Mike Pickford
About Mike Pickford
Mike Pickford is a Project Manager at Northvolt, with extensive experience in project management and engineering roles across the oil and gas and pharmaceutical industries. He holds a BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and an MBA, and has worked for notable companies such as KBR, Foster Wheeler, and SOCAR KBR.
Current Role at Northvolt
Mike Pickford currently serves as Project Manager - UMS at Northvolt, a position he has held since 2020. He operates in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. In this role, he provides strategic and technical direction to ensure successful global project delivery. His responsibilities include managing project teams and overseeing project engineering management.
Previous Experience in Engineering Management
Prior to his role at Northvolt, Mike Pickford held various positions at KBR, Inc. and SOCAR KBR - LLC. He worked as Chief Technology Engineer - Control Systems Engineering at KBR from 2012 to 2019, and as Principal Project Manager - Engineering for 11 months in 2020. His experience also includes serving as Electrical, Instrument & Telecoms Department Manager at SOCAR KBR in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 2019 to 2020.
Educational Background
Mike Pickford has a solid educational foundation in engineering and business. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University, studying from 1990 to 1994. He also completed an OND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Tameside College of Technology from 1988 to 1990. Additionally, he obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Bath, studying from 2017 to 2019.
Career in the Oil & Gas Industry
Mike Pickford has over 8 years of resident construction site experience in the oil & gas and pharmaceutical industries. His career began at Foster Wheeler, where he worked in various roles from 1994 to 2010, including Senior Instrument Engineer and Control & Instrumentation Engineer. He has successfully managed department management and project engineering management roles across multiple projects, including concept, FEED, and detailed design.
Leadership and Team Management Skills
Mike Pickford possesses strong commercial and management leadership skills. He has a proven track record of establishing and maintaining global project teams, ensuring effective collaboration and project execution. His experience in managing diverse engineering teams has contributed to his ability to provide strategic direction and achieve project objectives.