Vattenfall career

Vattenfall careers – energy experts and more

It’s an exciting and critical time for the energy industry as we transition away from fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy. If you’re considering a career in energy, now is a particularly interesting time to get involved. Here, we’ll take a look at examples of roles within the Swedish energy company Vattenfall to see if it’s the right place for you.

What does Vattenfall do?

Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational energy company specialising in the Swedish, Danish, German and Dutch markets. Vattenfall has over 100 years of experience in providing energy to homes and businesses. The company produces electricity from nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, waste and biomass sources and is phasing out coal and natural gas in light of its aim to achieve fossil-free living within one generation.

What roles are there at Vattenfall?

The Vattenfall Group employs around 20,000 people across its six areas of activity. As can be expected, there are many engineering jobs in energy, thermodynamics, electrical systems as well as civil engineering but these are supported by safety experts and project managers. In the administrative and financial areas of the business, IT and data specialists, sales and marketing managers, and expert traders keep the company not only running smoothly but also innovating for the future. Let’s look at each area, what they do and the roles they contain:

Energy Solutions
What: Engineering new energy solutions, marketing solutions to customers
Who: Lead Engineers, Project Engineers, Energy Modellers, Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, Customer Insight Analysts

Markets
What: Trading on the commodity markets to generate money to invest in new, better energy solutions
Who: Intraday Trader Powers, Data Scientists, Algorithmic Software Engineers, IT Developers

Distribution
What: Engineering, operating and maintaining energy grids and ensuring supply quality to 3 million customers
Who: Project Managers, Operations Engineers, Network Operators

District Heating
What: Engineering, operating, connecting and maintaining district heating networks across communities
Who: Sales Engineers, Account Managers, Technical Engineers, Project Managers, Maintenance Mechanics, Reliability Engineers, Supervisors

Solar & Battery
What: Growing, engineering and operating the photovoltaic network
Who: Civil Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Construction Managers, Site Managers, Project Co-ordinators

Wind
What: Finding, designing and building new offshore wind farms, maintaining existing ones
Who: Cable Project Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Wind Turbine Services Engineers, Platform Asset Managers, Health and Safety Specialists

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