Company description

Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains and develops energy solutions for energy and electricity plants. We develop Sweden's energy infrastructure to create a sustainable future where we find new innovations that contribute to a fossil-free society. We work with many different customers and suppliers that involve major investments for the energy transition. With us, you work in a socially important business and make sure everything works.

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About the role

Do you want to contribute to society's infrastructure and secure the electricity supply for our customers? Are you motivated by working with complex issues and want to grow in your professional role?

Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contracting company in the energy and electric power sector and we develop Sweden's energy infrastructure! With us, you work in a future industry with a strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes and now we are looking for a Control Plant Engineer who wants to join the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is this you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

Your role as Control Plant Engineer

As a Control Plant Engineer, you will work at customers' electrical power stations with the following tasks, among others:

• Commissioning, configuration and testing of control equipment
• Replacement of equipment for fault rectification or minor renewals
• Troubleshooting of control equipment and associated high voltage devices
• Configuration of relay protection, NX equipment and other control equipment
• Check and adaptation of measurement and control circuits
• Small design adaptations for minor and temporary measures
• Routine testing of relay protection
• Possibility to take responsibility for test management and commissioning management in larger projects for industrial customers, distribution and generation

You will belong to the business area Technology where we have about 170 engineers spread throughout the country, which gives access to a very large competence base. We work actively with internal training to broaden and deepen the skills of our employees. With us, you will have the opportunity to work with all types of control equipment at all voltage levels - from DC power plants to the national grid.

Travel in the service with overnight stays occurs as a natural part of the work.

Requirements

We know that you will develop with us. But to succeed in the role, you must already have:

• A post-secondary education in electrical power or equivalent work experience
• Good knowledge of electrical power plants and associated high-voltage devices
• Knowledge of relay protection and relay protection configuration
• Good computer skills
• B driving license
• Fluent Swedish in speech and writing

We see it as a merit if you have:

• Worked with control systems in regional and national networks or equivalent in heavy industry
• Experience with older relay technology and IEC 61850
• Experience with configuration of RTU/Switches and protocols IEC 101/104
• Experience with construction in control systems.
• Good knowledge of English

We are looking for you who are motivated by working with complex issues. You are driven by taking on challenges, solving problems and achieving set goals. As a person, you are service-oriented and have a good ability to cooperate with both internal and external contacts. To succeed in the role, you also need to be able to plan and prioritize your work tasks independently.

Our way of working is characterized by freedom with responsibility. Safety is always in focus as we work in potentially dangerous environments.

Further information

We offer

After several decades in the energy industry, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. That's why we offer you a varied working day with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We are a large and secure employer that still feels like a family, where employee safety, well-being and cooperation are important parts of our corporate culture!

At Vattenfall Services you can make a difference and together we take responsibility for a sustainable energy transition, together we give power to a fossil-free life.

Location: Luleå, Skellefteå, Jokkmokk, Arjeplog, Gällivare, Kiruna or Kalix. Other locations may also be considered. Please write your preferred location in your application.

For more information about the position, please contact recruiting manager Mattias Taavoniku, 070-263 46 55 or mattias1.taavoniku@vattenfall.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Lea Skånberg, lea.skanberg@vattenfall.com.

Union representatives are Torbjörn Blom (Akademikerna), Magnus Tjergefors (Ledarna), Massimo Bresnik (SEKO) and Christel Karlsson (Unionen). You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08 739 50 00.

Please send your application no later than October 29, 2025. We do not accept personal letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.We only accept applications via our website.

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

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open and security conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. 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.