Maintenance Manager Hydropower

As a maintenance manager in hydropower, you will play a key role in keeping critical societal infrastructure operational – while working long-term with technology that is both robust and constantly evolving.

We have made up our minds! At Mälarenergi, we will achieve net-zero emissions of fossil carbon dioxide in all aspects. To meet climate challenges, we need to find new solutions – new paths. That is where you come in.

Your role

As a maintenance manager, you are responsible for planning, leading, and developing the maintenance of our hydropower plants. You ensure high availability, a good working environment, and cost-effective maintenance – both in the short and long term.

Your main tasks

• Actively lead the technical maintenance work at all production facilities, dams, and properties, and ensure that the maintenance work achieves its goals with respect to set targets.
• Develop preventive maintenance and work to establish a proactive approach to maintenance within the unit.
• Be responsible for establishing and updating availability goals and, through these, as well as on a general and overall basis in your position, work for high technical availability at the facilities.
• Create, develop, and update maintenance plans for the unit's maintenance work and respective production facilities.
• Prepare and plan fault reports and work environment issues, and create work orders.
• Contribute to and participate in the unit's ongoing weekly and monthly planning.
• Participate in work with the maintenance and investment budget.
• Create and update the unit's rounds lists and inspection work at the facilities, and assist in updating operating, maintenance, and shutdown instructions.
• Work to maintain, ensure, and improve dam safety at the facilities, and ensure that directives and contents according to RIDAS are applied and followed.

The role also includes actively contributing to a safe and well-functioning working environment by reporting and managing risks, incidents, and accidents. You participate in water regulation and contribute to operational and water planning in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. Furthermore, you contribute to the technical development of the facilities by supporting projects as needed. For all work, you are responsible for conducting and documenting risk assessments. You are also expected to share knowledge and experiences with colleagues within the organization.

On-call duty according to schedule is included in the position.

We are looking for you

We are looking for someone with experience leading and planning maintenance work in industry, energy, or similar operations. Relevant technical education in, for example, electrical power, mechanical, or energy is an advantage. To thrive in the role, you should enjoy working both operationally and strategically, with a focus on structure, improvement work, and collaboration. You take responsibility, drive work forward, and have a good ability to prioritize in a varied everyday life. The role involves being responsible for planning, coordinating, and following up technical maintenance work. You lead the work from a technical perspective, but have no personnel or leadership responsibility. Furthermore, we see that you are confident and communicative, creating engagement and clarity in the team.

A valid driver's license for passenger cars (B license) and good computer skills, including the Office package, are required, as well as good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

Experience with the maintenance system IFS is an advantage. Experience from hydropower or other heavy process industry, as well as certification according to EFNMS, is also meritorious for the role.

This is us, your colleagues

The operations and maintenance unit consists of 7 employees who together are responsible for the operation, development, and maintenance of Mälarenergi's 41 hydropower stations and 60 dams. The facilities are located in Västmanland, Örebro, Dalarna, and Värmland.

We are now looking for a maintenance manager who, with new energy, wants to create a world of opportunities.

The location is flexible and can be either Västerås or Surahammar.

We offer you

With us, you get secure employment with good working conditions. We believe in a balance between work and leisure. You always have the opportunity to develop and build a career within the company. Together with your colleagues, you become part of our change journey to reduce emissions of fossil carbon dioxide. We make the Mälaren Valley a region where people want to move, live, and work. Today and tomorrow.

Other information

If you are already employed with us, apply via the intranet.

Mälarenergi is a socially important operation, therefore certain positions may be security classified. If this position is security classified, a security screening will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

At Mälarenergi, many professional groups and several unions are represented. If you have questions, you can contact our union representatives.

We aim for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

All offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.

We use e-recruitment to make the recruitment process more efficient and quality-assured. All your information is saved on your CV account and you can easily log in and update your information whenever you want. Therefore, fill in your details as carefully as possible to provide a fair picture of yourself. The information is processed and stored in accordance with GDPR.

Open to all We focus on your skills, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace according to your needs.