As an automation engineer at Vakin, you will be a key person in the technical development of our water and wastewater facilities. You play a central role in developing and managing our work in automation technology and preparing investment planning and technical documentation linked to control and regulation technology towards process automation.

You will be part of the technical department for planning and investigations, which is the part of the organization that plans long-term investments and reinvestments of our facilities. A great responsibility also lies in working daily with various technical instructions to ensure that Vakin has the right facilities based on the conditions.

Your tasks include:

• Continuous inventory and follow-up of existing facilities.
• Create short and long-term action / investment plans for Vakin's various OT objects.
• Investigations and preparation of feasibility studies for projects in automation and control systems
• Development and improvement of routines, systems and processes in control technology

You will work both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues from different departments as well as with external consultants and contractors. Based on your expertise in automation, you will also act as an expert internally in some projects. A certain part of the service also includes business intelligence in the field of automation and especially in VA.

The position is located in Umeå and you report to the group manager for Technology - Planning & Investigation.

• Scope: Full-time, until further notice
• Access: During the fall of 2025

We are looking for you who are responsible, structured and solution-oriented. You have a technical interest and a keen interest in automation. You are naturally communicative with a good ability to collaborate with others.

We believe that you have:

• Relevant technical education (eg. college engineer or equivalent experience)
• Experience in control engineering and process automation
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• B-driving license
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both in speech and writing

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience in programming in PLC systems from Siemens, ABB or Schneider
• Experience in superordinate systems in automation
• Experience from municipal operations
• Worked with water technology or similar critical infrastructure

• Vakin is a safe and stable workplace with many benefits and development opportunities, all to make you thrive and grow with us.
• We offer skills development in the form of training and on-the-job learning. We also have an active exchange of knowledge within Vakin and in networks with colleagues around the country.
• At Vakin, we have benefits that make it easier for you to balance work and leisure. Among other things, you have a working time account for time off in addition to your vacation, the opportunity to work remotely one day a week, flexitime and working time reduction during the summer months. Our staff association also has a wide range of activities for a pleasant and healthy workplace where we meet across the departments.
• We have a wellness focus with a health coach, workplace fitness, wellness hour and a generous wellness contribution.

Vakin stands for Vatten- och Avfallskompetens i Norr AB and is owned by Umeå, Vindelns and Nordmalings municipalities. We work every day to secure a sustainable future by delivering services in water, sewage and waste for our municipalities' residents and businesses. With a strong focus on the environment, technology and innovation, we create the conditions for a long-term sustainable society. We are currently around 200 employees and are now looking for you who want to be involved and contribute in an important role for our continued development.

In this recruitment, we collaborate with OnePartnerGroup. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact the responsible recruiter Johanna Forsell, johanna.forsell@onepartnergroup.se or Andreas Lindqvist, andreas.lindqvist@onepartnergroup.se

Once you have shown interest in the position, we will match your application with the position and we will contact you by email or phone for feedback. If you are relevant for the position, we will meet for an interview and during the process, references will also be taken. As we operate a socially important business, security clearance may be required for some positions. As part of our security work, final candidates in those positions will, after their approval, be subject to a background check and security interview.

For us, it is important to take part in your experience when you have applied for a position with us. Therefore, we will send you a short survey once you have applied for the position and once the process is completed. Your experience is important to us and we hope that you have the opportunity to respond.

When applying, it is done via the ad on OnePartnerGroup's website, we do not handle applications via email due to GDPR.

Welcome with your application - together we make a difference for the society of the future!