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Company Description

AFRY offers services in engineering, design, digitalization, and consulting. We are dedicated experts in industry, energy, and infrastructure, creating value for future generations. AFRY has a global reach with deep roots in the Nordic region. Together, we accelerate the transition to a more sustainable society.

Job Description

AFRY Industry is now looking for more competent employees in Umeå - Become part of the team!

To strengthen our commitment in the north, we need to expand our operations with more designers and project managers within Electrical Power. Do you want to work with medium voltage installations in a high-tech industrial environment?

We are looking for you who are an electrical power designer/engineer with experience and interest in medium voltage systems in an industrial environment. As a designer, you will be a key person in our TEAM and our customers' investment and maintenance projects. Projects where electrical power infrastructure is a crucial part of operational safety. You will work with technical solutions from preliminary studies to completed installations in a business where electrical safety, availability, and future-proofing are in focus.

We offer interesting and challenging tasks where we help our customers create smart engineering solutions. Our projects and assignments are both local and global, which gives you the opportunity to try assignments in new areas in teams with colleagues around Sweden and the world.

Your tasks may include:

• Designing electrical power solutions in the medium voltage range (1–52 kV) for the industry's internal power distribution networks
• Sizing cables, transformers, relay protection, switchgear, and other equipment according to current standards and technical requirements
• Producing technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, material specifications, and load calculations
• Supporting project managers and facility owners during procurement, costing, scheduling, and installation work
• Participating in technical preliminary studies, risk analyses, and requirement setting in new and reconstruction projects
• Coordinating with the customer's internal departments, such as power operations, maintenance, and production, to ensure technical quality and operational safety
• Participating in contractor follow-up, installation checks, FAT/SAT tests, and commissioning
• Continuously improving design routines and technical standards within the electrical power field
• Following electrical safety legislation, ESA, high-voltage regulations, and internal guidelines

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements

• Post-secondary technical education in electrical power or equivalent (YH, university, or civil engineer)
• Practical or theoretical experience in electrical power design (e.g., switchgear, relay protection, transformer stations, power cables)
• Good understanding of medium voltage systems (1–52 kV)
• Experience working with CAD-based drawing systems (e.g., ELPROCAD, MagiCAD, EPLAN, or similar)
• Basic knowledge and understanding of standards and regulations within electrical power (e.g., ESA, Swedish Electrical Safety Authority, SS-EN standards)
• Good skills in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Category B driver's license

Desirable Merits

• Extensive experience in electrical power design in an industrial environment.
• Knowledge of relay protection, selectivity plans, and short-circuit calculations
• Experience in project coordination with electrical contractors and electricians
• Experience working in project form together with project managers and maintenance departments
• Knowledge of SCADA systems, documentation systems (e.g., PDM)
• Experience in technical requirement setting and procurement

You are meticulous, structured, and have a strong technical interest. You thrive working both independently and in project teams, and you value safety and quality in all parts of your work. The role suits you if you have experience, teamwork skills, and a good willingness to share knowledge to develop the team.

Additional Information

At AFRY, you have the opportunity to work in an organization that turns visions into reality. An organization where our work is varied and offers great opportunities for personal development.

AFRY is ranked as one of Sweden's most popular employers among engineers. With us, you help develop innovative and sustainable solutions within infrastructure, energy, and industry.

We want to offer our customers the market's sharpest competence, which, with a brave and devoted commitment, wants to create the society of the future together.

We want to offer you the opportunity to spend your working time at a modern workplace, in an environment where we place great value on enjoying your job.

"Brave, devoted, teamplayers" are keywords that permeate our entire business and daily life at AFRY.

We believe that you will enjoy and learn as much from us as we will from you.

Contact Information

Henrik Söderström
Group Manager Building Electrification / Electrical Power
[email protected]
Tel. 073-077 45 19

Niklas Nordström
Group Manager
[email protected]

Submit your application today, recruitment for this position is ongoing, so we look forward to receiving your application! The last possible application date is 2026-08-31

At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when brave ideas meet, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions; that is how we create the future. We are constantly looking for qualified candidates who want to join our inclusive teams around the world. Become part of us and accelerate the green transition.