Senior Quality Specialist Piping

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Job Description

We are looking for a dedicated Senior Construction Piping QAQC Engineer to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Construction Quality Site team based in Skelleftea Sweden. By joining us, you will be a key player in establishing a sound QAQC site team and will contribute to building one of the first large scale European battery factories.

About the job :

The person we are looking for will be a piping focal point for QAQC matters for site projects and facilities development. Responsible for developing, implementing, auditing, and monitoring project QAQC plans and programs in compliance Company Specifications, applicable International Codes and Standards, and local Swedish Standards will be also a plus. Ensure that plants and factory facilities are constructed according to Company and Project Specifications, design documents, applicable codes and standards and acceptable work practices.

About the team: Join us to work in an international team of more than 151 nationalities, based in the north of Sweden, where an active QAQC team is rapidly growing to achieve great goals set for 2025. You will contribute to the implementation of a QAQC system amongst all site contractors and subcontractors to turn the green battery factory into a tangible reality.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain Project Quality Plans for the different projects.
• Stablish and Implement effective quality management to support project activities.
• Set up and develop QAQC procedures, ITP, report KPIs and support project activities with EPC contractors
• Monitor Hydrostatic and Pneumatic test packs for incorporation into as-built dossiers
• Working alongside Swedish personnel and understanding the Swedish codes of practice.
• Ensuring quality assurance of all work scopes is maintained and all work is performed in accordance with company policies and the Health & Safety at work act.
• Arranging and executing system walk-downs and recording punch items on CDE.
• Attend the weekly QA/QC, and commissioning meetings
• Takes the lead on resolving all Non-conformance Reports (NCR’s)
• Monitor and ensure NDT requirements are met.
• Complete site walk-downs and report back on installations complete.
• Ensuring quality assurance of all work scopes is maintained and all work is performed in accordance with company policies and the Health & Safety at work act.
• Consider the implications of delays in QC as-built turnover documentation and bring to the attention of the site QC manager
• Working closely with MEP teams for system closeout.
• Laisse with Document control for approved Quality documents.

Personal Success Factors: The person we are looking for is flexible, curios 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 values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. Qualities that we cherish are sense of quality, friendliness, grit and a sense of humor.

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. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

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

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have:

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Welding Engineering Certification also desirable.
• +10 Years’ experience in a QA/QC Piping lead role
• CSWIP Level 3.1 qualified (essential)
• ISO 9001:2015 (Added advantage), Lead Auditor or Auditor certification.
• Used to work with European Norms and European standards, EN 13480, EN 12201, EN ISO 15607, EN ISO 15609-1, EN ISO 15614-1, EN 288.3, EN 287.1
• Piping Prefabrication and Fabrication experience on Austenitic, Ni alloys ,Carbon steel and Aluminium.
• Track record of successful PIPING Works for Large Scale Installation.
• Piping Test Pack coordination experience.
• Knowledge of weld measurement techniques and equipment
• In depth technical experience and knowledge in welding, including development and implementation of weld procedures.
• Experience and knowledge on PED 2014/68/EU and CE marking PED 97/23/CE is a must.

Bonus points for:

• Experience and interest in manufacturing industry
• Excellent English written and oral skills
• Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese)
• Experience from a multi-cultural environment

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.