Mechanical & Process Utilities Design Manager (m/w/d)

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis
• On-site

Job Description

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Mechanical & Process Utilities Design Manager to join our passionate Engineering team in Heide, Germany.

You will play a lead role in the Project Engineering team that will drive the construction of our new battery factory in Heide, Germany. Built in multiple phases over 5+ years the factory represents a multi-billion Euro investment project. Together with your colleagues from the Program team you will be accountable to lead mechanical designs to deliver on company targets and in line with customer expectations.

About the job

Responsible to ensure that the Mechanical & Process Utilities design follows the Northvolt requirements during the detailed design and execution phase of the gigafactory.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Line Manager for the discipline of Mechanical and Process Engineers
• Verification/performance of heat and mass balance calculations
• Reviewing the designs of external design contractors
• Responsible for ensuring consistency across the designs between the different projects
• Ensuring internal Northvolt stakeholder alignment
• Promoting value engineering for the overall project
• Participating in Northvolt project lessons learned sessions

The person we are looking for is driven, caring and structured. You have great communication skills as have constant interaction with team members and external parties such as contractors, vendors, authorities, and auditors. You have a high work ethic, multi-tasker, strong analytical ability and attention to details, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. You are passionate & purpose driven - we work for a more sustainable future. You are highly organized and result driven. You have a can do-attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit. Qualities that we cherish are flexible, friendly, motivated to take on new challenges, has grit and a sense of humour.

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development.

Join our dedicated team, and take on this challenging role to contribute to the successful execution of a major capital project in Germany. Apply now and be part of an exciting journey towards innovation and engineering excellence.

Apply with CV in English

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

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

• Bachelor or master's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Familiarity with both Process and Mechanical Engineering principles and significant experience/expertise in one of the two disciplines
• (Ideally) 15+ years experience in Advanced Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, or in a similar industry
• Fluency in English (German would also be highly advantageous)
• Computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)
• Have designed or lead development and construction of robust Mechanical, Piping & Process Utilities systems to meet demanding requirements on reliability, availability, and maintainability
• Experience with the design of compressed air systems and waste water treatment would be a big advantage
• Experience in the design of large scale heating and cooling generation systems for central utility buildings in an industrial application
• Strong experience with doing heat and mass balance calculations (Excel and Aspen would be important tools)

Bonus points for:

• Familiarity with German and European laws and standards
• Valuable (but not required) if fluency in other languages, including German.
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status is preferred.
• Previous experience with large scale projects is strongly desirable

About the company

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 gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. 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.