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About the Company

Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant delivers fossil-free electricity every day, year-round. We have over 40 years of experience in electricity production. Ringhals is located on the west coast in Varberg Municipality, six miles south of Gothenburg.

Our employee culture is characterized by competence, expertise, and positive people who want to share their knowledge. At Ringhals, we are constantly working to develop our operations and working methods to meet the demands placed on us by customers and the outside world. Therefore, we see individual development as a major part of the company's future. With us, you are offered personal development at a workplace with many opportunities.

Read more about our operations: https://group.vattenfall.com/se/var-verksamhet/ringhals (https://group.vattenfall.com/se/var-verksamhet/ringhals)

About the Role

Do you want to work strategically with climate and ventilation systems in a socially vital operation? As a Maintenance Engineer within HVAC at Ringhals, you will play a central role in ensuring operational safety and long-term functionality in our facilities.

About Us

You will become part of the Mechanical Maintenance – Strategic group, consisting of approximately 20 maintenance engineers responsible for the mechanical maintenance at Ringhals. The group works within several technical areas, including diesel, HVAC, pumps, turbines, valves, pipes, tanks, and heat exchangers.

About the Job

As a Maintenance Engineer, you work long-term to develop and ensure effective maintenance strategies within your technical area – with a special focus on ventilation, cooling, and associated systems. You contribute to analyzing needs, prioritizing efforts, and translating technical knowledge into concrete improvements in operations.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you work together with an experienced and cohesive group where we help each other deliver the availability expected for the mechanical components the group is responsible for.

Your Main Responsibilities

• Develop and follow up on strategic maintenance plans.
• Analyze and develop maintenance efforts within your area.
• Monitor technical function and contribute with improvement proposals and modifications.
• Compile reports and develop and further develop technical documentation, instructions, and guidelines.
• Be responsible for, drive, or participate in change and maintenance projects.
• Follow technical development within the area and translate knowledge into operational benefits.
• Contribute to planning work, and monitor and report technical and economic deviations.
• Act as technical support and expert within ventilation and cooling.

Requirements

About You

We are looking for you who have a genuine interest in technology and thrive in a role where you can combine analysis, structure, and collaboration.

We would like you to have:

• A university degree in engineering in areas such as energy and HVAC, mechanical engineering, process technology, or equivalent competence from working life.
• Experience of operation and maintenance work in property or industry.
• Good understanding of HVAC systems, cooling processes, and heat pumps as well as control and regulation technology.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and create structure – even during periods with varying work pace.
• Very good communication skills in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

Merits:

• Certification in maintenance, for example European Expert in Maintenance Management.
• Certification in cooling technology, OVK (Ventilation System Inspection), or similar.

As a person, you are curious, structured, and analytical. You enjoy working strategically, handle complex information, and drive improvement work with perseverance and engagement. You collaborate naturally with others and express yourself clearly in both analyses, plans, and technical documentation.

Additional Information

Other Information

To achieve our strategic goals, we continuously develop our employees to ensure that all employees are best equipped for their tasks and areas of responsibility, both now and in the future. Vattenfall and Ringhals are employers that take responsibility and listen to their employees' needs. We also have a number of employee benefits, such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, and parental leave supplements. Read more about our benefits here.

Location: Ringhals

For questions about the position, contact hiring manager Henrik Andersson at 070-20 55 531.

For questions about the recruitment process, contact responsible recruiter Lina Friberg at [email protected].

OBS! The advertisement will be online for an extended period over the summer, which means our availability for questions may be somewhat limited.

Union Representatives: Patrik Andersson – Akademikerna, Jonas Eriksson – Unionen, Anders Karlsson – Ledarna, Alexander Johnsson – SEKO. All can be reached at 0340-66 70 00.

Apply by August 16, 2026. Selection and interviews take place after the application deadline. You apply for the job by answering some selection questions and attaching your CV; no cover letter is required. We only accept applications via our website. In this recruitment, tests are part of our process.

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.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure and our operations are subject to regulations regarding security protection, nuclear non-proliferation, and export control. Due to these regulations, a background check is conducted for many of the positions in our operations before employment takes place. For positions that lead to participation in security-sensitive operations or placement in a security classification, this check means that a security clearance is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any war deployment takes place with support from the employment contract and the law on total defense duty.