Project Manager, Investment Projects

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,

Project Manager, Investment Projects

to join our project management team of the OSBL (Outside of Battery Limit) portfolio in Porvoo and in our domestic terminals. The investment projects are complex and multidiscipline and the investment project sizes differ.

In your role as a Project Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that the objectives of the project are fulfilled and targets of the project are met. In this task your responsibilities will include leading and managing the project team, project scope and change management, resource, time and cost management. Strong networking and communication skills are necessary to ensure efficient communication and information sharing between internal and external project stakeholders.

In our team, you will work with experienced colleagues and currently we have a hybrid working time model to ensure an efficient working environment. Together with your expertise, we can do meaningful work to drive Neste forward.

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. Currently we work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging.

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

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.

More about the job

Your role in our team

• Manage the projects according to Neste’s own project execution model safely in compliance with agreed project scope, schedule, cost and quality

• Lead the engineering successfully also with new partnership model

• Lead the project team which consists of project control, engineering, procurement and construction professionals 

• Lead possible changes and/or deviation processing during different project phases

• Drive for project management best practices and efficient communication in order to meet Key Performance Indicators, create seamless and goal oriented teamwork in projects and with the external stakeholders

• Report projects' status according to Neste’s agreed principles

• Ensure that the investment project execution fulfills the requirements of Finnish legislation and authorities’ required permits (e.g. building permit)

The best combination to succeed in this role

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

• Extensive experience in industrial related project management and EPCM/EPC environment

• Project management experience at least for 3 years

• Strong leadership skills and experience in leading people in a matrix organization

• Solid experience in collaborating, influencing and engaging diverse, internal and external stakeholder groups 

• Key Performance Indicator driven attitude, competitive and ambitious mindset

• Capability to work independently

• Effective communication skills in English and Finnish

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value

• Project Management studies and certification such as PMI's Project Management Professional (PMP) or IPMA C certification

• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills

• Understanding of procurement’s contracting terms and conditions, business principles and business law

• Previous experience from process industry with a strong project background of managing demanding international projects

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application by June 14th, 2026. Please note that we will start reviewing applications already during the application period.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Visa Kivinen, Head of OSBL Project Delivery, Phone +358 40 7234545 on 5th of June at 12-1pm (EEST) or 12th of June at 10-11am (EEST).

To ensure security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system, as we are unable to consider applications sent via email.

We will do our best to contact you within 2 weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a potential aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 24-25.

Depending on the requirements of the position, the process may include a security clearance (with a drug test) and a potential statutory health examination based on work-related exposures.

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

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