Do you want to lead a team of experienced technical specialists and contribute to Sweden's journey toward increased electrification? Are you drawn to a role where technology, leadership, and societal mission converge? Svenska kraftnät is now recruiting a Unit Manager for Cable Technical Leadership, where you'll help shape the transmission network of the future.
About the Position
As manager of cable technical leadership, you are responsible for leading and developing the unit to achieve established goals and results through active leadership and business development. The unit is part of the Grid Technology department, which works on technical design, requirements, and development of Svenska kraftnät's power cables and overhead lines.
The unit is responsible for technical design, installation, and further development of cable systems and cable monitoring systems in the transmission network (230 kV and above), as well as the systems properties of cables. The work includes delivering technical expertise to both project operations and facility management.
An important part of your mission is also to lead and develop our offshore operations. This is conducted cross-functionally in collaboration with other parts of the organization and includes developing processes, work methods, and governing documents, as well as identifying the unit's needs in the offshore area.
The unit currently consists of seven employees and four consultants and is part of a section with broad specialist expertise in cable technology, installation, and offshore technology.
In this role, you are responsible for:
• Leading, coaching, and creating good conditions for senior engineers and the team as a whole
• Ensuring efficient resource management and following up with consultants on ongoing assignments
• Driving strategic work such as goal management, planning, follow-up, and technology development
• Building and developing relationships with industry stakeholders and external stakeholders
• Strengthening collaboration and a holistic perspective through cross-functional work, including close dialogue with interfaces such as Cable Project Management
You will have a central role in shaping and developing a rapidly growing business, where you build a successful organization and culture characterized by collaboration, responsibility, and courage. The assignment includes leading some of Sweden's most advanced cable projects, from offshore installations to complex solutions in urban environments, as well as participating in international collaborations on standardization and technology development.
You report to the section manager for cable technology and installation. Through your work, you contribute to a robust electricity supply and a strengthened total defense.
About You
Required Qualifications:
Personal Qualities: To thrive in the role, you are a confident and stable leader who motivates and develops your employees and creates good conditions for collective goal achievement. You handle challenging and changing situations constructively and care about both the work environment and employee well-being.
You have experience leading and coaching in organizations undergoing change and work in line with the Swedish government's core values. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.
Education: You have a university degree or master's degree in electrical engineering, energy engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, engineering physics, or equivalent competence acquired in another way that Svenska kraftnät considers equivalent.
You also have:
• Several years of management experience with personnel, budget, and operational responsibility
• Experience leading and developing a technical business
• Experience working in organizations within the energy sector handling large and/or technically complex projects
• Good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in both Swedish and English
• B-class driver's license
Meritorious Qualifications
• Further education and/or certification programs in management and leadership
• Experience in areas relevant to the unit such as technical project management, cable design, or installation of high-voltage cables
• Offshore operations experience
• Business development experience with a focus on technology and processes
• Contract management experience
• Experience working in government operations
Good to Know
• The position is based in Stockholm/Sundbyberg
• Opportunity to work remotely up to 50% #LI-hybrid
• The position is a permanent employment
• Travel is expected in this role, approximately 30-40 days/year
• Application deadline is August 26, 2026
• Instead of attaching a cover letter to your application, you will answer a number of questions in the application form
• Tests are used in this recruitment process
• Individual salary setting applies and is conducted in accordance with central salary agreements RALS/RALS-T
https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/var-arbetsplats/formaner/
For questions, please contact:
Anders Lundblad, Recruiting Manager, 010 475 9994
Caroline Kirschon, Recruiter, 010 350 9249
Annika Ingeborn, SACO, 010 475 87 72
Erica Midfjäll, ST, 010 475 87 31
You can also reach us via email: [email protected]. During vacation periods, we are available by email and response time is longer than usual.
https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/
We decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and salespeople in connection with recruitment; we have procurement agreements that apply to Svenska kraftnät as a government agency.
Other Information
We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Before employment, a security vetting is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation, and if the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security vetting will also include a background check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, it may be a requirement to be a Swedish citizen in certain positions. Employment with Svenska kraftnät is accompanied by an obligation to be placed on war standing. For more information on personnel security at Svenska kraftnät: https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalssakerhetDo you want to lead a team of experienced technical specialists and contribute to Sweden's journey toward increased electrification? Are you drawn to a role where technology, leadership, and societal mission converge? Svenska kraftnät is now recruiting a Unit Manager for Cable Technical Leadership, where you'll help shape the transmission network of the future.
About the Position
As manager of cable technical leadership, you are responsible for leading and developing the unit to achieve established goals and results through active leadership and business development. The unit is part of the…