International Trainee – Project Manager Generation

Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We’re searching for 20 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 20 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 meet-ups 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 – Project Manager Generation
In your role as Trainee Project Manager Generation, you will become part of a project management team, a team that values openness, cooperation and a positive working climate with a good community. You will work together with the team to ensure that the projects we manage have clear requirements, goals and scope as well ensuring that the projects are delivered within the agreed upon time, budget and with the right quality.
Your daily activities:
Planning, organizing and coordination
Budget and cost control
Supporting your colleagues in their daily work
Work to create high functioning teams


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.
As a Trainee – Project Manager Generation you recognize yourself in the following:
Master of Science in Engineering with a strong technical interest
Minimum 6 months experience from leadership, e.g. from previous jobs or competitive sports.
Driving licence
You are a team player with strong networking and social skills, able to communicate with different stakeholders. 

You are our ideal trainee if you are a recent graduate with an academic degree or you graduate before September 2022. You are fluent in English and Swedish. Skills in other world languages can be a merit. You are willing to relocate for possible assignments throughout the organization. And of course, you identify yourself with our principles: active, open, positive and safe.

Location: You will be working in the department Fuel Engineering & Projects and the position is located in Gothenburg in Sweden.

What we offer you
Vattenfall International Trainee Programme is the kickstart of your career within Vattenfall. You will have the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills over the course of a year. In the Trainee Programme you will take part in international workshops and site visits during the seminar weeks. You will have the opportunity to work abroad and get a good overview of our entire organization. Each position comes with a competitive salary and an excellent remuneration package.
Read more about the elements of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme here or check the FAQ page.

Our Organization
At Vattenfall you can free your superpowers! We are one of the European market leaders in the generation of renewable energy and are primarily active in Scandinavia, Germany, Denmark, UK and the Netherlands. We take our responsibility seriously and together we are making the change towards fossil freedom. Our goal is to enable a fossil-free living within one generation. We are a dynamic company with an international focus and a social face at the heart of society. Diversity and inclusion is in everything we do, read more about D&I within Vattenfall.

Application process
We welcome your application in English, including resume and cover letter via the application button on this page. Last day to apply is February 13th 2022. Selection period starts with the online tests in February and followed by the interviews in March. An assessment is also part of the recruitment process and will take place in April. The recruitment process will be finalized around the end of April. The last step will be a pre-employment screening. Starting date of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme will be September 1st 2022.
Due to COVID-19 all steps of the recruitment process will take place virtual. At Vattenfall we are committed to acting responsibly in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 and we are taking all necessary measures to protect employees and job applicants. For more questions about COVID-19, please visit our generic FAQ page.
We look forward to your application! If you have any questions regarding the Trainee Programme in general or the specific trainee position, please check our: FAQ page. We are hosting an online event on the 25th of January where the team managers, trainees from previous years and a programme manager will answer all of your questions about the application, role and programme content. You can read more on how to attend here. If your question not answered, please contact your responsible recruiter Lina Friberg lina.friberg@vattenfall.com

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.
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