Business Area Manager Region & Grid Network - Vattenfall Services

Company Description Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains, and develops energy solutions for energy and power installations. We develop Sweden's energy infrastructure to create a sustainable future where we find new innovations that contribute to a sustainable society. We work with many different customers and suppliers, which involves major investments in the energy transition. With us, you work in a mission-critical operation and ensure everything functions properly. Curious to follow our daily work? Follow us on social media! LinkedIn – Vattenfall Services Nordic AB Instagram – Vattenfallservices Together we create Sweden's safest workplace! About the Role Do you want to become an important part of the energy transition? Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contractor in the energy and power sector, and we develop Sweden's energy infrastructure! With us, you work in a future-oriented industry with a strong focus on sustainability. We need more energy heroes, and now we're looking for an engaged Business Area Manager. Is that you? Together we make a difference for society as a whole. The Region & Grid Network business area works with projects and maintenance of regional and grid network lines throughout the country. Our customers are primarily electricity network companies. As a Business Area Manager, you'll have the opportunity to lead an operation with approximately 130 employees, six department managers, and three project managers. You have overall responsibility for business, results, and operational development, and you'll become a key person in meeting the significantly increasing demand for electricity network-related services. You'll have the opportunity to lead an engaged organization with strong specialist expertise and a clear focus on safety, quality, and business efficiency. Together with your management team, you drive the development of the operation, strengthen customer relationships, and create the conditions for continued growth and profitability. You'll play a crucial role in sizing and developing the operation for the future, where skills supply, recruitment, and organizational development become important success factors. We offer you a varied leadership assignment in a results-driven and business-focused operation. You'll have financial, strategic, and operational responsibility for the entire business area as well as close contact with our customers. You're also responsible for ensuring safe working methods and maintaining high employee engagement. You report to the Unit Manager for Projects and are part of the management group. At our company, collaboration is a success factor, and together we secure Vattenfall Services' continued growth and development. Requirements Solid experience from contracting and/or the energy sector – you may, for example, have a background in construction, infrastructure, or industry Experience leading a larger project organization Extensive experience in a management position with responsibility for management groups, strategic planning, finances, personnel, and results Experience managing managers (advantageous) Communicates fluently in Swedish, both orally and in writing. Sometimes you also need to communicate in English To be successful in the role, you are business-minded, customer-focused, and drive results through collaboration in your own management group as well as in the broader organization. You have the ability to set direction and bring your employees along through high participation. Your communication skills are excellent, and as a leader, you are clear, attentive, and a trusted support for your employees. We hope you'll want to continue developing our operation with us and contribute drive, openness, and courage. Finally, you're experienced in leading remotely while also being present via phone and video. Travel is a natural part of the work (approximately 2 days/week), and a class B driver's license is required for the position. Additional Information We Offer After several decades in the energy sector, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. That's why we offer you a varied work day with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We're a large and secure employer that still feels family-oriented, where employee safety, well-being, and collaboration 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 sustainable life. Work Location We're located at approximately 100 locations throughout Sweden, and you'll be stationed at one of them – for example, Luleå, Umeå, Sundsvall, Solna, Norrköping, Motala, Gothenburg, Trollhättan, Malmö, or Kalmar. Contact If you want to know more about the position, contact the responsible recruiting manager (Unit Manager Projects) Martin Sandin, [email protected]. For more information about the recruitment process itself, contact the responsible recruiter Johanna Sperling, [email protected]. Union representatives for this position are Alma Svensson Unionen, Johan Larsson SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna, and Magnus Tjergefors Ledarna. You can reach all of them via Vattenfall's switchboard, phone 08-739 50 00. Welcome to submit your application by August 30, 2026. We don't accept personal letters in applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV. We only accept applications through our website. In this recruitment process, tests will be used. We apply continuous selection, so don't wait to submit your application. Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are classified as sensitive, and you may be subject to war placement. If this position is classified as sensitive, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any war placement occurs with the support of the employment agreement and the law on total defense obligation. In addition to security clearance, drug testing is conducted.

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