Manager, Project Management

Location:Porvoo, ES, FI

Country/Region: FI

Job Area: Project & Information Management

Business Unit: Site and External Projects

Are you our next creator of a change?

This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. With Neste, you will be working for the world's leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and more sustainable feedstocks for the polymers and chemicals industry. Let’s create transformation for a sustainable future together.


We are looking for you,

Manager, Project Management

to our team located in Neste Engineering Center of excellence in Porvoo, Finland.


This is a career opportunity for you, who has already proven yourself in Project Management and now is looking to move forward. In this role, you will use your own experience to coach Project Managers to achieve the project targets, develop/implement work processes and act as a line manager for a team of approximately 10 Project Managers.


You will focus on refinery projects outside of battery limits (OSBL). In this job you will work closely with Project Managers, Solution Development and refinery personnel. In our team, you are an important stakeholder on the way to change an entire refinery towards carbon neutrality. Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.

More about the job

Your role in our team

• Line management of a team of Project Managers, including recruitment
• Coaching Project Managers to achieve project targets
• Project portfolio KPI analysis, reporting and corrective actions
• Other duties consist of project review activities (stage gate process), process development and implementation and competence development.

We work where we are most productive and therefore offer flexible opportunities for working. To promote cooperation and a sense of belonging we have agreed on face to face meetings with the team 1-3 times per week depending on the situation.

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about 30 minutes by car from the center of Helsinki. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas.

Keys to success in this role

Education and experience that we look for:

• M.Sc. or B.Sc. in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Several years industrial related project management experience in an international EPC/EPCM environment
• Project Management studies and certification such as PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) or International Project Management Association (IPMA) level "C" or "B"

The best combination of experiences, skills and background are:

• Excellent leadership, management, engagement and communication skills
• Business orientation - takes ownership and initiative
• Team player; cooperation and stakeholder management skills are a must
• Genuine interest for staff and their wellbeing to unleash the hidden potential
• Effective communication skills in English (mandatory) both verbally and in writing; other language skills are an advantage

Other strengths we value

• Refinery turnaround experience
• Understanding of engineering, procurement and Construction Management disciplines/interfaces
• General understanding of contract administration, business principles and business law
• Cost and schedule management skills (including basic skills with scheduling software).

Let’s get you started


We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by September 24, 2024.


If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Saku Hamina, Head of Porvoo OSBL Project Portfolio, +358 50 458 1190 on September 13th at 10:00-11:00 or September 20th at 13:00-14:00.

The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with their consent.

About Neste
Neste uses science and innovative technology to transform waste and other resources into renewable fuels and circular raw materials. We create solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe. We have set high standards for climate, biodiversity, human rights and the supply chain. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,600 professionals working in 16 countries. Read more: neste.com.

#Li-hybrid