Senior Manager, Heaters and Boilers

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,

 

Senior Manager, Heaters and Boilers

to our Chief Engineering Competence Center in the Refining Competence Center. The job is located in one of our locations, preferably within the same location as our production facilities, i.e. Kilpilahti, Porvoo; Maasvlakte, Rotterdam or Tuas, Singapore.

 

Refining Competence Center (RCC) is a global unit within Neste, bringing best practices and people together to uplift Neste refinery performance to world class. The Chief Engineering competence center is a team consisting of different engineering disciplines. The team is responsible for the standards and specifications which are applied in Neste as well as securing the correct operation and maintenance practices for respective expertise areas. The tasks in the team include seeking of new technologies, developing and benchmarking the best practices and securing correct technical requirements within the strategic partnerships. 

 

Besides working closely within the team, in your role you will collaborate with reliability, maintenance, operations and design engineers. You will also be responsible to secure efficient and transparent communication with the experts of your discipline within the company. Being in the Senior Manager role, you will be in the leading position when making the crucial decisions in your field of expertise to secure a safe, reliable and effective refinery. 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. 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 (if location is Espoo or Porvoo) 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).

More about the job

Your role in our team

• Acting as the leading expert related to heaters boilers in Neste, which includes the framework where the projects or maintenance activities are carried out taking into account the total cost of ownership. 

• Responsible for correct technical content in frame agreements and close collaboration with procurement related to vendor selection within Neste

• Owner of the relevant technical specifications related to heaters and boilers in Neste. Setting the requirements regarding safety, availability, maintainability and operations in collaboration with asset management, operation teams and design engineers via the specifications within Neste

• Supporting refineries as the leading specialist of of heaters and boilers in cooperation with the design engineers and site personnel

• Development and ownership of discipline technology best practices and benchmark them against the industry standards.

The best combination to succeed in this role

 

• Relevant technical degree, e.g. mechanical engineer or similar, preferably B.Sc. or higher

• As a senior manager, the successful candidate should bring relevant 15+ years of industrial experience related to heaters and boilers (engineering, maintenance, operations and/or management)

• Solid knowhow on available solutions and requirements in a refinery environment as well as environmental topics related emissions

• Relevant project experience and knowhow of the requirements in different project phases in an investment project

• Fluent spoken and written English. Other local languages are considered as beneficial

• Demonstrated skills to effectively collaborate, communicate and lead people of different backgrounds 

• Ability to obtain techno-economical elements from created solutions and specifications

• Having a safety mindset and ability to create long lasting safe solutions

 

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application by May 31st, 2026. To ensure security and confidentiality, please submit your application through our recruitment system, as we are unable to consider applications sent via email or other ways.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Olli Visuri, Head of Chief Engineering, Phone: +358 50 458 9685, on Fri May 15th at 10:00-11:00 (EEST) or Wed 20 at 10:00-11:00 (EEST).

The recruitment process will include interviews and a potential aptitude assessment.

 

Depending on the requirements of the position and location, 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