Hays Sweden is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Region Europe North (REN) for Linde Gas.

Your responsibilities will include:

Engineering & Technical Leadership
• Own and support execution of electrical engineering activities for plant operations, projects, and technical support.
• Review conceptual electrical designs, including power distribution systems and Single Line Diagrams (SLD).
• Perform power system analysis (load flow, short circuit, transient stability, harmonics, relay coordination)
• Prepare and review equipment technical specifications, data sheets, and QA/QC standards for electrical equipment repairs.

Project, Vendor & Equipment Management
• Review vendor design documents and coordinate during design, fabrication, FATs and commissioning.
• Support engineering, procurement, and commissioning for HV / MV / LV substations, motors, transformers, and switchgear.
• Approve electrical schematics for switchgear, motor systems, and protection equipment.

Operations Support & Troubleshooting
• Support and conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) in your area of expertise (such as MV/LV switchgear feeder trips, analysing relay fault records, protection settings, etc).
• Support operations with on-site testing such as insulation resistance, partial discharge, transformer / motor diagnostics, etc.
• Review and optimise preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.

Standards, Compliance & Reliability
• Drive the implementation of Linde’s electrical safety standards across the region.
• Participate in regional and global electrical engineering platforms within Linde.
• Conduct and support Reliability Electrical Assessments and ensure follow-through of improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with key IEC and European electrical equipment standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with operations teams across plants.
• Support Business Development and Project teams by reviewing supply specifications for new and ongoing projects.
• Ensure effective communication across regions and stakeholders.

What You Need to Succeed

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of proven industrial experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or operations.
• Solid technical knowledge of electrical equipment and systems (motors, transformers, switchgear, generators, etc).
• Strong understanding of predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

Essential Technical Competencies:
• Conceptual design of power distribution systems and SLD development.
• Power systems modelling and analysis using ETAP or similar tools.
• Engineering / commissioning of HV / MV / LV substations, motors, transformers, and switchgear.
• Protection systems experience: relay coordination, fault record review, protection setting adjustments.
• Testing / diagnostics on MV / LV motors, transformers, and switchgear.
• Strong working knowledge of IEC / European electrical safety and equipment standards.
• Deep understanding of electrical maintenance strategies and best practices.

Preferred Experience
• Project management exposure.
• Leadership potential or prior team/technical lead experience.
• Knowledge of one or more Nordic languages.



What you need to do now
If this job opportunity aligns with your experience, please click ‘apply now’ and submit your updated CV, clearly highlighting your expertise in the must-have competencies required for the role. We look forward to receiving your application and speaking with you as soon as possible.