Department Manager with Leadership Focus

Company Description Vattenfall Services Nordic AB builds, maintains, and develops energy solutions for power and electrical facilities. 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 energy transition. Working with us means you're part of a socially important operation and ensure everything functions smoothly. 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 Would you like to become an important part of the energy transition? Vattenfall Services is Sweden's leading contractor in the energy and electrical power sector, and we develop Sweden's energy infrastructure! Here you work in a future-oriented industry with a strong focus on a sustainable future. We need more energy heroes and are now looking for a committed Department Manager. Is that you? Together we make a difference, for all of society. About the Role Department South North is an engineering department that works with advanced operation and maintenance of our customers' high-voltage facilities, substations, switchgear, and particularly control systems. The department's employees are stationed in southern and central Norrland, primarily in Umeå, Sollefteå, and Sundsvall. As a manager, you will be 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 may also be part of your daily work. We operate in a fast-changing part of the business and collaborate with several different parties including hydropower producers, network operators, network operators' end customers, and industries. As a department manager, you will work on developing the department's employees and operations in a business-oriented environment where safety is the highest priority. Examples of responsibilities and tasks: Staff and resource planning, keeping yourself and the department updated on services and safe working methods, and working on the development and monitoring of methods and our delivery Development of existing employees and actively working to expand the department Finances: forecasting, budgeting, operations monitoring, and business analysis The department is part of Vattenfall Services' national Business Area Technology. You will report to the business area manager and be part of their management group, together with managers in other regions facing similar challenges. In this management group, there are excellent opportunities to contribute to the continued growth and development of the entire business area. Requirements You are a leader who contributes with commitment, openness, and a strong focus on work environment and safety. You have several years of experience working as a manager with personnel responsibility and have great drive regarding employee development and engagement. We would prefer that you have experience with customer and supplier relationships, financial monitoring, and contract management. Experience from the electrical power industry is a merit. 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-oriented drive. You are an initiative-taking and communicative person with strong personal motivation to support the development of the business, the people within it, and our operations. Furthermore, we see that you have good IT skills, a B driving license, and the ability to travel for work as employees are located in multiple cities and travel to Stockholm occurs. You speak and write both Swedish and English fluently. Additional Information We Offer After decades in the energy industry, we know that our employees are our most important and valuable asset. Therefore, we offer you a varied workday with excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. We are a large and secure employer that still feels familiar, 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 facility 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 itself, contact responsible recruiter Johanna Sperling, [email protected]. Trade Union Representatives Christel Karlsson 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 September 6, 2026. We do not accept cover letters with 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 included. Working at Vattenfall means working with socially important infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified and you may be subject to wartime deployment. If this position is security-classified, a security vetting will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any wartime deployment takes place with support from the employment agreement and the Total Defense Duty Act. In addition to security vetting, drug testing will be performed. 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 equal opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/faith, sexual orientation, or functional variation. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

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