Senior Technical Manager, Industrial Energy Solutions
Espoo, FI
Join Fortum to help shape the future of industrial energy solutions.
At Fortum, we are building the next generation of industrial energy solutions by combining Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), flexibility services, renewable power integration, and industrial site development. We work with large energy consumers, industrial customers, and emerging sectors such as datacenters to unlock new value from electrification while supporting a reliable and cost-efficient power system. As the energy landscape evolves, BESS and flexible consumption are becoming key enablers of the green transition, creating exciting opportunities for innovative business models and customer solutions across the Nordics.
As our Senior Technical Manager, you will be the key specialist bridging customer needs, grid requirements, and energy storage solutions to speed our growth in more holistic energy services. The role can be adjusted according to your experience and interests.
About the role
- Develop industrial site, BESS, and flexibility service concepts together with internal teams and external partners from technical point of view.
- Support customer discussions and translate technical requirements into commercial offerings.
- Ensure grid compliance of different kinds of hybrid solutions by being an expert especially on the consumption side, supported by other grid experts.
- Lead TSO/DSO technical discussions and monitor regulatory developments for industrial sites.
- Assess technical or regulatory risks of different industrial site and energy flexibility business models.
- Follow technology trends impacting industrial electrification, datacenters, and energy storage.
About you
- Strong expertise in grid connection process and consumption-side power system requirements as well as good knowledge on electrical grid permitting related topics.
- Experience in HV and MV network planning, construction project management or consulting. Experience from electric networks in large process industry, datacenters, energy storage or renewable energy power plants is beneficial.
- Proactive and passionate to work across engineering, business development, sales and customers.
- Business acumen and interest in supporting new product and business model development with technical expertise in a fast-growing market.
We offer you
At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.
More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.
This role will be part of the BESS team in the Renewables unit, while supporting industrial site development, sales teams, and new energy offerings across Fortum. It is a unique opportunity to define how large energy consumers integrate flexibility and renewable power solutions in the Nordic market.
Interested?
Submit your application by 30.09.2026 at the latest. If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact Elina Kärkimaa, Director, BESS, through email: elina.karkimaa@fortum.com.
To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.
We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated
emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com