Project Development Manager

At Fortum, we are accelerating the energy transition by developing battery energy storage systems (BESS) alongside wind, solar, and industrial energy solutions. We are now looking for a Project Development Manager to take a leading role in building and advancing Fortum's BESS development pipeline across Sweden.

This is a high-impact role with significant responsibility and visibility. You will be at the center of developing the next generation of flexible energy capacity, working across business units, functions, customers, and external stakeholders to turn opportunities into projects.

About the role

As Project Development Manager in the BESS team, you will coordinate and lead the development and permitting of BESS projects in Sweden. You will drive projects from early opportunity identification through permitting and development maturity, ensuring alignment with hybrid wind, solar, and industrial site development activities.

You will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to create customer-driven solutions that support Sweden's growing need for flexibility and energy storage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate Fortum's BESS development and permitting pipeline and activities in Sweden. Build strong relationships with various stakeholders.
• Drive project development activities from opportunity screening through permitting and development milestones with the support from Renewables Project Development team. Continuously identify opportunities to improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of project development.
• Engage directly with customers and partners to understand flexibility needs and support the creation of commercially attractive opportunities.
• Represent our development in customer meetings, stakeholder discussions, and selected external forums.
• Coordinate development activities across multiple internal functions, including Development, Engineering & Technology, Commercial, Business Development, and Project Execution & Operations.
• Ensure adequate resourcing, prioritization, and progress tracking across involved teams.
• Support business case development and investment decision preparation.

About you

We are looking for:

• Experience in renewable energy, energy storage, power generation, infrastructure, or related project development environments.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of permitting, land development, infrastructure projects, or energy markets.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and drive progress in a complex organizational environment.
• Commercial mindset and interest in customer-driven development.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently while bringing people together around common goals.
• Fluency in Swedish and English.

We offer you

This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape Fortum's future flexibility business in Sweden.

You will:

• Take ownership of an important and growing development portfolio.
• Work at the intersection of batteries, renewables, industrial electrification, and customer solutions.
• Influence how flexible capacity is developed and deployed in Sweden.
• Collaborate with highly skilled colleagues across Fortum.
• Have a visible role with substantial opportunities to make an impact on Fortum's growth ambitions and the Nordic energy transition.

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Interested?

Submit your application latest on26.10. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. Please include your salary request in the application. In any questions, please contact Elina Kärkimaa, [email protected].

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