Project Manager

About the role

Location: Finland - Porvoo

Hours: Full-time, flexible working time 37,5 h/week 

Type of Contract: Permanent 

Application Deadline: 16.3.2025 

Make Successful Projects Real! 

Would you like to be part of the exciting future of Borealis and harness your expertise to transform ideas into realities? We are looking for a Project Manager for our Technical Development & Engineering team in Porvoo, Finland. 

As Project Manager you manage mid-size investment projects, up to 20 MEUR, in order to deliver the project according to its targets regarding HSE, quality, cost and timing. You work together with our team and engineering contractor in Define study and execution phase to achieve these targets.

As Project Manager these are your main responsibilities: 

• The overall project management and leadership in investment projects 
• Ensuring that the project is executed according to Borealis procedures, standards and specifications 
• Qualitative reporting and communication towards the steering committee 
• Contractor and procurement management 
• Performing effective risk management for the projects 
• Acting as a role model for HSE performance for the project members – internal and contractor employees. 

About you

As our ideal candidate you have a MSc or BSc degree and intermediate level Project management training with external certification (PMI or equivalent). We expect you to have at least 5 years of relevant experience in project management, preferably within the chemical industry. Ideally this experience includes working with EPCM partner in multi-disciplinary projects including process, piping, instrumentation and civil etc. engineering. Additionally, familiarity with engineering contractors and construction companies will be highly beneficial in collaborating with external partners.

We wish you to be an achievement and result oriented person with a flexible working style. You master prioritizing, leading your own initiatives and taking responsibility of decisions. In this role, we need a person who has excellent analytical and conceptual thinking capacity and strong motivation to develop continuously our processes and solutions. In addition, you already have a good track record in engaging, motivating and involving people within projects. Your excellent communication skills helps you to build a broad contact network inside and outside Borealis.

In Borealis safety is priority number one, so you have a strong focus on health, safety and environmental issues. Fluency in both Finnish and English is needed in this role.
 

Our offer

With a supportive working culture, room for personal and professional growth, and a diverse range of projects, this is your chance to make a tangible impact and see your efforts come to life. We offer you a competitive reward package and possibility to develop yourself as a professional in a unique and inspiring environment. 

The position will be located in Kilpilahti industrial area in Porvoo, around 30 minutes away from Helsinki city by car. Borealis also offers bus transportation for our employees from Helsinki and Porvoo and the surrounding areas. Our employee benefits include e.g. sports and culture benefit, a sickness fund and a bike benefit. In this role there is a possibility for remote work according to our hybrid model. 

Application Process

If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly. Please send your application at the latest 16.3.2025. We start reviewing candidates and booking interviews already during the application time. 

If you want to know more about the role, please contact our Engineering manager Ville-Veikko Kylliäinen  050 379 4559. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Aliisa Vainikka (People & Culture), aliisa.vainikka@borealisgroup.com. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. 
 

Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.