have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed lives through innovation.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB distributes electricity to households, businesses, and society – 24/7, year-round. Our power grid is over 12,000 miles long, and we distribute electricity to nearly 900,000 customers. We build, operate, maintain, and invest in our power grid to ensure you, as a customer, receive a reliable supply. Read more about us at https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/ (https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/)

About the Role

Do you want to make a real difference to help Sweden succeed in the energy transition and meet climate goals? We are making significant investments in our grid and are now looking for an Electrical Power Engineer with expertise in control systems for our projects.

We are undergoing a historic transition and facing extensive electrification of society. One way we are achieving this is by increasing our investments in our power grid. To do this, we need more engaged employees within the Asset Investment unit who work on our investment projects in local and regional networks.

About the Role

As an Electrical Power Engineer with us, we promise that you will be challenged with exciting and complex issues. The Project Technology Substations department is responsible for ensuring technical content in the planning and execution of asset investments and delivers specialist facility technology competence to the business. With technology in focus, we are involved in work that develops practical solutions to technical challenges in operations, development, and facility construction.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide specialist competence to the investment activities, which means acting as a technical resource in our projects. Your tasks include, among other things:

  • Ensuring the quality of new facilities and that the facility design is optimal.
  • Participating in bid evaluation regarding the station's technical functions.
  • Reviewing technical construction and checking design during factory acceptance testing.
  • Acting as the responsible representative during commissioning tests and commissioning, ensuring the facility meets the requirements in the technical specification and Vattenfall's Technical Guidelines.
  • Collaborating with other departments within the Asset Investment unit.

Travel to projects in northern Sweden occurs, as well as occasional travel abroad.

Requirements

We are looking for you who are an experienced power system specialist with

  • An engineering degree in electrical power engineering or equivalent competence acquired through work experience.
  • Experience working with a variety of electrical power issues and familiarity with the structure and function of the power grid, preferably with a focus on fault disconnection and control equipment systems.
  • Ability to express yourself clearly in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.
  • Class B driver's license.

It is an advantage if you have experience with

  • Relay protection testing.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a role where you can use your analytical skills and collaborate with others. You are driven by curiosity and want to constantly learn more about technology and how it can be used in the best way to act as a strong technical support in projects.

Additional Information

We Offer

Aside from helping to shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer a workplace where you continuously learn new things that enable various development opportunities. With our career and development model, we aim to create clarity regarding the opportunities you have to develop in the direction you desire. It is important that life as a whole works, so we are keen that our employees experience a good balance between work and leisure. We are convinced that diversity and inclusion lead to innovation, improved business results, and increased engagement, and we strive to represent the diversity among our customers and the society in which we operate. Read more about us at: www.vattenfalleldistribution.se (http://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se)

We also offer a number of other employee benefits, such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational 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: Jokkmokk, Luleå

For more information about the position, contact recruiting manager Linus Alström, [email protected]

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

Union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Jan-Olof Eriksson, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contacts can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard at 08-739 50 00.

Please submit your application by June 14. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept cover letters. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

Working at Vattenfall means working with socially critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be assigned to wartime duties.

Vattenfall Eldistribution is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure; therefore, many of our positions are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security clearance investigation will be conducted prior to employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application

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