Company description

Business Unit (BU) Vattenfall Power Solutions is a business unit of approximately 600 people within Business Area (BA) Vattenfall Generation that trains personnel in Swedish nuclear power, delivers nuclear fuel to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants, develops and implements projects and assignments and provides internal technical specialist services for all of Vattenfall's operations, Group staffs and stakeholders. This includes activities such as development and provision of training, project management and project support, analysis management and investigation, product development, nuclear safety and dam safety assignments. The focus of the Vattenfall Power Solutions business unit is to develop our capabilities in project management and selected key technical disciplines. We work actively with continuous improvement initiatives and development of our models, where our work and expertise create great value for Vattenfall and its investments.

About the role

Do you want to contribute to Sweden's fossil-free electricity supply?

The Engineering Department at Business Unit Vattenfall Power Solutions develops and implements projects and assignments and provides internal technical specialist services for all of Vattenfall's operations. This involves activities in the form of feasibility studies, analyses, investigations and project planning in all of our energy sources. The focus of the business unit is to develop our competence in strategic areas to work towards Vattenfall's development towards a fossil-free future.

To meet future energy needs, we are now facing an exciting future with new production and operating time extensions in nuclear power, as well as modernization of hydropower. Do you want to be part of this transition and contribute to a fossil-free society?

With us, you get the opportunity to work in challenging and developing assignments from the idea stage to the final product, you get freedom under responsibility with great opportunities for remote work part-time, to control your working hours and to create solid relationships in your assignments. You will work with highly competent colleagues in your area of expertise as well as in other disciplines. The opportunities for personal development are great both within your own organization and Vattenfall in general.

Our assignments are varied and involve many complex challenges in construction design, investigation work and project planning. It places high demands on flexibility, safety thinking, collaboration skills and constructive solutions.

Today we are 15 people in construction with assignments as designers, calculation engineers, technology specialists, technology managers and project managers.

Your tasks

As a construction designer with us, you will work with a variety of issues of varying complexity that span several subject areas. We are looking for innovative and robust solutions that integrate modern technologies with existing ones, and that meet current requirements and ensure high availability.

Based on the needs of the ordering organization, the work may involve:

• Identifying and formulating requirements from the facility and stakeholders
• Developing and evaluating concept solutions, and evaluate the cost-benefit of these
• To be a project manager and coordinate construction issues in design and collaborate with other technical areas
• To be responsible for design and / or calculation in projects
• To develop design or perform calculations
• Review of documentation or design documents from third parties for quality assurance

Examples of tasks that we carry out in construction are; condition assessments, damage investigations and development of action proposals, strength calculations, FE analysis, 3D modeling, design management, design of instrumentation programs and preparation of sampling. There are also great opportunities to contribute to and influence the development of methods and working methods. Not everyone does everything, but the opportunity to work with varied tasks is great.

We know that our employees are the key to our success. Your development is important to us, so we will always encourage you to use your skills and give you opportunities to grow through new challenges, training and skills transfer. With us, you will be trusted 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.

Requirement specification

We believe that you have a longer experience as a designer, mainly from infrastructure or process industry. We would like to see that you have experience from nuclear power, hydropower or other heavy plant constructions. You have experience of design work in various phases, from preliminary studies to detailed design, and have good knowledge of calculations, design tools and applicable regulations. It is a merit if you have worked as an assignment leader and we look positively on if you are interested in acting as a mentor for younger employees.

We are looking for you who are driven by finding smart solutions in complex systems. You have the ability to see the big picture and connections between different subject areas. You thrive in independent work as well as in a leading role. In situations of difficulty or uncertainty, you are able to carry out structured and qualitative work using your analytical skills and accuracy. You have good collaboration skills and with your responsiveness, you are easy to create and maintain relationships, and also handle many contacts.

Good knowledge of English and Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement, as well as a driving license B.

We are convinced that diversity helps to 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.

Further information

In addition to being involved in shaping the smart energy society of the future we offer you a developing and varied job with many contact surfaces. For us at Vattenfall, it is important that work and private life have a good balance, which is why we offer flexibility in the work and the opportunity to work from home if needed.