Technical Project Manager - Battery Cell Process & Equipment Engineering

Job Description

We are building a state-of-the-art Gigafactory that will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe and construction is set to begin in 2023. We are now looking for Technical Project Managers to join our Engineering team!

Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world’s greenest lithium-ion battery.

Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.

Few industries offer as great opportunity for career growth and personal development as the new European battery industry. In working for this joint venture, you'll not only develop skills that are highly sought after in the global automotive and industrial sector, but you are also contributing to a climate-neutral way of life for future generations.

What you will do
As Technical Project Manager you will be part of the Engineering team of NOVO Energy. You are responsible for industrial project management covering cross functional alignment. You will work with scheduling, resource planning and progress follow up of manufacturing process equipment and material handling projects for NOVO Energy. In your role you are responsible for delivering an overall manufacturing process functionality in time, quality and cost from design phase to project closure aligned with manufacturing and maintenance.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• Execute a manufacturing process equipment project in time, budget and scope.
• Responsible for development, management and presentation of a detailed engineering timeline completely aligned with all organizational disciplines.
• Responsible for securing that all necessary organizational disciplines internal as well as external are involved in a manufacturing process equipment project are fully aligned in scope, time and cost.
• Responsible for development and management of a detailed equipment commissioning and ramp up scenarios jointly with Engineering Managers and Commissioning Managers.
• Responsible for equipment project management from design phase to project closing including implementation, coordination of re-occurring project follow ups and steering meeting.
• Responsible for the risk assessment for the designated project, ensuring completion of all risk processes, reporting and follow up.
• Responsible for securing long term and short term cross functional project resource planning and equipment project prioritization.

Skills & requirements:

• BSc or MSc in Mechanical-, Chemical-, Industrial- or Electrical engineering
• Extensive project leadership experience in fast moving demanding industrial environments
• Experienced in multi-cultural working environment
• Excellent English written and oral skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Project

Specific skills, abilities and personal success factors
We believe that you have the ability to work both as team player and independently. You see the importance of cross functional collaboration and have good problem-solving skills. As a person you are structured and organized where you have a strong sense of quality and a good portion of humor.

Qualities that we cherish for this role:

• Strong skills as communicator, both internally as well as externally to suppliers and customers
• Good multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines
• Driven and passionate to motivate teams achieving demanding targets
• Has a “can-do” attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to manage challenging organizational situations and handling conflicts