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. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21,000 employees. For over a hundred years, we have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation.
About the Role
You will become part of the Project Controlling department, which consists of twelve employees distributed across three different roles. The Budget Coordinator position is broad and varied, and you will work in a dynamic environment where many projects run in parallel. You will enter projects in their earliest stages and follow them through the entire implementation until completion. You will contribute your expertise by developing well-founded project budgets. You will have a key role in developing budgeting methodology and advancing an Excel-based budgeting tool as well as the process for reliable cost estimates that project managers use for budgeting and forecasting. Together with colleagues, you ensure that projects have accurate cost assessments that also form the basis for decision-making and variance management.
Examples of Work Tasks:
Develop budgeting methodology that supports business needs
Update cost templates used by project managers
Lead and/or participate in development activities
Provide support in preparing post-project evaluations
Monitor ongoing projects and ensure accurate budgets
Ad-hoc analyses/assignments
Requirements Specification
To be successful in this role, we see that you are an engaged and curious person who is motivated by achieving results. You enjoy taking personal responsibility and have the ability to independently drive your work forward in the budgeting areas you will be responsible for. Furthermore, we see that you thrive with many contact points and working in a team.
You enjoy working in a changing environment where you drive development within your area of responsibility with the ambition to influence and contribute with your expertise and personality. You have a business-minded approach and find it easy to switch between a holistic perspective and detail level. You also have a pedagogical approach and the ability to communicate methodology and results to different types of recipients, which is important for success in this role.
We would like to see that you have:
A degree in engineering or economics
Very good Excel skills
Experience with project budgeting or similar tasks
Experience implementing changes in work methods is a merit
Swedish and English, fluent in both speech and writing
Additional Information
In addition to being part of shaping the future's smart energy society, we offer you a developing and varied job with many contact points. At Vattenfall, we believe work and private life should have a good balance, so we offer flexibility in work and the opportunity to work from home when needed. We also offer a range of other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here.
Work Location
Stockholm, Solna. Luleå, Trollhättan
For more information about the position, contact recruiting manager Hans Aasa, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Julia Norberg, [email protected].
Trade union representatives via Vattenfall's switchboard, 08 739 50 00. Christian Ericsson – Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm – Akademikerna, Asim Nokic – Unionen, Ulf Tengman – SEKO.
We welcome your application by August 9, 2026. Selection and interviews take place after the application deadline. We only accept applications through our website. We do not accept personal letters with applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.
At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We seek 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.
Since security for Vattenfall and its employees is crucial, 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 socially critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are classified as security-sensitive, and you may be subject to civil contingency placement. If this position is security-classified, security vetting will be conducted before employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any civil contingency placement is made with support from the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act.
We look forward to receiving your application!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. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21,000 employees. For over a hundred years, we have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed life through innovation.
About the Role
You will become part of the Project Controlling department, which consists of twelve employees distributed across three different roles. The Budget Coordinator position is broad and varied, and you will…