Senior Manager, Risk-Based Inspection

Neste; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and SAF, seeks a Senior Manager to own the global RBI framework across refining and renewables. You will define standards, set metrics, and ensure risk-based inspection is applied where it matters most across sites.

Based at a Neste production site (Porvoo, Rotterdam, or Singapore) with occasional international travel, you will lead RBI governance and drive capability-building across engineering teams to strengthen integrity culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on RBI inspection engineering in petrochemical/high-hazard processes.
• Expertise in RBI methodology (API 580/581) and senior RBI program leadership.
• Strong command of pressure equipment codes across jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to influence across sites and functions.
• High commitment to safety as a core value.
• Results-oriented, analytical, capable of tough decisions.
• Fluent English; strong communication.
• Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and continuously improve Neste's RBI standards and frameworks globally.
• Advise on inspection methods in complex situations; introduce new RBI technologies.
• Set and govern RBI performance metrics for the refinery network.
• Build and maintain a global network of RBI stakeholders across regions.
• Collaborate with refinery engineering, operations, HSSE, and commercial teams.
• Contribute to RBI projects requiring risk-based inspection expertise.
• Lead corrosion management governance and global strategies.
• Drive capability-building across RBI and static equipment engineering teams.

Skills

RBI experience

API 580/581

Pressure codes

Cross-site alignment

Safety culture

Analytical mindset

Fluent English

Masters in Eng

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

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, which enable our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Neste operates renewable and oil refineries on three continents. Keeping them running safely — and knowing with confidence when and how to inspect every critical vessel, piping circuit, and heat exchanger — requires more than local expertise. It requires a global standard, consistently applied.

That standard is yours to define.

Senior Manager, Risk-Based Inspections

As Senior Manager, Risk-Based Inspections, you will own Neste's global inspection framework — the standards, requirements, and performance metrics that determine how mechanical integrity is assessed and assured across all refining locations together with renewable and oil product business units. You will be the company's technical authority on inspection methodology, ensuring that inspection resources are deployed where risk is highest and that every site has a clear, evidence-based picture of equipment health.

You will be part of the global Reliability & Asset Integrity team within the Refining Competence Center, working closely with site inspection teams, refinery operations, maintenance and investment projects. The role is located at one of Neste's production sites — Porvoo, Rotterdam, or Singapore — with occasional international travel.

What Do You Will Do

• Define, own, and continuously improve Neste's global standards and frameworks for risk-based inspection of static equipment — pressure vessels, piping systems, and heat exchangers, in cooperation with renewable and oil products business units
• Advise on inspection methods in non-standard and technically complex situations; bring new inspection technologies and approaches into Neste based on industry benchmarking
• Set and govern inspection performance metrics; provide senior leadership with a clear and reliable view of mechanical integrity status across the refinery network
• Build and maintain a global network of inspection stakeholders; drive consistent standards and a strong integrity culture across regions and organisational layers
• Collaborate cross-functionally with refinery engineering, operations, HSSE, and commercial teams to ensure inspection programmes support both safety and business objectives
• Contribute to projects and programs that need expertise and resources of risk-based inspection.
• Lead corrosion management governance by defining global corrosion strategies, monitoring programs and degradation control measures.
• Drive capability‑building initiatives across inspection, corrosion and static equipment engineering teams, strengthening RBI competence throughout the organisation.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience in inspection engineering within the petrochemical or high-hazard process industry — with the ability to connect technical depth to practical decision‑making
• Proven expertise in risk‑based inspection methodology (API 580/581 or equivalent); experience leading or governing RBI programmes at a senior level
• Strong command of pressure equipment codes and standards applicable across multiple regulatory jurisdictions
• A track record of influencing and building alignment across multiple sites, functions, and levels of an organisation
• High commitment to safety — not as a compliance requirement, but as a personal and professional value
• Results‑oriented and analytically rigorous, with the judgement to make sound integrity decisions under operational and commercial pressure
• Fluent English; strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Additionally Valued

• National or international inspection qualification at the highest level (e.g. API 510/570/580 certification, authorised inspector status)

Why Neste

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.

The recruitment process will include interviews and may include an aptitude assessment. Depending on the location and the requirements of the position, the process may include a health examination (with a drug test) and/or a security clearance.

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