Chief / Lead Engineer, Layout & Piping

Are you our next engineer of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you,

Chief / Lead Engineer

to join our Layout & Piping team in Porvoo.

Our roots are in delivering high quality engineering services and our success is based on turning strong engineering expertise and process knowhow into customer value. We facilitate our customers’ transformation towards a circular economy and our engineering professionals make this happen. We will help our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tons every year by 2030. 

As a Lead Engineer, you have an opportunity to make a difference in developing our Layout & Piping function. We have an international team of experts working in Layout and Piping Engineering. Our team is responsible for challenging, rewarding and diverse work tasks in study, basic engineering and detailed engineering project phases. We also support expediting and commissioning project phases in large scale investment projects. 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 

• Lead a design team in diverse and rewarding process and energy industry projects
• Support engineering projects in accordance with your own expertise and prepare initial data for other engineering disciplines
• Define technical requirements and mechanical contracts
• Share and develop your deep know-how and technical skills together with our global resources

You will work closely both with the customer interface and our disciplines to strengthen engineering projects in different process industry projects. Our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. Working safely at all times is essential to all of us. 

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. Partial remote working or working at our remote working office in Espoo are also possible.

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Energy Technology, or a related field)
• Previous work experience in project work
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in Layout and Piping Design, specifically within investment and maintenance projects in the process industry
• Good collaboration and communication skills in English, both spoken and written; Finnish language skills are considered beneficial
• Responsible attitude with a safety-oriented mindset

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by June 2, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Pekka J. Heikkinen, Senior Manager, Layout and Piping Engineering, tel. +358 50 458 3152.

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 24. 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) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com

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