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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.

About the Role

Do you want a meaningful job where you can make a real difference for society and the energy transition? Here, you are part of a socially vital operation, working on exciting projects, cutting-edge technology, and with colleagues who value each other.

Vattenfall Eldistribution is at the heart of the energy transition and plays a central role in the powerful electrification taking place in society. We are building tomorrow's power grid today, operating a societal backbone infrastructure that distributes just over half of all electricity produced in Sweden.

Our mission is truly important – become part of Vattenfall Eldistribution!

About the Position

Do you want to work with permitting issues in an engaged and secure team?

We are now looking for a Permitting Specialist who will contribute to driving and coordinating permitting processes in infrastructure projects. You will be given an interesting opportunity to work in a role with independent responsibility and the chance to develop both expertise and project skills.

As a Permitting Specialist, you will work with varied and challenging tasks, close to the project organization, and have overall responsibility for permitting and concession matters in investment projects. You have strong support from your permitting colleagues but drive the permitting process in projects independently, acting as a specialist support to project managers and colleagues. The role combines operational responsibility in projects with a clear focus on quality, coordination, and compliance with current legislation and internal processes.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Independently drive and coordinate concession and permitting processes for existing and new power lines.
• Work as a permitting specialist in project teams and contribute to project progress.
• Plan, conduct, and coordinate consultations together with project teams, consultants, authorities, and the public.
• Participate in procurement and lead consultants, as well as review and quality assure permitting documentation and concession applications.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, authority requirements, and internal processes.
• Contribute expertise and advice, and support colleagues in other departments.
• Represent the company towards authorities, landowners, and other stakeholders in permitting matters.

The position also involves being part of the ongoing development of the business.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have a few years of work experience in permitting matters.

Furthermore, we are looking for you who have:

• Experience working with permitting and concession processes, as well as good knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Meritorious experience from infrastructure and/or energy projects.
• Experience in dialogue and collaboration with authorities.
• Relevant academic education, for example, in environmental science, urban planning, or law.
• Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing, as well as good English skills.
• Valid driver's license (Category B).

As a person, we are looking for you who are flexible and thrive in complex situations as well as with simpler permit applications. You have a good ability to plan, prioritize, and work structured, even when managing several parallel assignments simultaneously. The role involves collaboration with many internal and external parties, meaning you are confident in stakeholder management and have an easy time building trusting collaborations.

We place great importance on your personal qualities, as it is important for us to build secure and well-functioning teams. Being outgoing and communicative makes your and your colleagues' daily work better!

Additional Information

What We Offer

Aside from helping shape the future smart energy society, we offer you a developing and varied job with many contact points. 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 have many other employee benefits, such as reduced working hours, favorable pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here.

Location

Umeå or Luleå

For more information about the position, contact the responsible manager: Theres Vidman, 070-235 63 16, [email protected]. For information about the recruitment process, contact the responsible recruiter: Cecilia Wijkman, [email protected].

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

Apply by August 19, 2026. We only accept applications via our website. The hiring manager is on vacation and returns on August 12, so any questions can be answered thereafter. Selection and interviews take place from August 12. We do not accept cover letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

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 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.

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

Working at 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.