Jointer Manager

Join us and contribute to the world’s transition to a green and sustainable future!

Would you like contribute to the green transition?
At NKT, your skills, ambition and determination will contribute to connecting the world with high quality power cables supporting the global transition to renewable energy. 

NKT is expanding and are looking for the next Jointer Manager in Karlskrona!

Ensure capacity and capability of resources

The task of the department is to provide to HV cable installation projects, both offshore and onshore across mostly Europe. The department´s task is to ensure the right capacity and capability of the resources in the light of projects, service jobs and warranty cases. Together with your peer manager you will hire jointers, facilitate training by HV training specialists, take staffing decisions on a daily basis and review performance of jointers based on feedback from project & site managers. You will make sure the jointers have the right certificates in place and act according to NKT´s high safety standards. The department consists of ~100 colleague’s and spans across 2 countries, i.e., you will work within an international team.

Your main tasks will be:

• Disciplinary responsibility of 20-28 jointers resources
• Facilitating technical, HSE & personal skills development of jointers
• Ensuring proper certification according to legal & client requirements
• Staffing of jointers to site
• S&OP planning of jointing resources
• Expanding partnership network
• Handling performance of jointers
• Keeping up and improving safety standards
• Continuous improvement work/projects for Service BL & Resource Department
• Strategical view-how to secure right level of organization and competences 

Adaptive and structured leadership

You will be expected to plan, organize, and prioritize the projects – often affected by delays and changes – and your flexibility and ability to work in a highly varied and quickly changeable environment is crucial in this role.
Your propensity for focusing on end results is matched by your skill in providing great team direction. You coach and motivate your team, encouraging them to continually develop their skills, and you enjoy collaborating and sharing experiences with colleagues.
Having the right personality is extremely important to succeed in this role.
You should be prepared to travel for approximately 20-30 days a year, though for larger projects the manager will be on-site for parts of the project. The position requires proficiency in Swedish and English, complemented by proficient written and oral communication abilities. Any Eastern or Southern European language, as well as Danish, will be to your advantage.

In order to thrive in this position, we believe you have:

• Experience in project management preferably in the energy sector (building power substations, power plants) or construction sector
• Alternative: Consulting background combined with technical education and proven history of industry, construction or energy sector, or many years of work experience
• Good stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to work in a multi-stakeholder and often ambiguous field
• Experience of strategical work when it comes to planning, cost and competences and skills

Contact and application

NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work. This role will offer you great possibilities to contribute to our growth journey. You will gain exciting opportunities to develop your own career. 

Sound interesting?

Then we’d like to speak to you. Even if you don’t tick all the boxes – let us know. Knowledge gaps can be filled and the most important thing is your potential, motivation and eager to contribute to our future growth.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices of NKT Connectors here!

If you are motivated to thrive in a fast-moving, international, and high-tech environment, apply by the latest 11th of September 2024 on our website. 
For questions about the role please contact Fredric Holmgren Vice President Service & Installation Fredrik.Holmgren@nkt.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact our recruiter Cajsa Carlsson at cajsa.carlsson@nkt.com.

Please note that due to GDPR regulations, applications via email cannot be accepted. 
Be aware that personality tests and extracts of criminal records might be included in the recruitment process.

Union representatives

Sveriges Ingenjörer - Christian Fisch, +46 455 56 380
Unionen - Joakim Wikström, +46 734 070 243
Ledarna - Roger Jönsson, +46 455 55 911

We look forward to your application!

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About NKT

At the factory in Cologne, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the Energiewende and the global transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering center at a state-of-the-art power cable factory. 

At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 5.000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 2.6 billion in 2023. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com