IT & Strategy Talent Programme: IT Project Manager

Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We're searching for 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?
By applying for the IT & Strategy Talent Programme you can become 1 of 40 talents working towards that goal. Each of the 40 positions in the programme is unique and has its own specific responsibilities and challenges. This is a two-year programme with a strong focus on your development. From the outset you’ll have your own development plan which will be tailored towards a role suitable for you and include building blocks with learning goals towards that target. The focus is very much on learning by doing, and together with your manager you’ll select different assignments and rotations where you’ll participate in real projects, and contribute to fossil free living, at the same time as you get the experience you need to boost your development.


Do you want a motivating job working with Digitalization, Transformation, Security and Innovation projects? Are you motivated by a meaningful role contributing to Vattenfall’s strategic goal of being fossil-free within one generation? Then join Vattenfall IT Project Management teams!


The role
Our project management teams gather Project Managers and Project Management Officers working for the whole of the Vattenfall Group. The assignments vary in size and type, from supporting new apps for R&D to improving the CRM systems, from business specific applications to data center transformations. If you enjoy belonging to multidisciplinary and international project teams working together to deliver value, join us!


Main tasks and responsibilities in IT Project Management:
• Grasp the project value, timeframe and deliverables from the point of view of our customers
• Coordinate interactions between different stakeholders (various Business Units and IT departments)
• Plan, execute, follow-up and report on assignments
• Embrace the Vattenfall IT tools and standards (including our own project methodology, encompassing Agile and Sequential models)
• Collaborate in international teams, actively bridging cultural differences


We are looking for you with:
• An academic degree in IT or other connected area
• A genuine interest in IT
• Ability to work in English and one of our local languages (Swedish/German/Polish/Dutch).
• The ability to work independently and navigate a large organization with multiple interests and stakeholders
• An interest in the energy business and its current developments
• An action-driven and result-oriented personality, open to new challenges and diversity of people and projects.
To thrive in this role we believe that you are a driven and organized team-player with good communication skills and a problem solving mindset. You have the ability to work independently and build relationships with other project resources. You feel comfortable in sharing your ideas, as well as being challenged in them. We welcome you who value and apply in your daily work the Vattenfall Principle Behaviors: Active, Open, Positive and Safe.


Location
Flexible location, some travel to other Vattenfall sites (national and international) is required.


Our offer
The IT & Strategy Talent Programme is a kickstart to your career within Vattenfall. We offer a two-year accelerated development programme based around your specific talents and personality. Each stage of the programme will have new abilities to learn and different targets to achieve, all aimed at accelerating your development towards the next sweet spot in your career. You can read more about our offer here: IT & Strategy Talent Programme - Vattenfall


Application process
We welcome your application in English, including resume and cover letter. Last day to apply is April 22nd 2022. Selection period starts in April, followed by online tests and interviews in April and May. The recruitment process will be finalized around the end of May/beginning of June. The last step will be a pre-employment screening. Starting date of the IT & Strategy Talent Programme will be September 1st 2022.


We look forward to your application!


If you have any questions regarding the Talent Programme in general please visit: Frequently asked questions - IT & Strategy Talent Programme - Vattenfall
Don’t miss our digital event: 07.04.2022: IT & Strategy Talent Programme | digital career event - Vattenfall


More information
For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact recruiter Sabina Eriksson at sabina.eriksson@vattenfall.com
Trade union representatives in Sweden are Silvija Vatkovic (Akademikerna), Inger Strandberg (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Lennart Bengtsson (SEKO). They may all be reached via Vattenfalls switchboard +46 (0)8-739 50 00.
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.


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 Sweden, 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 our work with diversity.
Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure and many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed, the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process in accordance with Swedish legislation.
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