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 UK. The Vattenfall Group has around 21,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming lives through innovation for over a century.

About the role

Do you want to help create a fossil-free future? Now is your chance to support our projects to be even better! Project Office within Vattenfall Power Solutions (VPS) is now looking for a Project Assurance Lead with the ability to see the opportunities and challenges of each project/program.

Vattenfall Power Solutions is a business unit of about 430 people who supply nuclear fuel to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants, develop and implement projects and assignments and provide internal technical specialist services for all of Vattenfall's operations, Group staffs and stakeholders. This includes activities such as analysis management and investigation, product development, nuclear safety and dam safety assignments, project management and project support. The focus of the Vattenfall Power Solutions business unit is to develop our capabilities in selected key technical disciplines and project management. We work actively with continuous improvement initiatives and development of our models, where our work and competence creates great value for Vattenfall and its investments.

The purpose of Project Assurance is to create an independent holistic view of a project/program's maturity and to create value by identifying improvement potential and synergies between different organizations.

In the role of Project Assurance Lead, you will be responsible for and conduct reviews of mainly nuclear and hydropower related projects/programs prior to decisions. You will be responsible for providing recommendations to decision makers and identifying opportunities for efficiencies, improvements and synergies. Your work will include leading Assurance teams in relation to project/programme reviews. Responsibilities also include planning, preparation, execution and reporting of Assurance. In this role, you will have many different interfaces and provide regular feedback on the opportunities and challenges that exist or arise in your assignments.

Here is how one of our Project Assurance Leads describes his work:

"It is exciting to get involved in a wide variety of projects and programs and thereby see project portfolios in a larger perspective. It is also satisfying to feel that you are part of creating an important contribution to the decision-making process and that Project Assurance is in demand from both decision-makers and the project business"

Requirements specification

We are looking for you who have very good knowledge or the ability to quickly build competence in:

Project management, project control, project finance, risk management and planning
Some of the more common project models (eg. XLPM, PROPS, Prince...)
Business case work with asset perspective, strategies, investment plans and portfolio management
Creation of concrete and clear reports
Expressing yourself briefly but with a clear message in speech as well as in writing, both in Swedish and English
Experience with Nuclear or Hydro power and understanding of its permitting processes (meritorious, no requirement)

Among your personal qualities, these are clearly prominent:

High integrity and courage to question through a well-developed ability to point out gaps, shortcomings and potential for improvement in a factual, constructive and trustworthy manner
Good interpersonal skills, where you are particularly good at leading discussions and coaching to ensure that both projects and Assurance teams get their views heard
A high level of responsibility for yourself, your colleagues and your deliverables

For us, it is important that your personal values are in line with our culture, which is characterized by our principles of active, open, positive and safe. You will find colleagues who value openness and collaboration in a good community.

Further information

We know that our people are the key to our success. We value your development and will always encourage you to use your skills and provide you with opportunities to grow through new challenges, training and skills transfer. With us, you will have the confidence to act with great freedom and responsibility, which together with good working conditions and mutual trust provides a high level of flexibility and work-life balance.

Place of employment

Gothenburg or Stockholm

For more information about the position, please contact Recruiting Manager Martin Bengtsson, 0722 436 923 or Functional Area Manager Assurance: Stefan Piroska, 072-231 28 48.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Renée Li renee.li@vattenfall.com.

The union representatives for this position are Gustaf Treiber (Akademikerna), Jan Stigbert (Unionen), Philip Carendi (Ledarna), Ingemar Eriksson (SEKO). All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Please send your application no later than May 18, 2025. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept personal letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

We are convinced that diversity helps build a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively 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.

Because the safety of Vattenfall and its employees is paramount, we will carry out a pre-employment screening prior to each hire. These checks are based on your role that you will fill within Vattenfall.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are classified. If this position is classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application!

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