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Job Description

As a Fire & Safety discipline lead in Factory Design and Engineering you will lead these disciplines, guide the related work in the Factory Engineering team and collaborate within the organization by supporting the development of optimized design solutions for current and future design of NV’s factories, ensuring best in class battery manufacturing facilities. You will also support the Northvolt Factory Programs teams to find the most efficient designs & solutions, and be a key interface between the engineering, operations, and HSE teams, playing a crucial part in safeguarding our people, assets, and environment.

Factory Design & Engineering (FD&E) is a core central function within the Industrial landscape at Northvolt, operating from our technical base of the Labs facility in Vasteras. The core mission for FD&E is deliver robust planning from project kick off through Master Planning, Concept (10%) and Basic Design (30%) before handing over to the local project technical teams, whilst holding full accountability to Build and Commissioning of the physical asset.

Central to the continued success of the Industrialization of our products we work, pan-globally with multifaceted interaction with all stakeholders against Scope, Cost and Time targets delivering tangible results.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Developing, optimising and reviewing the Northvolt Fire & Safety design philosophies, guidelines, technical specifications and internal procedures according to the Blueprint 2.0 function.
• Collaborate with engineering and construction teams to ensure buildings and equipment meet relevant fire codes and regulations.
• Oversee the selection, installation, and maintenance of fire detection and suppression systems.
• Establish and lead cross-functional safety programs, including hazard identification, emergency response planning, and risk assessments
• Defining the Fire & Safety scope of work for the Northvolt projects (aka Programs), providing expert support to project teams during design reviews, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Responsible for approving the Fire & Safety designs during Conceptual and Basic Design project phases and reviewing of same if there is no Factory Construction Design team in place.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., authorities, insurance inspectors, engineering partners) on fire and safety matters.
• Monitoring industry trends, new technologies, and innovative solutions for fire and safety design and operations.
• Propose and implement improvements to existing fire safety standards and procedures, ensuring continuous enhancement of Northvolt’s safety framework.
• Approving the deviations from the Basic Design during Detailed Design and Execution project phases.
• Gathering the Fire & Safety lessons learned at the project stage gates and updating the relevant documentation accordingly. Deploy information to relevant teams.
• Mentoring and supporting the different Northvolt factory Mechanical, Piping & HVAC departments.

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Full time employment.
Planned starting date is asap.