Arbetsbeskrivning

We are on a mission to disrupt the global steel industry by producing green steel, with the end goal of bringing down CO2 emissions to zero. Our green steel production in Boden will be powered by one of the world’s largest green hydrogen plants, running on renewable electricity. Instead of emitting large amounts of CO₂, as in traditional steelmaking processes, our primary emission will be water. By 2030, our ambition is to produce 5 million tonnes of green steel annually in our fully integrated, digitalized, and sustainable plant in Boden, located in northern Sweden - currently in construction phase. The facility will impact, and shape, the surroundings as well as the perception of Boden, with the aim that it will be seen as a symbol for the much-needed green transition of heavy industry.

Area Manager - Project Boden

As Area Manager, you will report directly to one of the Project Director, and you will assume responsibility to deliver such an area from engineering to hand-over to operations. Your main responsibility is to deliver the project on time and budget by driving key contracts and coordinating resources across the internal team as well as with our partners. You will report status and escalations of the project directly into the management team and other stakeholders (such as Board) as necessary.

In addition to delivering the Boden project, you will develop our ability to execute projects in a way that competes on a global scale. You will be seen as an expert in project delivery within your area and will develop your cross-functional team accordingly. You work in a matrix structure in close cooperation with Site Execution, Project Control and Engineering to optimize delivery. The role is based in Boden, Sweden, with regular travel to various project, contractor, and fabrication sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the area project team (internally and with external partners) in setting priorities and delivery targets necessary to achieve the company’s goals for the project

• Setup and implement client's governance structure for your specific area across disciplines (e.g. procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning), ensuring it is functioning as required for driving communication, decisions, and control

• Working across various teams in the client side to ensure projects are resourced efficiently, setting project priorities, clarifying roles & responsibilities, and tracking committed deliverables

• Develop the cross functional team to be a world class project delivery team.

• Own and deliver against scope, schedule, and budget.

• Control scope source of truth and clearly communicate this to the team, keeping them on critical task. Ultimate line of ownership for change management.
• Focus team on critical path to ensure delivery of key milestones.

• Clearly track and communicate against schedule priorities.

• Manage cost against target budget, driving all stakeholders for continuous improvement and focus on minimum technical solutions, by optimizing and challenging everything.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years industry experience, of which at least 10 years with hands-on project leadership experience in demanding industrial environment (e.g. Steel, Oil & gas, semiconductor, automotive, battery manufacturing)

• Engineering degree (B.Sc. / M.Sc. or similar) or similar is required

• Fluency in English

• Track record as project manager driving complex projects, covering both planning/designing phase as well as execution phase

• Experience working on an owner’s team is a plus

• Experience working in multi-cultural environment is a plus