Functional Manager Electrical Safety

Vattenfall AB · Full-time

Uppsala, Sweden

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 major investments in the energy transition. With us, you work in a societally important operation and ensure that everything functions. Together we create Sweden's safest workplace! About the Role Do you want to lead the development of a strategic function with major impact on safety, working methods and regulatory compliance? We are now looking for a Functional Manager Electrical Safety who wants to strengthen the safety culture, create long-term improvements and be the operation's leading expert in electrical safety. As Functional Manager Electrical Safety, you have overall responsibility for developing, coordinating and following up the operation's electrical safety work. The role involves functional leadership where you drive matters forward through collaboration, influence and specialist expertise rather than through personnel responsibility. You work closely with management, managers, project organizations and operational activities to ensure that requirements, procedures and working methods function in practice and create value in daily operations. At the same time, you take on a central role in developing a strong safety culture, reducing risks and translating experiences into concrete improvements. This is an opportunity for you who want to combine technical expertise, operational development and strategic influence in a role with major impact on both people and operations. You report to HSE Unit Manager Kerstin Rodell Lundgren. Your role includes, among other things: Lead and develop the operation's electrical safety function Ensure effective governance and compliance within the electrical safety area Be the operation's strategic expert support in complex electrical safety matters and represent the operation in relevant external contexts Drive development of working methods, competence and safety culture Follow up results, identify risks and initiate improvement measures Position Requirements Who are you? You thrive in a role where you can create engagement, build trust and drive safety matters together with the operation. With high integrity, holistic thinking and good analytical ability, you collaborate easily with people at all levels. You are curious, attentive and driven by creating long-term improvements, while having the courage to challenge and drive change when needed. We are looking for you who have: Very good knowledge of electrical safety legislation, ESA and industry regulations Ability to translate regulations and requirements into practical working methods in the operation Multiple years of experience from energy, electricity networks, construction or other technically complex operations Relevant technical education or equivalent work experience Good communication skills in speech and writing in Swedish and English Valid driver's license (category B) We consider it particularly valuable if you also have: Experience developing and following up self-inspection programs and safety processes Experience building or developing specialist functions in larger organizations Electrician authorization A or AL Additional Information What 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 secure employer that still feels familial 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: We have operations throughout Sweden and you can be based at most of our offices, but some examples of larger establishments are Luleå, Sundsvall, Uppsala, Stockholm, Norrköping, Linköping, Göteborg and Malmö. Business travel occurs. If you want to know more about the position, contact recruiting manager Kerstin Rodell Lundgren, 072 745 54 40. For more information about the recruitment process, contact responsible recruiter Angeliqa Haapanen, [email protected] Trade union representatives for this position are Torbjörn Blom (Akademikerna), Magnus Tjergefors (Ledarna), Juha Supilehto (SEKO) and Alma Svensson (Unionen). All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard phone 08-739 50 00. You are warmly welcome to submit your application no later than October 5, 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. Working at Vattenfall means working with societally important infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security-classified and you may be subject to civil defense placement. 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 takes place with support in the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act. In addition to security clearance, drug testing is performed. At Vattenfall we value being active, positive, open and security-conscious. We are looking for 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