Project Manager

About the role

Engineering & Projects is responsible for implementing Fortum's nuclear power projects. We are experts working on demanding tasks at Loviisa and co-owned nuclear power plants, employing around 150 top professionals. We support external customers by delivering world-class nuclear power services globally. In addition, we have a strong focus in nuclear research and development and provide expertise to new nuclear and hydrogen projects.

We are now looking for a Project Manager, with an Energy Technology background, to join our Project management and Execution department of Engineering & Projects (E&P). In this role you will have an exciting opportunity to lead large delivery projects of significant strategic importance for Fortum's nuclear businesses and our external customers.

Your main focus areas are:

• Overall project responsibility: project planning and implementation, while ensuring compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and customer requirements.
• Responsibility of the project success as per the set KPI's, including EHSQ, financial, quality and schedule targets of the project and reporting status.
• Leading, motivating, and following up of the project team's progress, to reach the project KPI's, while securing strong team spirit.
• Plan and lead the project procurement, negotiate with suppliers, lead claim management in co-operation with Corporate Procurement and manage relations with suppliers.
• Responsible for detailed project planning, scheduling, and resourcing, change management and risk management.
• Plan, execute and participate in site management activities and act as the safety coordinator of your own projects as needed.
• Contribute to the department's culture development, by proactively sharing feedback and experiences with the other team-members and acting as a mentor for other project managers.

More detailed focus areas and assignments are determined based on the applicant's experience.

This role will report to Department Head, Project Management and Execution and could be located in Espoo or Loviisa, Finland. Occasional travelling to Fortum fleet locations and to external international customers is to be expected, especially during critical project phases.

About you

To be successful in this role, we believe you bring the following:

• Demonstrated experience in working as a Project Manager, leading and implementing large projects from the energy industry, preferably the nuclear energy industry. Understanding of Finnish nuclear safety requirements (i.e. YVL guides), is seen as a strong value adding element.
• University Degree in Engineering (Energy Technology or Mechanical Engineering) and experience from HVAC projects.
• Demonstrated performance in reaching key project KPI's (e.g. EHSQ, financial, schedule, quality, as well as customer and project team satisfaction).
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams with multiple interfaces. IPMA C certificate or equal skills, as a minimum requirement.
• Experience from project risk management, procurement, negotiations and claim management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and a strong drive for safety. Project Manager will be expected to act as a Safety Coordinator of own projects.
• Good command of English language. Finnish and Swedish language skills will be considered as a plus

On a personal note, we hope that you can reflect yourself in the following:

• Effective problem identification and solution skills. Outgoing team player and a "can do" attitude.
• Analytical and organizational ability. Proactive, structured and detail oriented way of working, with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Good interpersonal skills and an emphatic, inclusive, and delegating leadership style.

• Strong communication and interaction skills as well as ability to cooperate with numerous stakeholders.

We offer

For you, working at Fortum means exciting opportunities to develop your expertise and create a meaningful career. With mutual trust, believing in people, and taking care of everyone's wellbeing, we can reach even better results. Flexibility is the new normal and we apply hybrid way of working wherever possible.

At Fortum, we are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally. 

Interested?

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

Please send your CV and Motivational letter via our online recruitment tool by 20.5.2024 at the latest. We start contacting suitable candidates right away. In case of questions, please contact Director, Project Management and Execution, Elena Tomovska, by calling at +358 50 5126 410 during the following dates and time:

- May the 8th, 10:30-11:30

- May the 17th, 14:30-15:30

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com