Project Engineer - Maintenance & CapEx

We are looking for a Project Engineer - Maintenance & CapEx for our manufacturing site in Perstorp-Sweden.

Celanese Production Sweden AB in Perstorp makes high-performance water-based binders for the paint, adhesive, paper, construction, textile and nonwoven industries. We are about 70 colleagues, and the company is part of the American chemical group Celanese Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

What you will do:

Plan and deliver:

• Lead CapEX & maintenance projects through design, budget, installation, commissioning and handover. Size of projects varies from smaller projects to larger ones with budget of million SEK.
• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and project registers, and report status and forecasts to technology leader.
• Prepare investment proposals with clear technical and financial justification, and track cost to completion.

Engineer and coordinate:

• Define technical requirements and review P&IDs, drawings, specifications and vendor documentation. Manage changes through the MOC process.
• Coordinate mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation work with internal specialists and external engineers.
• You will belong to the technical department, and work closely with production and the site workshop to ensure strong project execution.

Safety, quality and compliance:

• Ensure every project meets EHS requirements, applicable Swedish and EU regulations (for example pressure equipment, machinery and ATEX) and Group standards.
• Secure a clean handover: commissioning, documentation, operator and maintenance training, and lessons learned.

What you bring

Must have:

• Degree in mechanical engineering (ideal), chemical engineering or another relevant academic degree combined with proven practical experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience managing CapEX or maintenance projects.
• Good understanding of mechanical equipment, piping and process systems, and the ability to read P&IDs and technical drawings.
• Solid project fundamentals: scope, schedule, budget, risk and stakeholder management.
• Fluent in English and Swedish, spoken and written.

Strong advantages:

• Experience from the process industry (chemicals, polymers, food, pharma or similar)
• Experience with MOC, risk assessments, ATEX and pressure-equipment requirements.
• SAP (PM / PS),

You are:

Structured and communicative, with a safety-first mindset. You build trust on the shop floor and with suppliers, take ownership and follow through. You are humble, enjoy collaboration and like to share what you know.

What we offer

• We believe in a healthy work-life balance and want you to feel happy and fulfilled with us.
• As an employee, you’ll therefore receive a range of benefits, including: wellness allowance, collective bargaining agreement, employer-sponsored pension, and parental allowance
• Development opportunities
• Permanent employment with possibility of hybrid work in consultation with technology leader.
• A varied role with real ownership.

APPLICATION AND CONTACT: We welcome all applicants regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.