As Manager of Research & Innovation within the Stone Materials Division, you will be responsible for the Division's development work to meet its strategic goals, the development of new and existing products to meet the division's customers' goals and the division's necessary research and innovation work.

You will lead a team at the division that works in a coordinating way with these issues and be responsible for running the division's Nordic development forum SMTG (Stone Materials Technology Group) with representatives from the division's departments in all our Nordic countries. In addition to prioritizing, following up on the implementation of projects and their results for these groupings, you will project manage some development projects yourself.

An important part of the work is to communicate the outcome of the development work done. Partly to the Division's Nordic management team, of which you are a part, but also to all our departments in the Nordic countries to ensure that the development work carried out provides business benefits and that we achieve our strategic goals.

NCC's corporate language is English and you have budget responsibility for your team, SMTG and the projects that these groupings run.

These are the knowledge and skills we want you to have

You are driven by constantly developing the business and the team towards the division's strategic goals. You can work operationally as well as strategically and are not afraid to step in where needed. Being part of our operational activities is important and some travel is part of the job. You are genuinely interested in working concretely and practically with the development and optimization of production and products and value the sustainability issues.

You have an engineering degree from college/university, with a focus on production, logistics, mechanical engineering or equivalent, with at least 5 years of experience working with R&I issues or similar.

Regardless of your education, you should be systematic and logical and like to think step by step to be able to put things together and draw conclusions from the analyses.

To carry out your work, you must be easy to make contacts and you are a person who is communicative in both speech and text. If you have experience of leading direct reports as well as working groups with clear goals and tasks, it is an advantage.

You can speak and write Swedish and English fluently.

We offer you

NCC offers you a place in an organization with good values, high awareness of sustainability and a strong desire to develop.

As Manager of R&I, you will be given good opportunities for an interesting career with us. We are committed to equality and diversity, and we are determined to create an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow. We encourage applicants from different backgrounds and genders, because we believe that a diverse workforce is key to innovation and success.

Additional information

• Location is any of NCC's locations and can be discussed
• As the position requires travel, a B-driving license is a requirement. Travel with overnight stay occurs.
• It is a permanent position with an initial probationary period of 6 months.
• This position is background checked in accordance with NCC's safety culture.

Contact and application  

• We want to start in August 2025. Deadline for application is 2025-05-18, but please send your application as soon as possible as we take in candidates for interview on an ongoing basis and the role may be filled before the deadline
• If you have any questions regarding the position: Please contact Head of Division, Björn Abrahamsson by email bjorn.abrahamsson@ncc.se, or Manager of Business Development, Marie Norén by phone 076-7935446 or email marie.noren@ncc.se. Regarding the recruitment process: Please contact HR Business Partner Charlotte Roempke, charlotte.roempke2@ncc.se

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At NCC, we are driven to keep developing, whether it's our construction projects or our personal skills. Every day, we drive the industry's most exciting and complex construction projects forward in close collaboration between our employees, partners and customers. With us, you are an important contributor to the landmarks that define our cities and communities. Here, our employees take an active role in a corporate culture based on solid values and behaviors for a safe and secure workplace. Our collective skills and diverse backgrounds make a difference.

 NCC - one of the leading companies in the Nordic region

The NCC Industry business area is a Nordic organization specializing in solutions in stone materials, asphalt production and paving. Within the Stone Materials Division, we are looking for people who want to help us develop our processes for the sustainable society of the future. In our Nordic countries, each citizen uses an average of about 1 kg of stone material per hour, all year round! Aggregates are needed for building houses, roads, railways and for the production of asphalt and concrete. We want to produce this important raw material in a sustainable way. This means that we strive for resource- and energy-efficient production, a good working environment and well-thought-out logistics, as well as great consideration for the environment and society.