Research shows that women and other under-represented groups within our industry hesitate to apply unless they tick most boxes of a role description. At Stegra, we are building an impact company with sustainability at its core. We need a diverse, inclusive, and authentic team to rally behind our purpose of de-carbonizing hard-to-abate industries, starting with steel.

So, if you are equally passionate about our purpose yet concerned that your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the qualifications stated in the job advert, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate, either for this role – or for another upcoming role in our rapidly growing business.

About us:

Stegra is on a mission to disrupt the global steel industry by producing green steel, with the end goal of bringing down CO2 emissions to zero. By using green hydrogen and fossil-free electricity instead of coal; water and heat will be our primary emissions. By 2030, our ambition is to produce 5 million tonnes of green steel annually in our fully integrated, digitalized, and sustainable plant in Boden, located in northern Sweden - currently in construction phase. But this is just the beginning – our expertise in green hydrogen will enable us to decarbonize other industries in addition to steel, and we look forward to what’s next in store for us.

We are looking for talented, innovative, and purpose-driven people to join our rapidly growing and diverse team. Our employees get to learn everyday, implement the latest technology and test and put their ideas into practice. Together, we are building an impact company with sustainability at its core – for our people, customers, investors, society, and planet.

Central Engineering Manager

The Central Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating discipline engineering activities across the business to ensure alignment, technical consistency, and operational efficiency. This role ensures delivery of engineering solutions that meet safety, quality, cost, and schedule requirements, while supporting the overall strategic objectives of the business

Key Responsibilities:

The Central Engineering Manager reports to the Head of Engineering and supports them in driving standardization, optimization and safety across Stegra Boden Project

• Lead and coordinate a central engineering team, acting as the custodian of technical standards, ensuring discipline leads develop best practices and tools to support engineering design and, implement standardization and cost optimization initiatives across the business.
• Oversee the development and execution of engineering processes and procedures that support safe, sustainable, and efficient engineering execution.
• Facilitate cross-discipline technical coordination and issue resolution across the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations to ensure seamless integration of engineering into project lifecycle stages.
• Support talent development and succession planning by mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Act as a technical representative in external and internal reviews, audits, and client engagements.
• Ensure engineering design compliance with relevant industry codes, company standards, and legal requirements.
• Act as business owner for key engineering contracts with 3rd party suppliers/partners managing performance and agreeing long term strategies to support engineering delivery.
• Complete all tasks as directed by the manager and fulfill all assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications:

We are looking for applicants that have previous engineering/project management experience in an industrial plant environment and possess significant experience in delivery of engineering projects. You will be able to adapt to, and excel in, a dynamic business environment and should be a problem solver who can work with many stakeholders to drive cross-functional teams to a common goal.

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience with steel manufacturing processes or similar heavy industries
• Technical and Process Safety knowledge within operations/manufacturing environment
• Detailed working knowledge with European and Swedish standards and regulations
• Proven success managing engineering for capital-intensive industrial projects (ideally on large scale >€500M+)
• Experience to lead diverse, multi-cultural, cross-functional engineering teams and external contractors.
• Extensive knowledge of process plants, utilities and heavy industrial facilities with preference for direct Metals or Hydrogen Systems.

 Location: Stockholm, Stegra AB

What we can offer you

If you are passionate about making actual change and having a positive impact on society and our planet, Stegra offers a unique opportunity to be part of a fun and professional team with high ambitions.

You will get the opportunity to shape your future career together with a company focusing on creating a culture where everyone can thrive and feel a sense of belonging. In the end, we know that Stegra's growth and success is dependent on our people and we can’t wait to shape the future of steelmaking and other industries together as a team.