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

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 you will have constant interaction with team members and external parties such as contractors, vendors, authorities, and auditors. You have a high work ethic, are a multi-tasker, possess strong analytical ability and attention to detail, 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 flexibility, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, 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 recognize 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 strong believers 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 of 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 led 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.