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Director Decommissioning and Waste Management - Ringhals

Vattenfall Ringhals, Halland County Hybrid executive full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Director Decommissioning and Waste Management to lead the decommissioning of Ringhals 1 and 2, and develop waste management activities.

As Director Decommissioning and Waste Management, you will have overall responsibility for the department and lead the decommissioning programme. This involves managing a team of around 50 employees across three area managers, and leading a programme with over 600 employees and contractors.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and developing the decommissioning programme, including budget, work environment, culture, and leadership
  • Ensuring suitable organisation and competence to meet internal and external requirements
  • Managing total radioactive waste handling and operation of the waste facility
  • Overseeing the clearance process, including documentation and optimisation
  • Ensuring safe operation and monitoring of Ringhals 1 and 2 during decommissioning
  • Managing operational protection, radiation protection, environmental protection, and fire safety
  • Maintaining and developing design basis, requirements, and documentation for Ringhals 1 and 2 and the waste facility
  • Collaborating with contractors and stakeholders
  • Sharing knowledge and experiences nationally and internationally

To succeed in this role, you need to demonstrate leadership skills, creating direction, engagement, and action in a complex environment. You must build trust through openness, curiosity, and taking advantage of the organisation's collective competence.

Qualifications:

  • Several years of leadership experience, including managing other managers
  • Experience leading large-scale industrial or facility projects
  • Postgraduate education, such as civil engineering or equivalent
  • Good understanding of high-safety organisations
  • Experience in nuclear technology, safety-critical industries, or large-scale decommissioning programmes is advantageous
  • Experience reporting to a board or executive team is advantageous
  • Proficiency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken

We offer:

  • The opportunity to shape the future smart energy society
  • A challenging and varied role with many interfaces
  • Flexibility in work arrangements and possibility to work from home
  • Additional benefits such as reduced working hours, favourable pension plans, and parental leave allowance

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Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • experience in nuclear technology
  • safety-critical industries
  • large-scale decommissioning programmes
  • reporting to board or executive team

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