Technical Lead Automation

Company Description
AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.
We are 17,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalisation, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come.
Job Description
Within our business area Food, we are a devoted team, working together with our customers around the globe. We help our customers re-adjust to a sustainable future and new demands and our projects vary from greenfield to brownfield. We are a team of curious Project Leaders, Process Engineers and of course Electrical- and Automation Engineers. Our customers appreciate our excellence within the food segment and we are trusted a variety of interesting projects, where you get the chance to grow.
Do you have a a solid experience from industrial automation and from leading others? Maybe as Technical lead or Project Lead? Read on - this might be your next challenge!
At AFRY you will meet a bunch of colleagues in the Nordics and Estonia, with different background and knowledge, who value knowledge sharing and at our AFRY Academy you will find a palette of interesting courses. We share ideas, challenge and support each other and try to bring out the best in each other. Thanks to AFRYs strong brand and our talented co-workers we have the benefit of working with companies that are world leaders in their fields, both in Sweden and abroad.
We believe in the power of differences. Therefore, we offer you a work environment, where freedom and responsibility are key words.
Read about projects we deliver in our team:
Build a new dairy
Build or streamline a production process
Pre-studies - to propose and assess if and how projects above should be implemented

We have a well-defined quality system and project methodology, that gives us the opportunity to offer our customers a complete application-solution, including test, commissioning, quality assurance and documentation. We work according to standards and guidelines such as; ISA S88, ISA S95 and GAMP.
This role is based at AFRY's Malmö office, but the role will include travel within and outside of Sweden.
Qualifications
We are looking for an Technical Leader, who is interested in leading a team from a technical automation perspective in our projects. We work cross functional as well as in our own automation projects and consultancy assignments.
Here's the kind of experience and competences we think you bring with you:
You have solid, 5+ years, experience from industrial automation
You have experience from leading others. Maybe as Technical Lead, Project Lead or Team Lead.
Experience from the process industry, and it is really great if it is from the Food and Pharma industry.
Experience from working in projects. and it's great if you have a good understanding of the other related technical disciplines.
Experience and general knowledge of PLC or SCADA or DCS-system, such as Siemens S7, WinCC, TIA-portal, PCS7, ABB 800xA or Sattline. Or maybe Rockwell, Schneider or Aveva System.
Fluency in English, written and spoken. It is really great if you speak and write Swedish as well.
B-drivers license, since shorter and longer travels will be part of the work, occasionally.

To thrive in the role, you need to be a self-starter with a great drive. In our projects, we trust in your ability to lead others through the technical automation part of our project delivery. You work in structured way and of course you make sure we deliver upon scope, budget and time frames. You are analytical and have the ability to take the big picture into consideration without loosing track of our continuous delivery. It comes natural to you to adjust to new pre-conditions. Last by not least, you bring some good vibes into our team and value team work - just like us!
Additional Information
We offer
A job with one of the leading companies in the industry. In addition to this, we offer you a generous health and wellness contribution, ITP pension and a membership in Club AFRY, where we organize activities such as, ski-trips, sport activities, guest talks and much more. We further development of your competences through ongoing courses and a network of skilled colleagues, ready to share knowledge and experience. There is more to it, which we will tell you more about, throughout the recruitment process!
Does this sound like your next challenge? Apply already today - We are looking forward to it!
Last day of application 2022-11-20. This is an ongoing recruitment process, which means that the role might be filled before last day of application.
Contact information
Henric Persson
Section Manager
henric.persson@afry.com
Jenny Andreasson
Recruitment Partner
jenny.andreasson@afry.com


AFRY is committed to creating an inclusive & diverse environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability, or age. You will be part of a global and diverse company where our differences are our strengths. Join us to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.