Lead Electrical Engineer

Would you like to be a part of our wonderful team in Karlstad and contribute your expertise and experience in electrical power to our stimulating and interesting industrial projects? We are currently seeking an Electrical Engineer who is driven to deliver solutions to our customers and lead others towards common goals.

About the Department

Within the Industrial Karlstad department, approximately 50 skilled employees specialize in Electrical, Instrument and Automation Engineering, Process Engineering, and Plant Engineering. We often work in project groups with comprehensive commitments covering all our technical areas, offering expert assistance to our customers in planning, designing, and optimizing various types of industrial facilities and energy systems. Our primary focus is on projects within the process industry, where we act as close partners to our clients. The department also collaborates extensively with other divisions within the industrial division, including our process engineers, to provide impactful solutions to our customers. Here, you will become a key player in our team

About the Position

Your expertise is the key to our success. We work across borders and in different business areas, sharing our knowledge and building strong relationships with customers and colleagues. You contribute your expertise while also having the opportunity to learn from the best. You are a specialist in electrical engineering, and your primary responsibility within the team is to lead the current discipline in our industrial clients' projects and pave the way for technical development.

Your Responsibilities

Your daily responsibilities will include, among other things, being out with our customers where you are our point of contact and ambassador. Through your own work and collaboration with customers and COWI's organization, you take responsibility for the tasks and challenges our customers wish to address.

The daily responsibilities include:

• Planning, driving, and leading the department's customer order projects regarding electrical engineering, ensuring high quality in our deliveries.
• Mentoring others and serving as a mentor for younger colleagues.
• Participating in internal development projects, such as our technical forums where employees from different departments exchange experiences.
• Contributing to driving and developing the department's market and business.
• Collaborating with colleagues within electrical and automation as well as other disciplines, to collectively deliver the best to the customer.

Who We Think You Are

You are a trained electrical engineer/designer with more than three years of experience in electrical engineering. Formal education can be compensated with experience in installation/operation. You have knowledge in LV switchgear, distribution, and cable calculations. Desirable for the position is if you have experience as a handler/project manager and design in high-voltage installations. Substations and switchgear constructions within industrial projects will be part of your duties. We highly value your ability to drive and develop projects with customer focus, as well as your strong commitment and solution-oriented approach.

As a person, we believe you thrive in an environment characterized by community and development, where professionalism is highly valued. We have a strong focus on your desire to develop and have an effective career system for this purpose. We believe you are a team player and easily adapt to and work in different environments. It's important to us that you are good at planning and structuring your work, meticulous, and always strive to perform your tasks with quality and customer focus. You enjoy taking responsibility and constantly evolving in your role. Additionally, you have good knowledge of Swedish and English and express yourself fluently in speech and writing within technical contexts.

Your expertise. Our team. Together, we shape the future

Our employees are our greatest asset: it is our employees who make projects successful. At COWI, you have a unique opportunity to learn from the best and develop your potential while participating in shaping the future society. Together with your manager, you will create a plan for your own development, and day by day, you will have the opportunity to build on your expertise in both local and global projects.

Our FUTURE-NOW Strategy

With our expanded expertise in sustainability, we have a special responsibility to accelerate the green transition, which is also the greatest growth opportunity in COWI's history and the core of COWI's new vision and strategy. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers