Ventilation Specialist

LKAB
Full time
för 2 dagar sedan

Job Posting End Date / last application date:

2025-08-17

Shape the future of mine ventilation at LKAB – a global leader in sustainable mining

LKAB is looking for a Ventilation Specialist to drive innovation in one of the world’s most advanced underground mining environments. In this key role, you will lead R&D projects, develop smart ventilation strategies, and collaborate with top researchers and industry experts. Join us in redefining ventilation for a safer, more efficient, and climate-smart mining future.

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We want to lead the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future. And just as we want to change the world, we want to develop everyone who joins us on the journey, personally and professionally. 
Do you want to help shape the future of the world's mining and minerals industry?

Your role

As a Ventilation Specialist at LKAB’s Department of Mining Technology, you will play a key role in advancing the future of mine ventilation through research, development, and collaboration. Your work will contribute to developing ventilation strategies, standards, and performance indicators that support safer, more efficient, and more sustainable mining operations.

You will lead and contribute to R&D projects focused on ventilation management, automation, and heating/cooling technologies. This includes evaluating existing and emerging technologies and analyzing their potential for integration and innovation. You lead studies and integration work related to mine ventilation control and monitoring systems and modelling tools such as Ventsim Design, Ventsim Control, and Deswik. You will also support the development of our ventilation management plans and roadmaps.

The role includes close cooperation with universities, consultancy partners, and industry networks – requiring a strong interest in applied research, system-level thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.

You serve as a specialist for 

Ventilation automation and control and ventilation management, including leading impactful projects in topics such as:

What you bring

We are looking for a technically skilled and collaborative professional with solid experience in mine ventilation. You have strong communication and leadership abilities that enable you to lead complex research and development projects, often in collaboration with consultants, universities, and industry partners.

You have experience in a ventilation-related role within the mining industry, with a preference for hands-on industry experience over purely academic work. Advanced modelling skills in Ventsim are preferable, and you have practical experience working with mine ventilation automation and control systems, such as ventilation-on-demand applications or air quality monitoring system design. Knowledge of Ventsim Control, Deswik software, and other mine ventilation control software like ABB Ability Ventilation Optimizer is considered a strong asset.

Your ability to build trust, take initiative, and navigate both strategic and technical challenges makes you an excellent fit for this role.

What we offer

Additional information

You will be based in the city of Kiruna or Malmberget in Gällivare area situated in Swedish Lapland, above the Arctic Circle. The communities of the same name are spread out over vast areas and offer great opportunities for fantastic outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, and ice climbing. See also Kiruna Lappland and Gällivare kommun.

Start: According to agreement

Employment type: Permanent

Occasional travel is required for conferences, mine visits and audits

Recruitment is ongoing, and you are welcome to submit your application as soon as possible.

For more information about the role, please contact our hiring manager Anu Martikainen, anu.martikainen@lkab.com

Union representatives: 

Malmberget/Luleå

Kiruna/Svappavaara:

About LKAB

LKAB is an international mining and minerals group with northern Sweden as its base and the whole world as its workplace. We lead the way towards carbon-free production and we do it together - in an open, warm and safe work environment with technology and development in focus. We welcome challenges, innovative ideas and initiative, always with equality and diversity in focus.

 

Do you work at LKAB today but are interested in a new role?

Then we would like you to submit your application via our internal career page. Log in to your Workday account and go to "Jobs Hub", where you can search for all available jobs and send your application.

 

Prior to recruitment, LKAB has considered recruitment channels and marketing. We kindly but firmly decline all contact from media marketers, recruitment sites and the like.

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