Technology Manager (Concept lead)

Are you looking for a career in an inspiring, global environment where your expertise makes a difference? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Together we can help our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

We are looking for you,

Technology Manager (Concept lead)

to join our COO Office function, working within the Lignocellulose team.

This role offers the unique opportunity to lead the conceptual development of an innovative new lignocellulose-to-fuels technology. You will work closely with R&D, engineering, business development, and external partners to bring this breakthrough to realization. In this role you will lead the design team but also solve complex technical problems yourself.

This is an opportunity to be part of a cross-functional, entrepreneurial team, driving one of Neste’s key long term growth programs. Your contribution will play a significant role in developing and validating a new technology platform that unlocks access to previously untapped waste & residue raw materials, supporting our ambition to grow as the leader in the renewable fuels sector. 

At Neste, you’ll find a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and purpose. Together, we can create innovative solutions that help us deliver on our promises for tomorrow.

Reasons to join

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment.

Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global  company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is 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

• Technical Leadership: Lead the engineering team and coordinate work across R&D, modeling, external partners and business stakeholders to ensure successful scale-up and commercialization of the technology.

• Concept Design & Engineering: Develop and optimize process flow schemes. Design novel engineering solutions and technologies, also where no precedent exists. Perform and oversee engineering activities such as heat and material balance calculations, simulations, and initial equipment design

• Scale-up Risk Assessment: Lead efforts in assessing and mitigating scale-up risks 

• Partner Management: Interface with external partners including Licensor and equipment vendors, commenting on their work and ensuring that Neste’s objectives are met. Liaise with internal stakeholders, e.g. Refineries in topics such as siting, hydrogen and utilities.

• Safety: Coordinate the new technology’s safety work with internal stakeholders

The job is located in our Espoo head office. Spending considerable time also in Kilpilahti, Porvoo is a prerequisite. 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 

• M.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Extensive experience from the chemical process industry, including concept design or technology development, with experience in several projects, including roles as a project lead

• Experience from projects in oil refining or petrochemicals

• Leadership experience

• Strong leadership, collaboration, team-building and interpersonal skills.

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills in English both verbally and in writing

• Experience from process industry operations as well as commissioning and start-up is appreciated

• Finnish skills are a benefit as it makes collaboration with the refinery smoother

• Willingness to travel

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application by April 9th, 2026.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Pekka Nurmi, Head of Initiative, +358 50 458 2587, on Wed 25th March at 12:00-13:00 EET or Tue 7th April at 15:00-16:00 or Juha-Erkki Nieminen, Head of Lignocellulose, +358 50 458 5089, on Mon March 30, at 13:00-14:00 EET

Due to security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system. Applications sent via email will not be considered. We will do our best to contact you within 1 week after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 15-16. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A possible security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics.

Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com