Department Manager with Focus on Leadership

Company Description Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains, and develops energy solutions for energy and electrical 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 significant investments in energy transition. With us, you work in a socially critical operation and ensure everything functions. 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 contracting company in the energy and power sector, and we develop Sweden's energy infrastructure! With us, you work in a future-oriented industry with strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes, and now we are looking for an engaged Department Manager. Is that you? Together we make a difference, for the entire society. About the Role Southern North Department is an engineering department that works with advanced operation and maintenance of our customers' high-voltage installations, stations, switchgear, and primarily within control systems. The department's employees are stationed in southern and central Norrland, primarily in Umeå, Sollefteå, and Sundsvall. As a manager, you are responsible for approximately 18 employees where the department's main work is in central Norrland. We work in close collaboration with other operations within Vattenfall Services, so other assignments can also be part of your daily work. We work in a fast and changing part of the business, and we collaborate with several different parties including hydropower producers, grid companies, grid companies' end customers, and industries. As a department manager, you work with development of the department's employees and operations in a business environment where safety has the highest priority. Examples of responsibilities and tasks: Personnel and resource planning, keeping yourself and the department updated on services and safe working methods, and working on further development and follow-up of methods and our deliverables Development of existing employees as well as actively working to grow the department Finances: forecasting, budgeting, and operational follow-up, as well as business analysis The department is part of Vattenfall Services' national Technical Business Area. You will report to the business area manager and be part of their management team, together with managers in other regions facing similar challenges. In this management group, there are good opportunities to contribute to the continued growth and development of the entire business area. Requirements Specification You are a leader who contributes with engagement, openness, and a strong focus on work environment and safety. You have several years of experience working as a leader with personnel responsibility and have strong drive regarding employee development and engagement. We would like to see experience in customer and supplier relations, financial follow-up, and contract management. Experience from the electrical power industry is advantageous. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities—you are an engaged leader with the ability to unite and motivate your employees. As a leader, you are responsive, clear, and present. You look out for the group's best interests while maintaining a business-driven approach. You are an initiative-taking and communicative person with strong personal drive to support the development of the business, the people within it, and our operations. Further, we expect you to have good IT skills, a class B driver's license, and the ability to travel for work, as employees are stationed in multiple locations and travel to Stockholm occurs. You speak and write both Swedish and English fluently. Additional Information We Offer After several decades in the energy sector, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. Therefore, we offer you a varied workday with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We are 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 provide power for a sustainable life. Work Location You will be based at our establishment in Umeå, Örnsköldsvik, Sollefteå, or Sundsvall. Other nearby locations may also be relevant. Want to Know More? If you have questions about the position, contact recruiting manager Björn Winberg, [email protected]. For more information about the recruitment process, contact responsible recruiter Johanna Sperling, [email protected]. Union Representatives Christel Karlsson Unionen, Johan Larsson SEKO, Torbjörn Blom Akademikerna, and Magnus Tjergefors Ledarna. You can reach everyone through Vattenfall's switchboard, phone 08-739 50 00. Welcome to apply by September 6, 2026. We do not 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. Tests will be included in this recruitment process. Working at Vattenfall means working with socially critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified, and you may be placed for civil defense purposes. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any civil defense placement occurs with support in the employment contract and the Act on Total Defense Obligation. In addition to security clearance, a drug test will be conducted. At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and security-conscious. We seek employees who share our vision and can help strengthen our corporate culture. 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 actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or functional variation. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

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