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Environmental Liability Project Manager Europe

Nouryon


Job Location:

Göteborg - Sweden

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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At Nouryon our global team takes positive action every day to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer societys needs today and in the future.We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you

About the job

In this exiting role you will manage drive and coordinate environmental investigations and remediation projects across Europe ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and responsible handling of soil and groundwater contamination. You will play a key part in managing environmental risks from both a sustainability and business perspective while supporting sound financial planning through environmental reserves and contributing to the long-term strategy for managing environmental liabilities.

You will be a part of the Nouryon Environmental Liability Management team which is a part of corporate legal with highly skilled and dedicated colleagues and partners around the globe.

The role can be based in either Sweden Gothenburg or in the Netherlands Amsterdam.

In your future role as Environmental Liability Project Manager - Europe you will
  • Be responsible for managing impaired sites and environmental liabilities across Nouryons European portfolio ensuring compliance cost control and protection of company reputation.
  • Monitor and control investigation and remediation costs including invoice approval and environmental liability provisioning.
  • Manage consultants and contractors including scope definition performance follow-up cost control and review of deliverables.
  • Maintain relationships with Nouryon sites regulatory authorities and key stakeholders.
  • Support development of remediation strategies including safety budgeting coordination with functions (Legal/Finance/HSE) and stakeholder engagement.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of ELM procedures and guidelines.
  • Support M&A activities through environmental due diligence as needed.
  • Travel as required for site visits (mainly Sweden the Netherlands Germany Belgium and France) and stakeholder engagement. Travel varies but can during periods be expected to be up to 20%.

We believe you bring
  • Academic degree in science or engineering (e.g. MSc masters degree or equivalent in geology chemistry environmental science or similar)
  • Extensive relevant experience from process pharma mining or oil industry and/or global technical consulting
  • Project management experience of complex environmental matters from technical financial and legal aspects
  • Experience working across multiple countries (both technical and cultural contexts)
  • Experience engaging with regulatory authorities in more than one European jurisdiction
  • Fluent in English and either of Swedish or Dutch
  • Drivers license

We believe you are a confident and decisive professional who can act with clarity and authority when needed. You build trust quickly including with senior stakeholders by communicating with credibility and sound judgement. You are skilled at building and maintaining strong relationships across functions and geographies and you navigate complex situations with a structured and forward-looking approach.

You can balance and integrate multiple perspectivestechnical legal and financialwhen making decisions and you demonstrate strong cultural awareness when working in an international environment. At the same time you are organized and proactive with the ability to manage issues systematically and anticipate challenges ahead of time.

We offer you

At Nouryon we provide a great job and friendly coworkers plus benefits in addition to salary. Our collective agreement is with IKEM. Plus we offer unilateral perks such as bonus reduced hours health care allowance lunch allowance and more.

Have we got your interest

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis reporting to Henrik Eriksson Global Environmental Liability Manager and based in Sweden Gothenburg at our Nordic Business Center or in The Netherlands Amsterdam.

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once its with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process visit: an applicant you will be subject to a background check before employment. You will receive more information about this later in the recruitment process.

We work actively and systematically with HSE matters to ensure a safe and sustainable working environment for our employees. As an employee you may therefore be required to undergo drug testing on a random basis. This is part of our commitment to safeguarding the safety and well-being of our staff.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Taking the next step internally is an important part of your career journey with us. We encourage an open and proactive dialogue with your current manager when you want to explore new opportunities. If you progress in a recruitment process and are invited for an interview it is important that you inform your manager as a natural and positive step in your development. We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

AboutNouryon

Explore careers and life at Nouryon

If youre looking for your next career move apply today and join Nouryons worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care cleaning paints and coatings agriculture and food pharmaceuticals and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities in a dynamic international diverse and proactive working environment.

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Contact

For additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Henrik Eriksson Global Environmental Liability Manager at

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance please contact:

For union contacts please see below:
Akademikerklubben: Katarina Risö

Unionen: Helene Rosenlund

Ledarna: Sanna Backman


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