Vattenfall
Senior Project Manager
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Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest energy utilities and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a roadmap aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager for O&M Projects, which is part of Integrated Operation within Generation and our Business Unit Offshore Wind.
The Sr. PM for O&M Projects leads projects categorized as O&M Projects / Special Projects / Fast Response Projects of varying complexity and size. The purpose of the projects is to ensure continued, and potentially improved, operation of our offshore wind asset, and to minimize business disruptions in case of unforeseen events. It is the responsibility of the Sr. PM to ensure a safe project delivery within quality, time, and budget.
Furthermore, the position requires that you, together with the rest of the project management team, prepare the organization and our processes for execution of Fast Response Projects covering HV transmission system and other vital components.
The tasks will be diverse, and cover all parts of our offshore wind asset including, but not limited to:
- Larger replacement and repair campaigns of the HV infrastructure, such as export and inter-array cables and their auxiliary components.
- Complex technical projects involving high voltage.
- Replacement campaigns of HV SCADA Systems.
- Larger replacement and repair campaigns (electrical or mechanical) on foundations, wind turbines, and OSS above and below water.
- Implementation of AEP (Annual Energy Production) upgrades
The person recruited for this role is expected to mostly be allocated to HV, LV, and SCADA projects.
Key Responsibilities and Activities
As Sr. PM for O&M projects, you will have the following key responsibilities and activities:
Prepare
As part of continuous department work, and in collaboration with the rest of the team, you are expected to:
- Support in the development of the department processes and tools, including our Fast Response Plan and critical spares program.
- Lead the digitalization of processes and tools.
- Support our assets to ensure critical spares availability.
- Improve our Fast Response Plan.
Execute
Once a project is identified, the Sr. PM is expected to manage projects from early identification to final project closure. This will include tasks such as:
- Ensure project delivery is within quality, scope, budget, and always with safety as priority.
- Obtain relevant steerco approvals.
- Setup the project organization and request internal and external resources.
- Reporting of key KPIs such as progress, cost, risks, impact, and health and safety.
- Ensure that the right solution is being implemented, benefitting the interest of all stakeholders.
- If tendering is part of the project, support the procurement process regarding technical content and align with commercial support on contractual topics.
- Available as required, be present on offshore site during execution.
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Closure
- Capture lessons learned and feedback from past projects, carefully select and ensure these are disseminated across the organization.
- Ensure that as-built records are being correctly stored and all punch list items are being closed out.
The Sr. PM is expected to be self-driven and proactive, can rely on, and shall actively seek support from department colleagues and experts across the organization.
Qualifications
As a Sr. PM in O&M projects, you must have the following experience and training:
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in engineering or similar.
- Relevant project management experience. Project Management training is a plus.
- Experience with High voltage infrastructure.
- Relevant experience to manage complex technical projects involving high voltage within scope, budget, and time.
- Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, operations, HSE, logistics, and external contractors.
- Skilled in Risk management.
- Understanding of different turbine platforms.
- Experience with offshore or onshore substations, transmission systems, MV/HV grid infrastructure.
- Relevant experience from the offshore industry.
- Familiarity with relevant grid codes and international standards.
- Excellent skills of the English language, both verbal and written.
To succeed and thrive in the role of Sr. PM, you are expected to satisfy most, but not all, of the following:
- You have experience from operation and/or construction of offshore wind farms.
- Have a good understanding of the offshore working environment.
- Basic understanding of commercial and contract management.
Who are you?
You have a clear feeling of “sense of urgency” without compromising on safety and quality as we work in a fast-paced environment. You have the courage to STOP! in critical situations while always looking for opportunities to solve the problem.
A flexible attitude with regards to tasks, working hours, and traveling as/when required. At Vattenfall, we prioritize a sustainable and healthy work-life balance, due to the nature of our projects, there will be periods of higher workload.
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A successful Sr. PM in O&M Projects possesses most of the following personality traits:
- High degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Result-oriented and great at organizing and prioritizing your work efficiently.
- Team player with good communication skills.
- Ability to work in an international and diverse environment.
- Well-organized and structured work approach.
- Curious and engages people by asking, sharing, and helping.
- Proactive, can simplify complexity, and find a way forward.
- Have a can-do attitude and at the same time ask for help when it is needed.
- Transparent in your work.
Additional Information
Our Offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams, and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than 02/08/2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
For more information about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via [email protected]
Commitment to Diversity
Vattenfall is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and services to support all our employees.
We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability, or sexual orientation.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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