Vattenfall Vattenkraft is responsible for Vattenfall's 90 hydropower plants and about 300 dams in the Nordic region. We are about 500 employees in Sweden and Finland with headquarters in Luleå. Hydropower's renewable electricity production is a prerequisite for creating a climate-smart and fossil-free society where we play an important role as an enabler for the sustainable energy system of the future. Our production corresponds to about 25% of Sweden's total electricity needs. To deliver high availability in our production, we need to constantly challenge ourselves, develop our working methods and take advantage of digital opportunities. You will be an important part of that work!

We are now strengthening our dam safety department with another dam safety expert (DS)!

Our department is responsible for controlling and following up the work with dam safety within Vattenfall Vattenkraft. We analyze the safety of the dams and set requirements for design, compile action needs, initiate projects and announce operational restrictions when necessary.

Today we are seventeen colleagues in the department and we are based in several locations in Sweden - Luleå, Sundsvall, Östersund, Örnsköldsvik, Älvkarleby, Solna, Trollhättan, Kinna, Dals Långed and Malmö.

In the role, you keep yourself well informed about dam safety in your area of responsibility and within the company as a whole. You will provide the organization with dam safety and contribute to the development of dam safety within both the company and society.

In this position, your geographical area of responsibility will be middle Norrland and Västra Götaland. Examples of your responsibilities and tasks:

• Participate, plan and order permit control and dam projects
• Review technical investigations and information from permit control
• Suggest measures and establish action plans for increased dam safety
• Prepare decision-making documents for feasibility studies and projects
• Review and be an internal orderer in projects
• Report from the business and develop working methods.

We offer a responsible and varied job in a company that is committed to long-term development. You are given room for maneuver and good opportunities to be involved in influencing how we both maintain and develop our facilities at a time when hydropower is a very important part of Sweden's total electricity mix. You will travel in the service and be met by magnificent hydropower facilities and knowledgeable colleagues all over the country.

Requirement specification

We are looking for you who have education and experience in the field of dam safety and are a civil engineer. Long professional experience in the field can compensate for the educational requirement. Preferably civil or mechanical engineer or other relevant educational focus. You currently have at least five years of professional experience in the field.

We would like to see that you have specialist knowledge that complements the dam safety department, preferably in steel, welding, construction and/or mechanics.

You have a good ability to handle several tasks at the same time and work in a structured and goal-oriented manner. Your analytical skills are combined with a trustworthy manner, which makes you a valued partner. You communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, in Swedish and English. Frequent travel is part of the work, B-driving license is a requirement. The service is security classified.

Location

Östersund, Sundsvall, Trollhättan, Gothenburg, Kinna or Dals Långed. Other locations can also be discussed, provided that sufficient presence at the facilities in the area can be maintained.

Contact persons

For questions about the service, you are warmly welcome to contact recruiting manager Patrik Groth. Union representatives are Anneli Jönsson Ledarna, Samuel Jernlif Unionen, Magnus Nilsson Akademikerna and Anders Karlström SEKO. All can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08-739 50 00.

Please send your application no later than September 21, 2025!

Apply via our ad on Vattenfall's career pages, you answer some initial questions and attach your CV, you do not need to include a cover letter.

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open and safety 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.

Vattenfall Vattenkraft is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, and many of our positions are therefore security classified. If the position you are applying for is security classified, in accordance with the Security Protection Act, a register check and security interview will be conducted before employment.