Growing up across multiple countries – some hot, some icy – made the far north of Sweden feel like the most unexpected, and perhaps most interesting, place to land in a life shaped by constant relocation. 

 My background is in construction and infrastructure management. Before Stegra, I worked on expanding Toronto’s transit system –a sprawling, fast-moving program with a habit of throwing up surprises. It proved excellent preparation for life at Stegra. By the time I arrived in Boden I was more or less ready to build what is needed, where it is needed. 

The story begins, improbably, over breakfast. One Saturday morning I heard Henrik, our CEO, on the radio describing a then little-known company – H2 Green Steel – and its plans for a state-of-the art plant near the Arctic Circle. Curious, I signed up for job alerts, with no real intention of acting on them. A few months later, one of those alerts landed. The role seemed almost suspiciously well matched to my experience. I applied that evening. Within days I was speaking to my now manager; within a month I had signed; within two, I had moved. 

I sit within the external infrastructure team. Our scope is best defined by exclusion: everything that is not the factory itself. That has meant connecting the plant to water and power, tying it into the national rail network, and ensuring the surrounding road infrastructure can bear the load of Stegra's future operations. At present, I am working on the development of Stegra’s storage and transport hub at the port of Luleå. 

The people. The level of talent at Stegra is staggering, whether people come from aboard or were born a stone's throw from the factory. Many have made deliberate and significant choices, even turned their lives upside down, to be here.  That shared sense of purpose is hard to miss. It creates an environment that is demanding but deeply energizing. Competence is taken for granted, initiative is expected and good humor persists. It is a rare combination – and it makes the work exceptionally rewarding.