International Trainee - Product Manager - Cost Engineering

Company Description
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.


Job Description
Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living.
We're searching for 16 talented individuals to join us on our journey towards fossil free living. Individuals that challenge the way we think, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving the biggest challenge of humankind – climate change. Is this you?
Become one of our 16 International Trainees at Vattenfall. Each of the trainee positions is unique, linked to a department within a specific business area and a working location. This means that each position has its own specific responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.
Next to your personal development in this unique position you will be enjoying one year of all we have to offer. Your trainee year will be filled with meetups with your international trainee team with likeminded individuals. You will be meeting up virtually to work on assignments and live during four seminar weeks where you will be visiting our power plants and growing your superpowers with a variety of trainings.
Your role as a Trainee - Product Manager - Cost Engineering
You will be part of the LCoE Performance team which is part of the Business Area Wind.
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.
The purpose of our LCoE Performance team is to ensure that we at Onshore Wind reach our very ambitious profitability targets to continue being a best-in-class developer across all markets. Our team is split into two main focus areas. One of the areas is Business Intelligence consisting of five Product Managers focusing on cost and value engineering services – you will be located in this team. The second area is LCoE program management consisting of five Program Managers focusing on the implementation of technical and commercial solutions to improve the profitability of our development portfolio. You will work very closely with this group, our colleagues from Market Development, Procurement and Project Delivery.
We are a group of high-performance, energetic and talented people with diverse backgrounds, nationalities, ages, and interests. We value the entrepreneurial mindset, and the scientific basis for solutions and recommendations, and will go the extra mile to help our colleagues. We work to be the “best team to work” in and expect you to take an active part in achieving this.
If you are looking to take responsibility every day, make an impact, and help define the future of the renewable energy landscape, we would love to talk to you!
As International Trainee - Product Manager - Cost Engineering you will take a varied number of key responsibilities. As we are a larger team with varied backgrounds, you should apply if you have experience within some of them. The key responsibilities are:
Support asset development projects by providing project-specific CAPEX and OPEX estimates throughout the entire development and procurement phases
Develop and implement models and databases to advance our Business Intelligence strategy, optimize processes for data management and digitalization and contribute to improving our data maturity
Develop renewable energy plant simulation tools to valuate the impact of different project and portfolio initiatives, and analyse market trends, competitive landscape, and supplier feedback to identify opportunities
Finally we expect you to participate in the development of the team and department strategy



Qualifications
Who are you?
Whether you want a climate smarter career as an energy specialist, visionary manager, or inspirational project lead in the energy sector, we offer you these possibilities within the Trainee Programme.
For succeeding in this role
You have an analytical mindset and the ability to make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. You can manage uncertainty by operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. You can apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. You have a structured approach and the ability to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. You are collaborative and build partnerships to effectively work with others to meet shared objectives. You can openly and comfortably relate with diverse groups of people. You are communicative and can develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Furthermore, you have:
A relevant degree in in Engineering, Economics or a similar science
An analytical mindset with experience in data analysis and visualization tools, and systems (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Python, R, SQL, Azure etc.)
Interest in working with data and models and making an impact delivering successful business solutions
Knowledge of wind energy and/or the energy sector is an advantage
Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken
Self-driven, creative and caring approach
Flexibility, proactiveness, generosity, friendliness, empathy, grit and a sense of humor

You are our ideal trainee if you are a recent graduate with an academic degree and have maximum one year of work experience, or you graduate before February 2024. You are fluent in English. Skills in other world languages can be a merit.