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 Mechanical Designer who wants to join the journey towards a fossil-free life! Is this you? Together we make a difference, for the whole society.

What does a Mechanical Engineer do with us?

Our customers are in energy and grid companies, industries, infrastructure companies, real estate companies and construction companies. As a Mechanical Designer, you design steel structures for switchgear installations 10-400 kV, which can mean both new construction and maintenance projects in network stations. We work in Autodesk Inventor (3D) and AutoCad (2D).

Vattenfall Services works, among other things, with the service and maintenance of communication and control plant equipment on the distribution, regional and national network. As a Mechanical Designer with us, you will work with construction in projects of varying sizes. The work includes everything from re-drawing and updating documentation to new construction.

Examples of tasks/responsibilities included in the role:

• Plant design in CAD environment
• Minor design adjustments for, for example, equipment replacements
• Design documentation for steel and foundations
• Check and redrawing of existing drawings

Requirements specification

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

• Technical education with a focus on electrical power or mechanical CAD at YH level. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge through work experience
• Good knowledge of CAD
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both in speech and writing

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience of working with electric power plants 10-400 kV
• Knowledge of strength calculations
• Weight minimization of steel structures
• Experience of cost calculations and tenders
• Experience of design in Autodesk Inventor and / or AutoCad

In addition to your technical skills, we attach great importance to your personal qualities. As a person, you are good at building relationships, both with internal and external stakeholders, and you are happy to share your experiences. You are an initiative-taking person who has a structured way of working and is flexible and adapts easily to new conditions.

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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Location: Umeå or Luleå

Contact

For more information about the position, please contact the responsible recruiting manager Magnus Lundqvist, 070-250 99 06 or magnus1.lundqvist@vattenfall.com. For more information about the recruitment process, contact the responsible recruiter Lea Skånberg at lea.skanberg@vattenfall.com.

Trade union representatives for this position are Christel Karlsson Unionen, Massimo Bresnik SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna and Magnus Tjergefors Ledarna. You can reach everyone via Vattenfall's switchboard, tel. 08-739 50 00

Does this feel like a job for you? You are warmly welcome with your application no later than September 28, 2025! We do not accept cover 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 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.

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.