Head of Electrical Safety Function

Vattenfall AB · Vollzeit

Luleå, Luleå, Schweden

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 mission-critical operation and ensure that everything functions properly. 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, work methods, and regulatory compliance? We are now looking for a Head of Electrical Safety Function who wants to strengthen safety culture, create long-term improvements, and be the organization's leading expert in electrical safety. As Head of Electrical Safety Function, you have overall responsibility for developing, coordinating, and following up on the organization's electrical safety work. The role involves functional leadership where you drive matters forward through collaboration, influence, and specialist expertise rather than through direct personnel management. You work closely with management, managers, project organizations, and operational activities to ensure that requirements, procedures, and work methods function in practice and create value in daily operations. At the same time, you have a central role in developing a strong safety culture, reducing risks, and translating experience into concrete improvements. This is an opportunity for you 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 organization's electrical safety function Ensure effective governance and compliance within the electrical safety area Serve as the organization's strategic expert support in complex electrical safety matters and represent the organization in relevant external contexts Drive development of work methods, competence, and safety culture Follow up on results, identify risks, and initiate improvement measures Job Specification Who Are You? You thrive in a role where you can create engagement, build trust, and drive safety matters together with the organization. With high integrity, a holistic perspective, and strong analytical abilities, you collaborate easily with people at all levels. You are curious, attentive, and driven to create 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 work methods in the organization Several years of experience from the energy, electricity network, construction, or other technically complex operations Relevant technical education or equivalent work experience Good communication skills in both Swedish and English, spoken and written Class B driving license We consider it particularly valuable if you also have: Experience developing and following up on self-control programs and safety processes Experience building up 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. That's why we offer you a varied workday with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We are a large and secure employer that still feels familiar, 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 placed at most of our offices, but some examples of larger establishments are Luleå, Sundsvall, Uppsala, Stockholm, Norrköping, Linköping, Göteborg, and Malmö. Business travel will occur. 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 at 08-739 50 00. You are warmly welcome to submit your application by October 5, 2026. We do not accept personal letters in applications. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV. We only accept applications through our website. Tests will be used in this recruitment process. Working at Vattenfall means working with mission-critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified and you may be subject to war placement. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any war placement occurs with support from the employment agreement and the act on total defense obligation. In addition to security clearance, a drug test will be conducted. 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 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/faith, sexual orientation, or functional variation. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here