Department Manager with Leadership Focus

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 that involve major investments for the energy transition. With us, you work in a socially important operation and ensure that 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 within the energy and electrical 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 are looking for an engaged Department Manager. Is it you? Together we make a difference, for the entire society. About the Role West Division is an engineering department that works with advanced operation and maintenance of our customers' high-voltage installations, stations, switchgear, and primarily within control installations. The department's employees are stationed in Trollhättan, Gothenburg, Jönköping, and Borås. As manager, you are responsible for approximately 24 employees where the division's main work is in Western Götaland and Jönköping County. We work in close collaboration with other operations within Vattenfall Services, so other assignments may also be part of the daily work. We work in a fast and changing part of the business and collaborate with several different parties such as hydroelectric producers, grid companies, grid companies' end customers, and industries. As a department manager, you work with the development of the division's employees and operations in a business-oriented environment where safety is the highest priority. Examples of responsibilities and tasks: Personnel and resource planning, keeping yourself and the division updated on services and safe working methods, and work on the further development and follow-up of methods and our delivery Development of existing employees but also actively work to grow the division Finances: forecasting, budget and operations follow-up, and analysis of the business The division is part of Vattenfall Services' national Business Area Technology. You will report to the business area manager and be part of their management team, together with managers in other regions with similar challenges. In this management team, 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 a strong drive regarding employee development and engagement. We would like to see that you have experience with customer and supplier relations, financial follow-up, and contract management. Experience from the electrical power industry is a merit. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities where you are an engaged leader who has 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 having a business-oriented drive. You are an initiative-taking and communicative person who has a strong inner drive to support the development of the business, the people within it, and our operations. Further, we see that you have good IT skills, a Class B driver's license, and the ability to travel on business as employees are stationed in several 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 industry, 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 stable employer that still feels like a family 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 placed at our establishment in Trollhättan, Gothenburg, Borås, or Jönköping. 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 personal letters in the application. 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 conducted. Working at Vattenfall means working with socially important infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are classified as sensitive and you may be subject to civil defense placement. If this position is classified as sensitive, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the security protection law. Any civil defense placement occurs with the support of the employment agreement and the law on total defense duty. In addition to security clearance, drug testing will be conducted. At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and security-conscious. We seek employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening 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/faith, sexual orientation, or functional variation. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

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