Project Development Manager

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable energy in the Nordics? At Fortum and our business unit Heating & Cooling Nordics, we’re not just transforming how heat is produced - we’re redefining the role of electricity in industrial and district energy systems. We’re one of the largest electricity-based heat producers in the Nordics. Our aim is to generate substantial growth and you will be spearheading the growth strategy execution in Sweden. We’re now seeking passionate professionals to join us on this journey!

About the role

As a Project Development Manager, you will be responsible for initiating and managing new projects to deliver our energy-as-a-service offering to our customers in Sweden. You will work closely with our sales, development and analysis teams to ensure that each new sales opportunity is turned into a successful project delivery.

In this role, you will plan each project and gather all the relevant stakeholders according to our project delivery processes. You will manage projects during the feasibility and engineering phase, provide necessary reviews for steering groups and decision makers, and hand over the project after certain investment decisions and customer contracts.

Responsibilities in this role:

• Support our sales and gather necessary data in customer meetings for our project delivery purposes.
• Create the project plan, schedule, budget and business case in each project in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Manage each project during the feasibility phase and provide information for our steering groups and decisions makers.
• Ensure successful hand over to following project manager who will deliver the project through the upcoming construction phase until full commissioning.

This position is located in our Solna office and involves traveling on a regular basis.

About you

To succeed and thrive in this role, we see that you have:

• Experience in project management in large investment and/or B2B sales projects.
• Proven track-record of successful project deliveries in terms of delivery time and budget.
• Skills to successfully combine technological and financial requirements.
• Excellent presentation, communication and project management skills.
• Fluent skills in Swedish and English.

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.

Interested?

Submit your CV in English by 25th of January at the latest . We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact hiring manager Mikko Blomqvist at mikko.blomqvist@fortum.com.

Contact details to union representatives can be found on the bottom of this page.

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