Area Lead Environment & Sustainability – Projects & O&M - BU Onshore/Solar

Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK and are looking into European market opportunities. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power onshore and offshore as well as other non-hydro renewable activities like solar and batteries. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.


Job Description
Do you want to shape the future?
We are looking for an Area Lead Environment & Sustainability (EnSu) – Projects & O&M - BU Onshore/Solar & Batteries (SoBa) to coordinate all operational EnSu related matters within this area and to be one of the key Points of Contact for the BU Onshore/SoBa main stakeholders. The Area Lead acts as the connection between the assigned BU and the Manager EnSu - Projects & O&M.
Your main tasks and responsibilities as Area Lead Environment & Sustainability – Projects & O&M - BU Onshore/Solar & Batteries:
Coordinate the allocated EnSu resources to drive and achieve the goals, targets and expectations set by EnSu and the management team of the allocated BU;
Manage the EnSu risk and opportunities identified within the allocated BU;
Ensure the BU meets its statutory obligations and achieves operational excellence, by implementing good practices and standards to achieve high levels of environment and sustainability management, and the strategic priorities set by the CEO of Vattenfall as well as by the Head of BA Wind;
Coordinate with the Manager EnSu - Projects & O&M and Offshore Area Lead counterpart to ensure effective alignment on EnSu matters for BU Onshore/SoBa;
Coordinate BU EnSu input for BU Management Teams (MT) and provide information received from the MTs to relevant EnSu members.



Qualifications
Your qualifications and personal skills as Area Lead Environment & Sustainability – Projects & O&M - BU Onshore/Solar & Batteries:
Minimum 6 years of experience within the field of Environment and Sustainability, with experience in renewable energy or similar industries;
Academic degree in a relevant field (additional Masters degree viewed favorably);
Extensive experience in similar organizations;
Experience in coordinating internal resources and/or contractors/consultants;
Excellent Business English language skills;
Knowledge regarding ISO standards (e.g. 14001) and their implementation;
Knowledge of Environmental legal compliance frameworks within Europe and UK;
Experience in Policy, goals and targets setting;
Experience in Stakeholder management, Risk and opportunity management, Emergency strategical management as well as with Audits and inspections and Change management and implementation of organizational changes.



Additional Information
Our Offer:
We 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 as the ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Location:
The location of this position is either Stockholm (Solna), Hamburg, Berlin, Kolding (DK), London, Hexham (UK) or Amsterdam.
More Information:
We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter via the application button at this page. 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.
Last day to apply is 16th August 2023.

For more information about the position please don’t hesitate to reach out to Kai Budd via email: kai.budd@vattenfall.com and for more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Markus Rutz via phone: +49 40 79022 1380.
In Sweden, the trade union representatives are: Rolf Ohlsson (Akademikerna), Anders Bohlin (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Rebecka Hedsell (SEKO). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
Our organization:
At Vattenfall we are convinced that striving for diversity helps building a more profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Energy is our contribution to quality of life – day after day. With around 20.000 colleagues, Vattenfall provides comprehensive electricity and heating offerings to several million customers in Northern Europe. For the work ahead we need people who are fully dedicated to our customers and to sustainable society – people like you.
BA Wind is responsible for the development, construction and operation of wind power. We manage the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of wind generation assets, safely and with the highest levels of availability and profitability.
We carry out the sourcing and development of wind projects as well as having the full responsibility for wind project execution. We also perform the structuring and execution of project partnerships in accordance with overall wind strategy.
We look forward to receiving your application!