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About the Company

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity grid business and one of Sweden's largest grid companies. We are responsible for a society-critical infrastructure that distributes electricity to more than 900,000 businesses and households. As an employee here, you contribute every day to ensuring society functions and to a secure electricity supply for future generations. Together, we are building the grid of the future and enabling the transition to a sustainable society. Read more about what it is like to work here.

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 Power Engineers 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 electricity grid. To do this, we need more engaged employees within the Infrastructure Investment unit who work on our investment projects in local and regional grids.

About the Role

As a Power System Specialist in Control Systems with us, we promise that you will be challenged with exciting and complex issues. The Project Technology department is responsible for ensuring technical content in the planning and implementation of infrastructure investments and delivers specialist infrastructure 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 infrastructure construction.

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

• Ensuring the quality of the new installations and that the infrastructure design is optimal.
• Participating in tender evaluations regarding the station's technical functions.
• Reviewing technical construction and checking design during factory testing.
• Acting as the responsible representative during commissioning tests and commissioning, ensuring that the installation meets the requirements in the technical specification and Vattenfall's Technical Guidelines.
• Collaborating with other departments within the Infrastructure Investment unit.

Travel to nearby projects occurs, as well as occasional travel abroad.

Requirements

We are looking for you who thrive 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 good technical support in projects.

Qualifications

You have

• An engineering degree in power engineering or equivalent competence acquired through work experience.
• Worked with a variety of power engineering issues and are familiar with the structure and function of the electricity grid, preferably with a focus on fault disconnection and control equipment systems.
• Ease in expressing yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.
• Class B driver's license.

It is an advantage if you have experience of

• Testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of substation equipment such as primary apparatus and control systems.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

Here, you have the opportunity to work in a corporate culture where we strive to be open, active, and positive, with tasks that develop and challenge you. The health and well-being of our employees and partners are important to us. A good work environment is fundamental in everything we do, and safety is always at the center. For us, it is important that your personal values align with our culture, which is characterized by making each other better, staying ahead, and keeping our promises.

To ensure you thrive, we offer opportunities for continuous learning, good working conditions, and a wide range of employee benefits. Read more about our benefits here.

Location

Solna, Västerås, Linköping, or Uppsala.

For more information about the position, contact the hiring manager Jakob Heinerud Jonsson at 070-331 83 06, [email protected]

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

During the vacation period, it may be harder to reach us, but send an email and we will reply as soon as possible.

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.

Apply by August 9, 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. Selection and interviews take place after the application deadline. Tests will be included in this recruitment process.

Working at Vattenfall means working with society-critical 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 is based on the employment contract and the Total Defense Service Act.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and security-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 regarding 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.