Company description

Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has around 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming lives through innovation for over a century. We now want to make it possible to live fossil-free within a generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is one of Sweden's largest electricity network companies and supplies electricity to approximately 900,000 private and business customers. Read more about us at: www.vattenfalleldistribution.se

About the role

Do you want a meaningful job where you can contribute to making a real difference both for society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a socially important business and get to work with exciting projects, cutting-edge technology and colleagues who value each other.

Vattenfall Eldistribution is in the middle of the energy transition and has a central role in the powerful electrification that is seen in society. We are building the electricity grid of the future today and operate a societal infrastructure that distributes more than half of all electricity produced in Sweden.

Our mission is really important - become part of Vattenfall Eldistribution!

As Head of the Project Engineering unit, you will be responsible for a unit that has the operational responsibility for ensuring technical content in the planning and implementation of our electricity network investments. The unit is responsible for providing specialist technical expertise in our investment projects and participating in the design of facilities and lines within our regional and local network.

The unit consists of about 50 employees, divided into four departments, where the department heads report to the head of unit. The employees are technical specialists in the various technical areas needed to build facilities and infrastructure for the electricity network. The unit is composed of staff with a depth and breadth of expertise with a resource emphasis on control equipment

Duties and responsibilities

• Management of the unit's responsibilities: The Head of Unit manages the unit's responsibilities and ensures that the activities are carried out efficiently and in line with the organization's objectives.
• Management Team Member: The Unit Manager is a member of the OU Asset Investments management team and has his/her own unit management team, consisting of four direct reports.
• Competency Assurance: Responsible for ensuring the right competencies to fulfill the mission of providing specialist expertise to civil engineering projects in engineering areas such as construction & ground, primary equipment, control plant, cable, overhead line, substations and earthing.
• Collaboration: In addition to collaboration with line managers for project activities, there is collaboration with the Plant Development Unit on issues related to technical development and the development of technical guidelines.

Requirement specification

We want you to have.

• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in management roles and preferably with experience of managing other managers.
• Experience from project operations in infrastructure or civil engineering.
• Good knowledge of the technical areas of expertise, facilities and processes required to build facilities and infrastructure in the Swedish electricity network.
• Civil engineering or equivalent
• Swedish and English fluently in speech and writing

In the role of unit manager, it is important that you promote purpose and commitment within the team. The business is in a changing environment with a fundamental need for strong growth, making your ability to get everyone to contribute crucial to our success. The industry is growing where the demand for skills is greater than the supply, and therefore the Head of Unit needs to plan for long-term skills needs and ensure that existing resources can be maintained and developed. The skills to develop and attract talent are crucial to meet these challenges and ensure we have the right skills for the future. The staff in the unit mainly carry out their daily work in the various civil engineering projects of the business, and therefore the ability to build effective teams between staff needs to be ensured. Your ability to build and lead effective teams will be central to ensuring the successful delivery of our projects and the achievement of our objectives.

Further information

We offer an exciting working day and a good work-life balance in an attractive workplace with good opportunities for development. We work in a safe and motivating work environment, with a strong and positive culture of caring for all. To help you thrive, we offer continuous learning opportunities, great working conditions and a wide range of employee benefits.

Read more about our benefits here.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models. Vattenfall Eldistribution values everyone equally and 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.

Location

Solna, Trollhättan or Luleå

Contact persons

For more information about the position itself, please contact the recruiting manager: Mats Engstedt (mats.engstedt@vattenfall.com or 070-3849026)

For information about the recruitment process, please contact the responsible recruiter Anna Uppström, anna.uppstroem@vattenfall.com

Union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Jan-Olof Eriksson, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Please send your application no later than 2025-05-11.We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept personal letters in the application. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. Selection and interviews will take place after the closing date.

Vattenfall Eldistribution is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

We look forward to your application!