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Company Description

Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains, and develops energy solutions for energy and electrical installations. We are developing Sweden's energy infrastructure to create a sustainable future where we find new innovations that contribute to a sustainable society. We work with many different customers and suppliers, involving significant investments in the energy transition. With us, you work in a socially vital operation and ensure everything runs smoothly.

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About the Role

Do you want to become an important part of the energy transition? Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contracting company within the energy and electricity sector, and we are developing Sweden's energy infrastructure! At us, you work in a future-oriented industry with a strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes, and now we are looking for a Commissioning Manager for major substation projects who wants to be part of this journey! Is that you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

As a Commissioning Manager, you will become part of the Project unit. The project operations are responsible for driving our larger substation projects from bidding to a commission-ready facility. We are established in several locations and drive projects throughout the country. Our customers are primarily the larger grid owners, and the projects cover all voltage levels from 10 kV up to 400 kV. In the projects, we work with the latest technology from several of the leading suppliers in the industry, which provides an interesting and educational daily routine.

What does a Commissioning Manager for major substation projects do for us?

The role primarily involves working with the commissioning of our larger projects, but assignments within smaller projects and maintenance may also occur. The testing prior to commissioning includes all types of control equipment such as relay protection, RTUs, automation systems, local power supplies, etc. The focus will be on larger substation projects at voltage levels 130 kV and 400 kV. The role includes being responsible for and coordinating the testing when several engineers are working on the same project. Within the framework of the projects, you report to the Project Manager. You have the technical responsibility, and the Project Manager has the commercial responsibility.

The role involves a lot of travel within Sweden. Both day trips and longer trips occur.

Examples of tasks/responsibilities included:

• Ensure technical function and contract compliance
• Support the project with technical questions throughout the project's duration
• Review drawing materials such as single-line diagrams, relay block diagrams, circuit diagrams, etc.
• Configuration of relay protection, including configuration of communication via e.g., IEC61850
• Preparation of test plans
• Coordination of testing work when several engineers are on site
• Compilation of test protocols
• Responsible for communication regarding technical questions to the Project Manager
• Mentor junior employees

Requirements

We are looking for you who is analytical and enjoys solving complex problems. Nothing is impossible for you! You are well-versed in the field and are eager to share your knowledge with your colleagues. Taking on a task and seeing it through to completion together with the project group is a matter of course for you.

We know that you will develop together with us. But we would like you to already have:

• Experience with commissioning of control systems for substations or hydropower stations
• Experience with configuration of relay protection
• Competence regarding communication via IEC61850
• A post-secondary electrical engineering education or equivalent work experience in electrical power
• Good IT and computer skills
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Category B driver's license is required

Merits:

• Leadership experience
• Experience mentoring junior engineers

Further Information

We offer

After several decades in the energy industry, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. Therefore, we offer you a varied workday with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We are a large and secure employer that still feels familiar, where employee safety, well-being, and collaboration are important parts of our corporate culture!

At Vattenfall Services, you can make a difference, and together we take responsibility for a sustainable energy transition, together we give power to a sustainable life.

Location: Flexible location. For example, Stockholm, Västerås, Jönköping, Malmö, Trollhättan, Sundsvall, Umeå, or Luleå. Please state your preferred location in your application. Home stationing may become relevant.

For more information about the position, contact the hiring manager Björn Winberg, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Lea Skånberg, [email protected].

Union Representatives are Torbjörn Blom (Akademikerna), Magnus Tjergefors (Ledarna), Johan Larsson (SEKO), and Christel Karlsson (Unionen). You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08 739 50 00.

Welcome to apply by June 21, 2026. We do not accept cover letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. We only accept applications via our website.

Working within Vattenfall means working with socially vital infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be assigned to wartime duties. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any wartime assignment takes place with support in the employment contract and the law on total defense duty. In addition to security clearance, a drug test is performed.

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 works actively 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.