Head of Water Treatment Plant

Our first Hydrogen based steel project in Boden is broken down into 4 areas: Hydrogen manufacturing, Iron making (DRI), Steel making, as well as Site Infrastructure and utilities.
As Head of Water Treatment Plant, you will report directly to the Head of BOP Area, and you will assume responsibility to deliver scope from engineering to hand-over to operations. As one of our Project Managers, to optimize project delivery, you work in a matrix structure including Site Execution, Project Control, and Engineering.
The primary scope of delivery for this role will be the Water and Waste Water Treatment plant and potentially the Air Separation Plant, with a heavy focus on the Water and Waste Water Treatment scope.
Your main responsibility is to deliver the scope 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.
The role is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Responsibilities:
Lead the Water Treatment and Air Separation Plant delivery for the Boden Project (internally and with external partners) in setting priorities and delivery targets necessary to achieve the company’s goals for the project.
Ensure design, procurement, contracts, and construction (internal and external) are delivering to project requirements and against cost and schedule targets.
Setup and implement H2GS governance structure for your scope across disciplines (e.g. procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning), ensuring it is functioning as required for driving communication, decisions, and control.
Own and deliver against scope, schedule, and budget within overall project requirements.
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, preferably in chemical / process engineering. Water Treatment Plant experience is a major benefit.
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


Specific skills and Success factors
Engaging and effective leadership capability that creates forward momentum and influence across multiple disciplines and functions.
Highly execution oriented and biased towards decision making. Knocks down barriers and gets it done.
Commercial and contract skills with experience managing contractors from owners or owners representative side.
Focused on problem solving and 1st principles orientation – challenge all stakeholders on both requirements and outputs. Proven effective technical competence in proven discipline.
Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management skills.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently strong coordination.