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 Nordics. Together, we are accelerating the transition to a more sustainable society.  

Job description

Do you want to help shape the future of hydropower? Hydropower in Sweden is evolving as we move towards a power system with 100% renewable power generation. With 500 hydropower engineers, AFRY is one of the world's largest consulting companies in hydropower and we want to be involved in driving the development in the field. In Sweden, we are about 100 people working with hydropower, of which 6 are in Team Geo, which is now looking for more employees.

We are looking for you who want to develop with us in a role as a consultant and project manager in hydropower. We are looking for you who are interested in learning about hydropower and developing further in project management, together with us who work with geotechnics, filling dams and mining dams.

With us, you will get to work with everything from investigations in early project stages and designs of dam safety-enhancing measures with regard to geotechnics.You will, among other things, work with developing schedules, following up project budgets, being responsible for customer contact, etc. You will also work with, among other things, modeling, calculations, preparing reports and providing support in other projects. As our team is geographically spread out, the project group is largely led remotely.

In this role, you start from our office in Luleå or Solna. Our projects are generally run from the office or home office, but site visits to the plants occur frequently. We offer a stimulating job with challenging assignments in a wonderful team that is located all over the country.

Qualifications

We attach great importance to your personal qualities and your potential to develop with us. To succeed in the role, we look for you to have a technical interest and thrive in a leadership role. You work well together and are happy to support your colleagues to achieve common goals. You are motivated by building and nurturing good relationships, both with customers and colleagues, and are not afraid to establish new contacts to drive the work forward. Furthermore, you have good communication skills, are responsive and convey information in an open and clear way.

As you will work on several projects at the same time, it is also important that you have a good ability to plan and create structure in your everyday life to manage your projects in the best way, both for you and your customers.

Furthermore, we see that you have:

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in project management
• High school or civil engineering education in civil engineering, road and water or equivalent
• Basic knowledge in geotechnics
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, as both languages are frequently used within AFRY and with our customers
• B-driving license as travel is a natural part of the service  

We see the following experiences as meritorious:

• Previous work with dam safety
• Basic knowledge of hydrology
• Previous work in the construction industry
• Previous experience as a consultant

About the recruitment process

If you proceed in this recruitment process, we will use tests as a step in identifying your potential. That is, how well you match the parts of the requirements profile that deal with personal qualities and problem-solving skills. The tests will also help us to ensure a more accurate and fair recruitment process.

As the position operates in security classified areas, you will undergo security checks before employment can begin.

Further information

We offer you a flexible working environment and great freedom with responsibility as we understand that everyone's life is different and the importance of having a good work-life balance. At AFRY, we share a strong culture of sharing knowledge and skills development in the form of internal and external training and individual development plans.

In addition to this, we offer you an annual wellness allowance, occupational health care, occupational pension and membership in our fantastic staff association Club AFRY. Here we organize fun activities such as ski trips, supervised training sessions, cabin rentals, guest lectures and much, much more. AFRY is ranked as one of Sweden's most popular employers among engineers and we would like to show you why!

Read more about working at AFRY here: https://afry.com/sv/bli-en-del-av-afry

I will be your manager and my name is Susanna Jannung Bolin. My management philosophy is freedom with responsibility, combined with challenging tasks, carried out together with leading technical experts who bring out the best in you. That is what we try to give to the employees of the Dams, Geotechnics and Construction section. We look forward to hearing from you!

The deadline for applications is May 25, 2025. Interviews and selection are ongoing and the position may be filled before the deadline.

Contact person for questions
Susanna Jannung Bolin, Group Manager
susanna.jannung-bolin@afry.com

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At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas come together, when we collaborate, innovate and embrace creative solutions, that's how we create the future. We are constantly looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive teams around the world. Join us and accelerate the green transition