Recycling & Waste is Rethinking Recycling and leading the way towards revolution of materials. We have a strong presence in Northern Europe and we offer our services globally. Our role is to find solutions for our customers’ challenging environmental and waste problems to enable circularity of materials.

About the role
We are looking for a R&D Project Manager to strengthen our capabilities in developing new material recycling and waste management solutions. You will be part of our R&D Team which is working closely together with the whole Recycling and Waste Business Unit. We develop and offer sustainable waste management and recycling services and provide sustainable recycled raw materials for different industries.

In your role, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Coordination, planning and implementation of business and customer driven R&D projects with focus on industrial side streams, hazardous wastes, metals and plastics.
  
• Budgeting, reporting and documentation of the projects.
  
• Cooperation with internal and external customers, research organizations, universities and subcontractors.
  
• Participation and further development of R&D networks in defined public projects and programs.
  
  

About you
To succeed in this role, we expect you to have previous experience in project management and industrial R&D processes and interest in the material recycling and recovery processes.

Requirements for the role are:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Material, Environmental, Chemical or Process engineering or Chemistry or similar.
  
• Knowledge in environmental technology, material technology and chemistry.
  
• Understanding in technical economical evaluation and business models.
  
• Innovative mindset and structured way of working.
  
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
  
• Good communication and presentation skills.
  
• Good networking skills both externally and internally.
  

Nice to have that you will stand out and benefit you:

• Industrial background in work history.
  
• Knowhow for external funding e.g. previous experience in public funding sources.
  
• Fluency in written and spoken Finnish.
  

Personal qualifications:
You are a proactive person and willing to move things forward. You are independent with own tasks but enjoy working with others and like to contribute with your competence and skills. We value your ability to develop and implement new ideas towards testing, piloting and commercialization.

We offer you
In the R&D organization you will be working with experienced colleagues in recycling and waste treatment solutions. In your daily work, you will also co-operate with colleagues from the Recycling and Waste Business Lines, Operations and Sales organizations.

This role will give you the possibility to grow professionally and deepen your understanding of the material and waste recycling value chain. The position will be based in our Riihimäki or Espoo office.
By joining us you will have the opportunity to work for climate and circularity and further develop the sustainable and innovative customer solutions in the Nordics.

Interested?
Submit your application via our recruitment tool by 2nd of September 2024 at the latest.
If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact Reetta Anderson, R&D Manager Finland, by e-mail reetta.anderson@fortum.com or by phone +358 40 747 4246 during Fridays 16.8. at 9 - 11 or 23.8. at 13 – 15 (EET).

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance. The person selected for the position is required to have an approved health examination including drug testing.

At Fortum, we are committed to building diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

Fortum Recycling & Waste
Fortum Recycling & Waste is rethinking recycling and leading the way towards a revolution of materials. Our mission is to transform waste streams back to essential raw materials. We enable the circularity of materials through solutions to our customers’ environmental and waste challenges.

Fortum Recycling & Waste has operations in the Nordics, the UK and Rwanda consisting of environmental waste management services, hazardous waste treatment and operations and maintenance expertise for powerplants as well as material recycling services including solutions for batteries, plastics, metals, and ash and slag waste streams across Europe.