Sec. Project Manager, Automation

SSAB is at the forefront of sustainability. Our plan is to eliminate all of our CO2 emissions by 2030. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to join us on our historic journey of transformation.

You will be a key player in the overall Transition Project together with the entire project organisation. Your mission as Automation Section Project Manager is to make sure that from automation point of view the transformation project is well planned and meets its milestones and objectives. You will be responsible for the highest level of automation in SSAB’s future fossile-free steel production mills. To provide a realistic capex bugdet for major Greenfield project and necessary actions for execution is your responsibility. You manage the automation project related to major capital projects to secure on-time, budget and scope delivery. Planning as well as executing automation subprojects are part of your tasks. You will be collaborating actively with several people from production sites, group functions and transformation project team. You will also be working closely with our external partners and consultants as well as supporting procurement in contract negotiations with equipment and service vendors. You will report to the Senior Project Manager of Transformation Office. The position is permanent and will preferably be located in Raahe or Luleå. Partial remote working is negotiable depending on the stage of the project.

Your qualifications

We are looking for an experienced project manager who has a proven track-record of major brown or greenfield CAPEX projects involving automation. We expect you to have previous experience of delivering and ideally commissioning large automation project in processing industry. You have competence and experience in industrial automation and the most common automation systems. A bachelor or master’s degree in automation engineering is a good educational background. You have excellent project leadership skills as well as experience and deep knowledge of project management models. Official project management certification is a strong merit. You have the capacity and interest to coordinate internal and external automation engineering work. You communicate well in written and spoken English which is our company language. Finnish or Swedish language skills are seen as an advantage. As a person you are out- of the box- thinker, open and team oriented. The transformation project is the biggest construction and operations implementation project in SSAB’s history so we must be humble but driven - together we succeed and create value. You see the broader picture and how different processes and technology areas in a complex project affect and interact with each other. To be successful in this position you are a project manager with your own drive and sense of responsibility, accuracy with good ability to work independently towards set goals and bring the group along with you.

We offer you a challenging position and a unique opportunity to get involved in a historic and strategic transformation which will change the industry and have a huge impact also on the larger community. You can make a significant contribution to our journey towards fossil-free steel production.

Got interested? Please send us your application with salary request as soon as possible, at the latest on January 22, at www.mercuriurval.com (ref FI-17379). For further information please contact Mercuri Urval’s consultants Joonas Peuhkuri +358 40 352 1171 or Johanna Jussila tel.+ 358 40 561 8691.

Om företaget

SSAB is a Nordic- and US-based steel company. SSAB offers value added products and services developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has been in the business over 140 years – to put roof over our heads, transport and tomorrow’s i. nfrastructure. SSAB has over 14 000 employees in over 50 countries. SSAB has production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the US. SSAB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and has a secondary listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.ssab.com. Join us also on social media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. Because the world needs steel – SSAB needs you.