Technical Project Manager

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Job Description

We are looking for a driven Technical Project Manager to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our passionate Digitalization New Factories team based in Stockholm, Sweden. By joining us, you will be a key player in contributing to our gigafactories across the world.

We have invested significant effort in developing one of the most sophisticated manufacturing execution systems (MES) for battery manufacturing - completely in-house. We aim to deploy and customize this system for each new factory and manufacturing setup on Northvolt's roadmap.

In your role, you will be responsible for helping us standardize and oversee design, engineering, deployment, testing and validation phases of our MES system for our new factories worldwide.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the deployment of MES, or digitalization initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, IT, and operations, to define project objectives, deliverables, and timelines
• Project planning, risk management, and resource allocation to ensure successful project execution
• Foster effective communication among team members and stakeholders to facilitate project progress and address potential issues
• Travel to production sites on a regular basis to ensure successful rollout of MES solution

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.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have :

• 3+ years of proven experience in efficiently managing digitalization projects and/or IT projects and/or industrial automation projects in discrete or process industries
• Degree in engineering or computer science (preferred but not mandatory) or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working with MES rollout and/or development
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and tools (Jira, MS Project & Confluence)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Excellent English written and oral skills
• Successful collaboration in international cross-functional teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work across diverse teams

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile. Full time employment, fixed salary. Planned starting date is ASAP. Please note that any applications submitted via email or direct messaging will not be considered.

About the company

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable, sustainable, and high-quality cells and battery systems. Built to enable the future of energy.

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 the world’s greenest batteries.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re looking for smart people 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!