Power System Specialist in Requirements Coordination for an Evolving Electric System

At the System division, you'll work on the electric system's most exciting challenges – from operational matters here and now to planning 40 years ahead. The great complexity and development opportunities make our work both stimulating and meaningful. Here you'll gain a unique holistic perspective on the electric system and collaborate closely with colleagues to ensure a secure, sustainable, and efficient power supply. About the Position As a Power System Specialist, you'll ensure that Svenska kraftnät maintains balanced requirements for customers connecting to the electric system. You'll consolidate and evaluate the requirements framework linked to grid codes such as RfG, HVDC, and DCC. The role also includes communicating and justifying requirements, and leading both strategic and operational work forward in Sweden, the Nordic region, and Europe. You'll work at the intersection of technology, law, and public benefit, and drive development within new regulations. An important part of the role is also taking a coordinating responsibility toward internal experts. With us, you'll work in a role where you help shape the electric system of the future. You collaborate closely with industry stakeholders and other authorities, and contribute to developing working methods in a rapidly changing environment. Here you'll have the opportunity to drive issues forward, work with new technical solutions, and navigate a landscape of continuously evolving regulations. The role offers significant development opportunities both in terms of knowledge about the electric system and European regulations (grid codes) as well as leadership. You'll also build a broad network, both internally and externally. The role will be shaped largely according to your competence and experience. You'll be part of the Connection Requirements unit, which currently consists of nine employees with a mixed age and gender distribution. The unit's responsibility is to ensure a comprehensive requirements framework for the capabilities that must be met by generation and consumption facilities and distribution systems when connecting to the electric system or modernizing already connected facilities. The purpose of Svenska kraftnät's requirements is to maintain operational security in the Swedish electric system, while also being functional, well-justified, and socioeconomically efficient. We have a clearly coordinating role, which means contact points within the division and with other divisions at Svenska kraftnät. About You Mandatory Requirements: Personal Qualities: Since the role involves many contact points both internally and externally, we're looking for someone who works well with others. You adapt and find solutions through a collaborative focus on the shared goal. You take active initiative in social settings, step forward, and easily build new professional relationships. Furthermore, you have the ability to organize and plan your work, complete what you've started, and meet deadlines. In this role, it's also important that you're solution-oriented and can quickly find solutions to emerging challenges. You should also live up to https://www.statskontoret.se/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/ In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities. Education: You have a relevant engineering degree in electrical power, energy systems, control engineering, or technical physics, or equivalent competence acquired in another way that Svenska kraftnät considers equivalent. You also have: - at least three years of relevant work experience in areas such as power system analysis or technical project management - good knowledge of the power system and its functions - good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both verbally and in writing. Merits: - Experience working with grid codes RfG, DCC, HVDC, SOGL, or ER - Experience working with power system operations - Experience with commissioning of power generation facilities or commissioning of larger consumption facilities - Experience with converter-connected generation and consumption facilities. Good to Know: - The position is located in Sundbyberg or Västerås - Possibility of remote work up to 50%, if work permits. #LI-hybrid. - Travel may occur both nationally and internationally - The position is a permanent employment - Application deadline is August 24, 2026 - Instead of attaching a cover letter to your application, you'll answer a number of questions in the application form - Individual salary setting applies and is conducted in accordance with the central salary agreements RALS/RALS-T https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/var-arbetsplats/formaner/ For questions, please contact the following persons: Fredrik Nääs, recruiting manager, 010 475 98 16 Karin Segerholm, responsible recruiter, 010 475 99 77 Robert Hugosson, employee representative, (weeks 30-31) 010 489 27 18 Annika Ingeborn, union representative SACO, 010 475 87 72 Erica Midfjäll, union representative ST, 010 475 87 31 You can also reach us via email: [email protected]. During vacation periods, we're available by email and response times may be longer than usual. https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/ We decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment firms as well as salespeople in connection with recruitment; we have procurement agreements that apply for Svenska kraftnät as a state authority. Other Information: We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Prior to 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 register check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be required for certain positions. Employment includes an obligation to be placed for civil defense purposes. For more information about personnel security at Svenska kraftnät. https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsäkerhet

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