EMEA Engineering Project Manager

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

Why should you work at AkzoNobel?

With us at AkzoNobel you are met by a warm and welcoming atmosphere, where we work together with a focus on innovation and sustainability, to achieve the goal of being a world leader in the colour industry. Diversity enriches our workplaces, and we work actively together with our employees to make them feel comfortable and develop. We work strategically to become a better employer. This result, among other things, in that we are appointed to one of Sweden's Career Companies and have received Top Employer certification 2024. We offer you an international working environment where you get to take on rewarding and challenging tasks that broaden your horizons and develop you in your role. You will work with competent and like-minded colleagues who share your attitude and enthusiasm. Welcome to us!

What will you do?

Your role will be to collaborate with colleagues to support our production facilities in your region to achieve leading performance targets. This will include preparing and implementing capital projects, deploying efficient processes, embedding safety and integrating standardised tools.

Your responsibilities:

• Act as CAPEX Manager in the preparation/execution of CAPEX projects.

• Support regional Engineering staff to prepare, evaluate & execute their CAPEX projects.

Collaborate with colleagues to capture the local technical needs/specifics.

• Ensure clear definition of project scopes.

• Design technical solutions accurately scope & cost them.

• Collaborate with colleagues to allocate resources & procure external support.

• Use your knowledge to develop technically feasible solutions that meet customer needs.

You have great opportunities to influence and drive your career; there’s great internal career paths on offer in AkzoNobel. We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible and you will be placed at our site just outside Malmö, Sweden. You will report directly to Regional Engineering Manager EMEA.

Who you are?

To be successful in this role you have experience in Operations & Capital Project/Portfolio Management. You oversee multiple major capex projects involving multiple functions. You have a proven experience of managing suppliers. You understand the technical and scientific (MEng level) in the areas of engineering.

You enjoy a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key. You have excellent communication & interpersonal skills, as well as experience of working in different cultures.

Of course you do have good standard of written & spoken English.

Your application

At AkzoNobel we are very committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves. We strive to embrace diversity, tolerance and respect. Our recruitment process plays a major role in this journey as it lays the foundation for a diverse work environment. In our organization, all qualified applicants are treated from an equal perspective regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Since the manager is English speaking please write your application in English, others will be rejected. We do not accept applications via email or phone. We review the applications continuously.

For further information about the role and the recruitment process, please contact Christina Borin, Country Talent Acquisition Lead Nordics, [email protected]