Senior Refinery Data Engineer

Neste; Porvoo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free bus transportation from capital区域

Job summary

Neste is seeking a Senior Refinery Data Engineer for the Kilpilahti, Porvoo location. You will lead the refinery master data effort, owning SAP MDG and related data systems to ensure accurate asset data across the Oil Products business.

You will collaborate with asset master data SMEs and project teams, driving data quality and best practices for asset data from investment start to decommissioning. Proficiency in English and Finnish is required, with a strong process industry background.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related technical field required.
• Senior-level data management experience in process industries preferred.
• Fluent English; conversational Finnish.
• Solid experience with refinery master data (locations, equipment, materials).

Responsibilities

• Act as leading expert for refinery master data (functional locations, equipment, material).
• Own SAP MDG and related IT data solutions road map for A&I perspective.
• Ensure accuracy and usability of asset data across Oil Products.
• Collaborate with asset master data SMEs, project teams and leadership to gather requirements.
• Develop best practices for data flows from investment start to asset decommissioning.

Skills

Data engineering

SAP MDG

Master data management

Asset data management

English (fluent)

Finnish (conversational)

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP MDG

Job description

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.

We are looking for you,

Senior Refinery Data Engineer

to our Oil Products, Assets & Investments (A&I), Systems, Data & Metrics team. The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Systems, Data and Metrics is a team consisting of different IT technical and business process professionals. The team is responsible for owning A&I related IT solutions, their data and metrics/KPIs connected to them. The tasks in the team include evaluating development road maps, ensuring key user network operations, acting as focal point towards corporate IT and key supplier contacts and interaction with Porvoo refinery stakeholders for new requirements and KPIs.

Besides working closely within the team, in your role you will collaborate with A&I asset master data SMEs, plant investment projects and various leadership level stakeholders to ensure accurate data to base decisions on. You will be responsible for Porvoo refinery functional location, equipment and material master data. You will also act as a Business Solution Owner of SAP MDG and other related IT systems to secure efficient and transparent data flows from initial start of new investments all the way to decommissioning of assets. 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 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).

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about a 30-45 minute drive from the capital region. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas.

More about the job

Your role in our team

Acting as the leading expert within the refinery master data area to ensure the integrity, availability, and usability of asset data (functional locations, equipment, and material) across the Oil Products business.

Owner of SAP MDG and related solutions development road map from A&I perspective, together with the network of peers in other Neste organisation branches.

Take full responsibility for the accuracy of functional location, equipment and material data objects within A&I.

Supporting Porvoo refinery as the leading specialist for functional location, equipment and material master data. Working alongside technical experts to guarantee the seamless integration of asset data requirements.

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. industrial/mechanical/automation engineer or similar. Preferably B.Eng or higher.

As a senior engineer role the successful candidate should have solid process industry and data management experience. This can be from e.g. design, maintenance and/or operations. Preferably a combination of these.

Solid knowhow on engineering data flows from tag reservation until decommissioning of the assets.

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

Proven ability in complex data initiatives in an industrial environment.

Fluent spoken and written English, and conversational Finnish

Demonstrated skills to effectively collaborate and communicate with people of different backgrounds in complex matrix organizations.

Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Application deadline: October 25, 2026.

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels. 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 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