Permits Specialist Vattenfall Eldistribution

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Company Description Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Within the Vattenfall group, there are approximately 21,000 employees. We have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation for over a hundred years. About the Role Do you want a meaningful job where you can make a real difference for society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a socially important operation and get to work on exciting projects, cutting-edge technology, and with colleagues who value each other. Vattenfall Eldistribution is at the center of the energy transition and plays a central role in the powerful electrification happening in society. We are building tomorrow's power grid today and operating a societally critical infrastructure that distributes more than half of all electricity produced in Sweden. Our mission is genuinely important – become part of Vattenfall Eldistribution! About the Role Would you like to work with permit issues in an engaged and secure team? We are now seeking a Permits Specialist who will contribute to driving and coordinating permit processes in infrastructure projects. You will have an interesting opportunity to work in a role with your own responsibility and the opportunity to develop within both expertise and project work. As a Permits Specialist, you will work with varied and challenging tasks, close to the project organization, and have overall responsibility for permit and concession issues in investment projects. You have great support from your permits colleagues, but independently drive the permit process in the projects, where you function as specialist support to project managers and colleagues. The role combines operational responsibility in projects with a clear focus on quality, coordination, and compliance with applicable legislation and internal processes. Responsibilities and Tasks: Independently drive and coordinate concession and permit processes for existing and new power lines Work as a permits specialist in project teams and contribute to project progress Plan, carry out, and coordinate consultations together with project teams, consultants, authorities, and the public Participate in procurement and lead consultants, as well as review and quality assure permit documentation and concession applications Ensure compliance with legislation, authority requirements, and internal processes Contribute expertise and advice and support colleagues in other departments Represent the company in relation to authorities, landowners, and other stakeholders in permit matters For this position, you will also be involved in the ongoing development of the business. Requirements Specification We are looking for you who has several years of work experience with permit issues. Further, we are looking for you who have: Experience working with permit and concession processes and good knowledge of relevant legislation Meriting experience from infrastructure and/or energy projects Experience with dialogue and cooperation with authorities Relevant academic education, for example in environmental science, urban planning, or law Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech and writing, as well as good English Driver's license class B As a person, we are looking for someone who is flexible and comfortable in complex situations as well as simpler permit applications. You have a good ability to plan, prioritize, and work structurally, even when driving multiple parallel assignments simultaneously. The role involves cooperation with many internal and external parties, which means you are confident in stakeholder management and have an easy time creating trusting collaborations. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities, as it is important to us to build safe and well-functioning teams. Being outgoing and communicative makes your and your colleagues' everyday better! Additional Information We Offer In addition to being part of shaping tomorrow's smart energy society, we offer you developmental and varied work with many contact points. At Vattenfall, it is important that work and private life have a good balance, so we offer flexibility at work and the opportunity to work from home if needed. We also have a number of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension schemes, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here. Work Location Umeå or Luleå For More Information For more information about the position, contact responsible manager: Theres Vidman, 070-235 63 16, [email protected] For information about the recruitment process, contact responsible recruiter: Cecilia Wijkman, [email protected] Trade Union Representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Jan-Olof Eriksson, Unionen, Ulf Tengman, SEKO. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00 Welcome to submit your application no later than August 19, 2026. We only accept applications through our website. The recruiting manager is on vacation and returns on August 12, so any questions can be answered after that. Selection and interviews take place from August 12. We do not accept personal letters in applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV. At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We are looking for 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 role models in terms of diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have equal 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. Since the security of Vattenfall and its employees is critical, we will conduct a "pre-employment screening" before each employment. These checks are based on the role you will fill at Vattenfall. Working at Vattenfall means working with societally critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are classified for security purposes and you may be subject to wartime placement. If this position is security-classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the security protection act.Company Description Vattenfall is one of Europe's largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Within the Vattenfall group, there are approximately 21,000 employees. We have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation for over a hundred years. About the Role Do you want a meaningful job where you can make a real difference for society and the energy transition? With us, you are part of a socially important operation and get to work on exciting…

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Luleå

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Luleå

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Published

29. 6. 2026

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26. 7. 2026

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