Electrical Engineer

The European Spallation Source, ESS, a partnership of European countries, is hiring motivated and inspired people to plan, design, and construct the world’s most powerful neutron source. We seek ambitious, talented people in different fields who are excited about playing a part in the future of science in Europe.

ESS can offer a variety of things, such as passionate and international colleagues, a vibrant melting pot of diversity, and a challenging, exciting and high paced work environment. We value and need expertise, innovative minds and great ways of leading and interacting with people from all over the world.

Come and change the world with us!

ESS is now looking for an Electrical Engineer for the Facility Management Division organized within the Project Directorate.

As a hands on Electrical Engineer within the FM electrical team you must be a service-oriented individual who can adapt well to new challenges every day.

This role will require both hands on electrical fault finding/commissioning activities as well as operational and maintenance planning.
It will also require the operation of both high and low voltage electrical equipment.
You may also need to work with smaller construction projects and you may also assist the FM team with maintenance of the different installation systems, such as fire alarms, heating and cooling etc.  You must have the experience and competence to identify and solve problems independently and in coordination with the group. The tasks may be adjusted as the project progresses.

Job description

Your main area of responsibilities as a Facility Management Electrical Engineer will be to:


• Plan and implement electrical maintenance routines as required and input all relevant information into the Infor EAM maintenance management system
• Supervise contractors and plan work for maintenance and if needed, new installations
• Perform safe switching and LO/TO of both high and low voltage electrical distribution systems
• Commissioning, energization and troubleshooting of the electrical distribution systems.
• Creation and implementation of operation procedures for FM Electrical equipment
• On-call for Electrical Operations as part of a rotation
• Be part of the ESS emergency response team for electrical operations.

Qualifications


• Minimum Bachaelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Documented hands on work experience with the above mentioned tasks within a relevant industry for at least 10 years is required
• Good language and interpersonal skills are needed.
• Experiance with the commissioning of HV/LV substations including the installation and fault finding of HV protection relays is desireable.
• Experience in developing and/or maintaining maintenance plans for electrical systems is a merit.
• Experience in Asset Maintenance System is an advantage.

We truly believe that you shall have excellent skills in collaborating with persons with different knowledge and backgrounds. You shall have a good understanding of how to coordinate work between different disciplines in a complex project, such as ESS. 

You shall be committed to performing your own work tasks, but also keen to collaborate and to help out the rest of the FM team in their different disciplines. And when needed, assist in maintenance of their installation systems.

You also have a well-developed ability to listen, consult others and to communicate and document proactively.

Fluent oral and written English skills and a well-developed ability for both collaborative and independent work are expected.
As a person you take great pride in maintaining a high level of quality in all the work you carry out.

Working outside normal working hours and on call may be required.

Duration & Location
The position is permanent with six months initial probationary period 

Your work place will be situated in Lund, Sweden. 

Start date
The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

Application & Contact

Please provide your curriculum vitae in English by clicking on “apply” and follow the instructions. Please note that we only accept applications via the ESS website.

The deadline for applications is the 21st of November 2021

For more information regarding the ESS recruitment process, please follow this link https://europeanspallationsource.se/ess-recruitment-process. 

For further information regarding the position, please contact the Recruiting Manager, Owen Buchan, owen.buchan@ess.eu

For further information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Officer, Tina Nilsson, tina.nilsson@ess.eu.

 

For trade union information please contact Unionen / Conny Wendt at conny.wendt@ess.eu

or SACO / Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers/ Johan Waldeck at johan.waldeck@ess.eu

 

We look forward to receiving your application!