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Company Description

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.

Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is one of Sweden's largest electricity producers, generating one-sixth of the electricity consumed in Sweden. Nuclear power has very low fossil footprints and is a stable, weather-independent energy source. Since 1980, our three production facilities have delivered climate-smart electricity every day, year-round. Today, approximately 1,200 employees work at Forsmark. We are part of the Vattenfall Group, which operates on the European labor market, offering fantastic development opportunities for you as an employee. Our workplace is beautifully located along the pleasant Roslag coast.

About the Role

Do you want to contribute to Sweden's electricity supply?

Forsmark Kraftgrupp is now looking for a Process Engineer within one of the following areas: Power Systems, Safety Analysis, or Core and Fuel within Reactor Safety.

The Safety and Quality Department works with auditing, supporting, and interpreting requirements related to radiation safety. The department supports the company's CEO regarding radiation safety issues. Our goal is to ensure that Forsmark marginally meets safety-related requirements and that we are driving the development of safety within the company in terms of technology, operations, and culture.

You will work within the Radiation Safety unit. Our mission is to, together with other units in the safety department, drive the development and maintenance of reactor safety, radiation protection, and physical security at Forsmark. This is primarily carried out through independent radiation safety audits and safety assessments of operational decisions.

You will maintain ongoing contact with authorities and build a broad network, both within the Vattenfall Group and externally. The role provides you with a good overall view of the operations and the safety structure of the facilities.

Requirements

We are looking for you who are a University College Engineer, Master of Science in Engineering, or have equivalent competence through other education or relevant work experience. You have extensive knowledge of nuclear power plant construction, operation, and maintenance. Experience working with nuclear power-related issues is a great advantage.

The work requires collaboration, quality focus, and adherence to procedures. We value traits such as responsibility, clarity, and flexibility. You thrive when working together with others and are happy to share your knowledge, thereby contributing to the team's development. To succeed in the role, you need strong communication skills and proficiency in both Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Additional Information

We Offer

Aside from helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer you a developing and varied job with many points of contact. 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 offer 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

Forsmark

For more information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Rikard Svensson, 076-788 11 93, or Inta Mårtensson, 072-7445436.

Union representatives at Forsmark are Akademikerna – Anders Karlsson, Ledarna – Helena Arneberth, SEKO – Leo Lehtinen, Unionen – [email protected]. All can be reached by phone at 0173-81 00.

Please submit your application by August 23, 2026. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. 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.

Buses to and from Forsmark are adapted to the working hours of day-shift personnel. We also offer company buses with wireless internet on the routes Gävle-Forsmark and Uppsala-Forsmark, giving you the opportunity to use travel time as working time if/when work allows. You also have the opportunity to use our remote workstations in Gävle and Uppsala, or alternatively work from home if/when work allows.

Please read more about Forsmark on our website https://group.vattenfall.com/se/var-verksamhet/forsmark (https://group.vattenfall.com/se/var-verksamhet/forsmark)

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 regarding 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.

Since safety for Vattenfall and its employees is crucial, we will conduct a "pre-employment screening" before each employment. These checks are based on the role you will fill within Vattenfall.

Working within Vattenfall means working with socially critical infrastructure. Consequently, 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 prior to employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any wartime assignment will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Conscription Act.

We look forward to your application