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 fossil-free living possible 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 900,000 private and business customers. Read more about us at: www.vattenfalleldistribution.se
About the role
An exciting everyday life - for a fossil-free future. At Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, you get to influence tomorrow's climate-smart society and create the electricity grid of the future.
The role of Safety Technician in Technical Surveillance
The Technical Surveillance business area is growing rapidly and Vattenfall Eldistribution is installing more and more safety technology in the plant portfolio. In addition to reinvestment needs for obsolete equipment, there are strong driving forces through increased demands for fewer and shorter power outages and enablers for further digitization. The OT & Technical Surveillance Group is responsible for the operation and management of all security technology within Vattenfall Eldistribution, such as camera surveillance, area protection, burglar alarms, fire alarms and access control systems. The assignment is national with a life-cycle perspective and the group works actively as a technical requirement setter and enabler in the plant investment projects.
You will
As a Security Technician, you will work with our managers, application specialists, contractors and suppliers to ensure that the technical equipment that is installed, or already installed in the plant portfolio works as intended. Systems are critical to operations and must function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is a high degree of travel involved in the role, mainly within your region but also nationally on special occasions.
Examples of tasks:
- Carry out local commissioning of installed security technology
- Configuration and parameterization together with application specialist
- Testing, self-checking, troubleshooting and maintenance of related equipment
- Play the role of Plant Manager for safety technology in your region
Requirements specification
We are looking for you who have:
- A few years of industry experience in the security industry as an alarm technician or senior installer
- Broad telecommunications understanding of how security systems are wired and installed
- Product knowledge of the area's systems and products
- Good computer skills with basic IT knowledge
- Basic knowledge of network communication over TCP/IP
- Basic knowledge of the rules and standards of the sector
It is also an advantage if you
- have a secondary education in telecommunications, IT or control engineering
- Have professional experience as an electrician
- Have industry experience in electricity distribution
- Have plant knowledge of electricity network facilities
We are looking for you who take initiative, are self-driven and take responsibility for your tasks. You are meticulous, have good communication and cooperation skills and have a structured way of working. The position entails placement in a Security Class in accordance with the Security Protection Act and also includes a wartime placement in your role within Vattenfall. A B-driving license is a basic requirement for the position.
Further information
We offer
In addition to helping shape the smart energy society of the future, we offer a workplace with good opportunities for development. With our career and development model, we want to create clarity in the opportunities you have to develop in the direction you want. It is important that the whole life works and therefore we are keen that our employees experience a good balance between work and leisure.
We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive 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 here:Diversity and inclusion - Vattenfall
Contact us
For more information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager: Mathias Hedgren, tel: 070-261 43 09 or mathias.hedgren@vattenfall.com
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact the responsible recruiter Agnes Jansson, agnes.jansson@vattenfall.com
Union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson (Ledarna), Anne-Marie Sjöbohm (Akademikerna), Asim Nokic (Unionen) and Ulf Tengman (SEKO). All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.
Location: Luleå or Umeå
Welcome with your application no later than September 22. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. We only accept applications via our website, i.e. no application documents are received by e-mail.
Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is classified, a security check will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.
We look forward to your application!