Sustainability Lead - Infrastrucutre/Vehicle Tech

Who we are

Over the past seven years, we've grown into a company of over 3000 instaboxers, all with a single goal: to provide the most uncomplicated shipping service we've ever known - and to do it in a way that makes our everyday lives easier. We allow our customers to shop from any of our e-commerce partners and pick up their products in one of our conveniently located Instaboxes, or to get it delivered to their homes if that's what they prefer.

But here’s the challenge - we operate in the transport industry, which accounts for 15-25% of total emissions in the countries which we operate in. Being able to transport physical goods is an essential part of modern society, and so if we want the way we live to be sustainable, we need to have sustainable transports. Hence we see creating truly sustainable transports as our utmost moral responsibility at Instabox. We are today serving millions of customers in Europe with fossil-free deliveries. Building on this, our goal is to offer hassle-free and carbon neutral shipping to everyone.

We’re fast, in terms of parcel delivery, growing our business and adopting more sustainable practices. So far our journey has taken us from Sweden to the rest of Scandinavia and parts of continental Europe, but we have no plans on stopping anytime soon. We're now looking for a Sustainability Lead - Technology/Infrastructure, to cover all of our markets and hopefully, that is where you come in!

About the role

As Sustainability Lead - Technology/Infrastructure at Instabox, you will work towards the team’s main goal: to make our transports and operations sustainable. Moreover, we want to prove that it’s doable so we can affect wider change and inspire the rest of the industry to do the same. You as the Sustainability Lead - Technology/Infrastructure will play a central role in this.

The purpose of your role is to put Instabox at the forefront of adopting and utilizing sustainable vehicle technology and resource/energy management technology. You will ensure that we optimize the usage of energy for our transports in the most emissions, resource and cost efficient manner possible.

Initially, your focus will be on sustainable vehicle technologies and optimization of our usage of it. This includes deployment and adoption of EVs, but also other technologies such as biogas and hydrogen. Going forward, your role will also cover other aspects of resource and energy management centered especially on our terminals.

Your main role and responsibilities:

- Build and help implement our strategy for having a modern, efficient, sustainable fleet together with the fleet managers

- Build up and optimize our infrastructure to support these new vehicle technologies, such as EV charging stations across our hubs, so that it’s as efficient as possible (emissions & cost) with maximum power utilization

- Work with our internal tech team to develop tools for vehicle management in relation to routes and planning/scheduling, eg to optimize battery lifetime and charging capacity

- Work with production and operations so we utilize our vehicles in the most efficient manner on a day-to-day basis, for example by changing driving behavior

- Become our go-to expert on vehicle technologies - electric, hydrogen, gas, and other new technologies

- Track, report and feedback on our performance with the relevant stakeholders



About you

What we would like to see from you:

- A university degree in engineering or a technical/scientific field

- At least 4 years of work experience in a relevant area

- Knowledge of EV / battery / charging / vehicle / gas technologies or industries, or closely adjacent areas; no need to know all prior to joining, but passion to get into all of these is a must

- Demonstrated ability to work well with people on both strategic and operational levels

- Analytical, strategic, and good problem-solving abilities

- Self-propelled and can make things happen

- Comfortable in close collaboration with different teams, while having a sole responsibility and tasks

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English



It would be extra awesome if you have

- Been part of a fast-moving company. Thriving in an environment where priorities, focus and fundamentals change rapidly.

What we offer

The chance to be part of one of the most exciting journeys of any company currently operating in Europe (we might be biased in this statement). Your work will have a tangible impact on the way that we operate from day one and we promise that you will have the opportunity to grow with us, and alongside other talented and ambitious people who strive for excellence and never settle for “good enough”. The journey ahead is what excites every Instaboxer today and believe us when we say that we are just getting started. Then there is the engaging culture, centrally located office, other benefits and so much more. But we will get to that in due time. We really can’t wait to meet you.

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