International Trainee â Asset Management Iâ¯â¯Offshore Wind

Shape the path towards fossil-free living. â¯â¯ 

Are you ready to challenge the status quo, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving one of humankind's greatest challenges â climate change? We are searching for 15 talented individuals to join us as International Trainees at Vattenfall. Help us lead the energy transition and make a real impact. â¯â¯ 

â¯About the traineeship. â¯â¯ 

This traineeship offers you a uniqueâ¯opportunity to kickstart your career in sustainable business. Each of the trainee positions is distinct, tied to a department within a specific business area and working location. This means that each position has its own tailored responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.â¯â¯â¯ 

â¯What you will experienceâ¯â¯ 

• Personal development: Benefit from a year full of growth opportunities, professional meetups, and comprehensive trainings.â¯â¯ 

• International exposure: Engage with a diverse, international trainee team both virtually and in person. Participate in job rotations and on-site visits.â¯â¯ 

• Collaborative environment: Enjoy a balance of serious work and a fun, supportive atmosphere.â¯â¯ 

As Joakim, our International Trainee in Stockholm, states, âI expected beforehand that working at a corporate would mean only serious business. We do focus on learning and growth and bringing new perspectives to the company, but we also have fun and add humor and lightness. I feel like we are the change the company wants to see.ââ¯â¯ 

Your role as a Trainee - Asset Management  

As a trainee Graduate Asset Manager within the Offshore BU here at Vattenfall you will play a critical role in ensuring our offshore assets on a daily basis recognise their full potential. This role is critical in ensuring mid to long term value is recognised through actively manage risk and opportunity. This is fundamentally a commercial focused role that will expose you to many complex matters that offshore wind has to offer and serves as one of the best places within offshore wind to start your career.

By ensuring the assets are operating as efficiently as they can and ensuring the investment of these assets are bringing the best return for both internal and JV partners we ensure long term sustainability of offshore wind as a vital part of zero carbon infrastructure. ⯠

Your responsibilities as an Asset Manager will include:

• Preparation of business cases with risk-reward analyses for conscious decision making for the offshore fleet;
• Prepare decision material for presentation to management;
• Closely monitor the risks (threats and opportunities) performance, and costs of the BU offshore fleet and ensure progress of mitigation
• Assist with the implementation of the asset management plans for the fleet to end of life and will form the basis of the business plan for BU Offshore
• Compilation and preparation of reports to investors on risks including asset integrity and commercial topics and follow up internally to ensure good service to our partners
• Development of a commitments overview for the offshore assets under management

â¯â¯Your qualifications as a Trainee - â¯Asset Management

• A Bachelorâs degree in Engineering, Science, Finance, Law, Business or a related discipline;
• Ability to understand technical issues, and develop a commercial mindset;
• Command of English is strong, both verbally and written.

You should also recognize yourself:

• The ability to be a great team player;
• Drive for improvement rather than maintaining the status quo and proactive sharing of ideas;
• Have the drive to utilize this opportunity to further develop you in your career
• You enjoy working on international, multidisciplinary projects and teams and you are willing to travel
• An ability to show leadership in Health and safety culture.

Whether you aspire to a climate smarter career as an energy specialist, visionary manager, or inspirational project lead, we offer these opportunities within our Trainee Programme.⯠

As Cato, our International Trainee in Amsterdam, mentions, âI feel we are part of leading the change in the energy transition. At Vattenfall we can contribute by adding our individual competencies and core values. I learn how to build relations and be resilient in an international organization.â⯠

To be considered for our traineeship, you should: ⯠

• Be a recent graduate with an academic degree or expected graduation before March 2025.⯠
• Have maximum one year of work experience.⯠
• Be fluent in English. Skills in otherâ¯languages can be a merit. ⯠
• Be willing to relocate for possible assignments throughout the organization. ⯠
• Identify with our principles: active, open, positive and safety.â¯â¯ â¯ 

Location:â¯â¯ 

You will be working in the department Asset Management and OMA and located in London.

Our offerâ¯â¯ 

âVattenfall provides me with the steepest learning curve. We are a group that feels connected by our core values in line with the organization's values: Open, Active, Positive and Safety. We all feel part of a movement that understands the importance of human connection, resilience, and curiosity in energy transition and sustainability.â - Rogier, International Trainee in Amsterdam.  

The Vattenfall International Trainee Programme is the kickstart of your career within Vattenfall. Over the course of a year, you will develop your professional and personal skills, participate in international workshops and site visits, and have the opportunity to work abroad. Each position comes with a competitive salary and excellent remuneration package. Read more about the elements of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme here.â¯â¯â¯â¯ â¯â¯â¯ 

Our organisationâ¯â¯â¯ 

At Vattenfall you can free your superpowers We are one of the European market leaders in the generation of renewable energy and are primarily active in Scandinavia, Germany, Denmark, UK and the Netherlands. We are committed to a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make, and live. We value diversity and inclusion in everything we do, read more about D&I within Vattenfall.â¯â¯â¯ â¯â¯â¯ 

Application processâ¯â¯â¯ 

We welcome your application in English via the application button on this page. Please include an updated resume. When applying, you will fill out screening questions, including your motivation. No cover letter or motivation letter is needed. The deadline to apply is October 13th, 2024. Selection will start after the application period with online tests followed by interviews in October/November. We kindly ask you to use the same email address during the whole process (application and online test) otherwise there is a risk that your application is excluded due to system reasons. The final recruitment process will be completed by November/December, with a pre-employment screening. The Vattenfall International Trainee Programme starts on March 3rd, 2025. â¯â¯ â¯â¯â¯ 

We look forward to your applicationâ¯â¯â¯ 

Visit our FAQ site page for answers to common questions. If your question is not answered there, please contact the responsible recruiter Anne Vriesema via anne.vriesema@vattenfall.comâ¯â¯ â¯â¯â¯ 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening may be part of your recruitment process. The screening will be performed by a third party, called Validata.â¯â¯â¯ 

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are working for fossil freedom.⯠