Program Manager Process Utilities

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Program Manager Process Utilitites to join our stellar team in Stockholm/Skellefteå.

In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.

As Program Manager, you will work close with the VP of Northvolt Ett Program as well as the other leaders of the project to drive and manage the establishment of the Northvolt Ett large-scale battery factory Northern Sweden.

You will be given the responsibility to manage a subset of the factory expansion, from design concept phase until hand-over to manufacturing. The role puts emphasis on project management skills with strong focus on maintaining cost and schedule, however, you will work cross-functionally across the business to deliver your respective program, such as Construction, Process Design, Procurement and Automation.

You will be expected to build a broad network across Northvolt and various Northvolt sites (primarily Stockholm, Västerås and Skellefteå), as well as developing and managing your own team.

The role is based in either Stockholm with frequent (weekly) travels to Skellefteå to be expected or in Skellefteå.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

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In collaboration with the broader Northvolt team, build a detailed project plan for Northvolt Ett, establishing vital dependencies to the business (e.g. customer deliverables, dependencies into other parts of the factory, …)

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Manage and coordinate project resources from Northvolt to ensure project delivery during both the planning and execution phase

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Managing Northvolt suppliers and contractors, as well as signing new ones

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Frequent interaction and coordination with Procurement, Process, Construction and Automation team

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Day-to-day execution of installation and integration plan, meaning physically driving equipment integration on site


The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The Program Manager is a vital member of the Northvolt Ett Programs team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.

Qualifications/education/experience

- Engineering degree (B.Sc. / M.Sc. or similar) or similar is required
- Minimum 7 years industry experience, of which at least 5 years with hands-on project leadership experience in demanding environment (such as large scale CAPEX-projects, demanding development projects etc)
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Fluency in English

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Experience working in multi-cultural environment is a plus


Specific skills:

- Track record as project manager driving complex projects, covering both planning/designing phase as well as execution phase
- Track record in problem solving, i.e. strong analytical skill required
- Strong coordination and communication skills
- Commercial and contract skills

Personal success factors

- Highly execution-oriented
- Proactive and goes beyond expectations
- Has a “can-do’ attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management skills
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
- Experience and interest in manufacturing industry is a plus


Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our two gigafactories: Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Zwei in Salzgitter, Germany. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.