Senior Business Project Manager

Do you see yourself playing a key role in guiding transformative projects for a fossil free tomorrow? As a Senior Business Project Manager within Vattenfall, you will help steer our transition away from fossil fuels and contribute to impactful change. If solving complex problems alongside talented colleagues excites you, join our team “Agile and Project Management” at Business Area Customers and Solutions! We are an international team with Project Managers and Agile Coaches in The Netherlands, Germany and Sweden and we are looking for two new colleagues in Sweden.

As Senior Business Project Manager you will help the business to be successful,  create value and achieve the project goals in a result-driven and an efficient way. By guiding multi-disciplinary teams through complex challenges, you ensure plans are executed effectively and all stakeholders remain engaged along the way. Among your responsibilities, are overseeing project schedules and finances, managing risks proactively and helping colleagues grow by sharing practical knowledge about project delivery methods.

Being successful in your position as Senior Business Project Manager, you will deliver results on schedule and within agreed resources while continually looking for ways to refine our processes and share new insights. As  Senior Business Project Manager you act as an ambassador for the common Project Governance Model and Project Management Methodologies.
 

You are a senior project manager with a strong track record of successfully leading and delivering complex initiatives. Your academic background includes a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field, giving you the analytical skills needed to plan, execute and drive results. With at least five years’ experience managing projects and programs, including IT development and business transformation in sales or energy environments, you are confident translating business needs into actionable plans and execute these.

Even if your experience does not align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage your interest. To thrive in this role, we believe that you bring:

• Proven ability to manage multiple parallel projects using modern project management tools
• Commercial awareness and the capacity to balance strategic objectives with practical solutions
• Confidence in your expertise and the ability to work independent and manage yourself, but at the same time be a team player,  open and a willing to learn and develop
• Strong stakeholder management skills at senior levels, enabling effective communication and decision-making across diverse groups
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and verbal

You enjoy coaching colleagues on best practices, sharing lessons learned and working collaboratively to improve how we deliver projects. Furthermore:

• You are structured in your approach but open-minded when it comes to new ideas; continuous improvement motivates you.
• Connecting with people comes naturally, whether facilitating decisions or building lasting relationships across our organization
• Your proactive attitude means you anticipate challenges before they arise, keeping teams focused on quality outcomes.
   

Our offer
At Vattenfall, you will be part of our journey towards fossil freedom—while we empower you to shape the future and develop your expertise. As part of an open and positive culture, you will collaborate with professionals who share knowledge, challenge ideas constructively and drive continuous improvement together.

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact Hiring Manager Ulrike Hetke, ulrike.hetke@vattenfall.de. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Elnoosh Farhoudfar, elnoosh.farhoudfar@vattenfall.com

We welcome your application in English no later than 9th of December, 2025. Interviews will take place after the last application date has passed. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via the application button.

Location: Solna, Stockholm.

Trade Union representatives in Sweden via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.  Rolf Olsson (Akademikerna), Cecilia Bodin (Ledarna), Michael Mukka (SEKO), Simon Samuelsson (Unionen).

At Vattenfall, we value being active, positive, open, and safety-conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We firmly believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.  

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical infrastructure. Therefore, many of our positions are security classified, and you may be required to take on a wartime posting. If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defense Service Act.
 
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. 

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.