Are you an experienced electrical and automation engineer looking to take the next step in your career? If so, you might be the one we are looking for! AKJ is now looking for a Group Manager for the operations in Karlstad with the ability to engage and inspire people. An exciting opportunity for you to combine your technical skills with leadership and business development in a broad and varied role with a focus on technology, business and leadership.

JOB PURPOSE
As a Group Manager in Electrical and Automation, you are offered a challenging role in a modern workplace with challenging tasks and exciting projects. You will have a central position where you develop and lead a team of engineers in electrical and automation. You will have a technically heavy role where you drive projects forward, ensure high quality and contribute with technical expertise. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by supporting and guiding your team.

As a team leader, you will be responsible for part of the project deliveries carried out in-house. Your role will involve both technical and financial responsibilities, but most importantly you will lead and coach both experienced specialists and young talents in the team. Your main tasks will be to:

• Lead and coach a team in automation and electrical engineering
• Ensure and strengthen the delivery capacity of the business unit
• Responsible for project management and occupancy – planning, managing and monitoring ongoing projects and ensuring efficient allocation of resources within the team
• Responsible for both technical and financial aspects of the business
• Drive sales and respond to tenders for smaller projects
• Booking customer meetings and maintaining an active dialog with customers to develop business relationships
• Recruit and develop employees, and ensure they have the right opportunities to progress in their careers
• Work on project planning and implementation
• Contribute to the long-term strategic development of the business

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you who have a technical background in electricity and automation and have experience of running projects in industry. Furthermore, we believe that you have a strong technical understanding and a natural aptitude for leading and motivating others. As a person, you have the drive and ability to handle a broad and varied role, where you thrive on being flexible in a dynamic work environment. You need to be able to handle short lead times and multiple tasks happening in parallel. Being structured and practical with an ability to prioritize, work methodically and drive processes forward will be extra important when there is a lot to do. At the same time, you need to be open to adapting to changes and new challenges. Your technical knowledge, business acumen combined with a good ability to create and maintain relationships will make you thrive in this role. Furthermore, we believe that you have:

• Experience as an automation engineer or electrical power engineer and want to take the next step in your career
• Previous experience in managing and working on electrical and/or automation projects
• Technical understanding and knowledge of, for example, ABB 800xA, Siemens PCS7 or Allen Bradley control systems
• Experience in customer relations
• B driving license
• Fluent in both spoken and written Swedish and English

ABOUT THE POSITION
The position as Group Manager Electricity and Automation is a direct recruitment where you will be employed by AKJ Energiteknik. In this recruitment we cooperate with Eterni Sweden and all possible questions we refer to Eterni Sweden.

OTHER INFORMATION
Applications via email are not processed due to GDPR, please apply at www.eterni.se. We work with continuous selection so do not wait to submit your application.

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO APPLY!

AKJ Energiteknik is active in the district heating and power energy industry. We help our customers when there is an energy need or when converting to green energy, whether it is for new plants, upgrading, remodeling or servicing existing plants.

We work with a wide range of fossil-free biofuels and are continuously exploring new green energy sources to contribute to society's transition from fossil fuels. Our customers are located throughout the Nordic region and are usually active in district heating, sawmills and the food industry.

Established in 1959, we still service the energy installations of our original customers. At the same time, we build between 10 and 20 new plants every year for both new and existing customers, so our customer base is constantly growing.

We often work with overall responsibility in all technical areas, where we manage the entire project implementation from idea to finished commissioned plant.