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.

Together we create Sweden's safest workplace!

About the role

Do you want to be an important part of the energy transition? Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contracting company in the energy and 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 Head of Department who wants to join the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is this you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

Vattenfall Services' goal is to be the leading and safest player in the industry. In this role, you will have a strong focus on continuing to develop our business and staff. You, together with your coworkers, are responsible for continuing to develop us to the desired position.

In the role of Department Manager, you will be responsible for a department where we are currently just over 20 employees (distribution electricians, processors, project support, project / maintenance managers) based in Sollefteå and the surrounding area. Your employees have different backgrounds and experiences, you as a manager therefore need to be able to meet your employees where they are in more than one way.

We work mainly with maintenance services and contract customers in electricity networks. The focus is on troubleshooting with staff on standby, new connections and maintenance measures. We make sure that everything works!

We offer a challenging management assignment in a business with continued great development potential. The role involves financial, strategic and operational responsibility for the entire department's operations.

The work is varied, you are expected to have close contact with customers and colleagues and you are offered good opportunities to contribute to our continued growth and development. As a department manager, you work with the development of the department's employees and operations in a business environment where safety is the top priority. Examples of responsibilities and tasks:

• Personnel and resource planning, keeping you and the department up to date on services and safe working methods and working for further development and follow-up of methods and our delivery
• Finance; forecast, budget, performance and business follow-up and analysis of the business
• Customer contacts and development of existing and new business
• Be involved in procurement, tender and contract management.

The department is part of the business area Management South North. You will report to the Business Area Manager and be part of his management team. There are good opportunities to contribute to the continued growth and development of the entire business area.

Requirements specification

We know that you will develop with us. But we would like to see that you already have:

- Technical and / or economic education

- Management experience with advantage from the construction industry or the electrical industry.

- B-driving license and the ability to travel in the service

- Speaks and writes Swedish fluently

In addition to this, you should have experience of working with customer and supplier relationships, multi-year service agreements and performance and business follow-up.

We attach great importance to your personal qualities where you have a strong self-drive, are business-minded and make things happen by collaborating and engaging your employees.

As a leader, you are responsive, persistent and motivating. Your interest and qualities support the development of operations, people and business. You have good communication skills and are clear.

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.

Are you curious about your future colleagues? Find out more here:Your colleagues - Vattenfall SE

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Place of employment Sollefteå

Contact If you want to know more about the position, contact the responsible recruiting manager Cecilia Geijer, 070-233 14 66. For more information about the recruitment process itself, contact the responsible recruiter Renée Li, renee.li@vattenfall.com.

Trade union representatives are Alma Svensson Unionen, Johan Larsson (Hallsberg) SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna and Magnus Tjergefors Ledarna. All can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Does this feel like a job for you? You are warmly welcome with your application no later than September 15! We do not accept personal letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

Vattenfall is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is security 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.

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

We believe 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 identity and expression, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability.