Environmental & Sustainability Specialist for Onshore Wind and Solar & Batteries

The Environmental and Sustainability unit (EnSu) within BA Wind is a centralized unit supporting our business activities across onshore, offshore, solar, batteries & hydrogen with the aim of lifting sustainability into every aspect of our business and facilitating co-existence of renewable energy development with society and a rich natural environment.  

Do you want to shape the future?

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Environmental & Sustainability Specialist to join our Sustainable Design & Sustainable Procurement Team within Business Area Wind, supporting our Onshore Wind and Solar & Batteries project portfolios.

As an Environmental & Sustainability Specialist in the Sustainable Design & Sustainable Procurement Team, you will work closely with our Onshore Wind and Solar & Batteries teams to implement cost-efficient, sustainable solutions and technologies. Your work will support our sustainability targets and ambitions by reducing carbon footprints, promoting resource efficiency, and embedding sustainability requirements and award criteria into procurement tenders. You will also engage with suppliers to strengthen sustainability performance across the supply chain and support the development of innovations and technologies that enable sustainable growth in renewables.

You will be part of an international team of environmental and sustainability specialists across our core markets, working together to drive sustainability initiatives, execute sustainability strategies and ambitions and ensure compliance with legal, permit, and internal commitments.

Your main tasks and responsibilities as an Environmental & Sustainability Specialist will be

• Translating sustainability targets and strategies into tangible actions by integrating and executing sustainability objectives during Onshore Wind and Solar & Battery project development and construction. This includes including identification, assessment, alignment and implementation of cost-efficient sustainability measures​
• Innovate and develop sustainable solutions and technologies for the Onshore Wind portfolio

• Develop, apply and evaluate sustainability award criteria and minimum requirements during procurement tenders and include cost efficient sustainability measures in contracts​. Engage and collaborate with key suppliers to increase supply chain maturity and manage supply chain risks.

Your qualifications and personal skills:

• You bring a solid academic background in a relant environmental discipline (e.g. environmental engineering or similar)
• You bring at least 3 years of hands-on experience from working in an environmental or sustainability role within the energy sector
• You have strong analytical skills and enjoy translating complex topics into clear, actionable recommendations and operational execution
• You have a proven ability to drive initiatives and implement solutions in complex cross-functional organizations
• You are a collaborative team player with enthusiasm and proactive mindset when engaging with stakeholders
• You communicate confidently and effectively and feel comfortable working in multidisciplinary, international environments
• You are fluent in written and spoken English
• You work in a structured and adaptable way, managing changing priorities while maintaining focus and quality
• You are passionate about sustainability and combine this with a strong business mindset to maximise impact and value for the organisation

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 ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Location:

Kolding, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Stockholm

More Information:

We welcome your application in English no later than 27.05.2026, 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.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jette Ingeberg via phone: +45 22 57 07 51.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB. 

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.

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 2040.

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.