Project Manager for Tromsø, Alta or Leknes

WSP is seeking Project Managers for construction and property projects in Northern Norway (Tromsø, Alta, or Leknes). The role involves leading projects from early phase to completion, managing progress, economy, quality, risk, and HSE, and coordinating interdisciplinary teams. WSP is a global consulting and advisory company that combines engineering expertise with strategic advice to develop communities. The company offers a central role with significant impact on local communities.

Must Have

• Lead construction and property projects
• Safeguard client interests through all project phases
• Manage progress, economy, quality, risk, and HSE
• Coordinate and lead interdisciplinary project teams
• Handle contracts, changes, and reporting to the client
• Contribute to good decision-making and clear communication
• Higher education in relevant fields (construction, engineering, architecture, project management, etc.)
• Relevant experience in building and construction projects
• Good language skills in Norwegian and English

Good to Have

• Leadership and project experience (especially for more experienced candidates)
• Good understanding of public procurement and interdisciplinary collaboration

Perks & Benefits

• Central role with great influence in socially beneficial projects
• Opportunity to work in a large, global company with local roots
• Strong professional environment with high trust, short decision paths and a high degree of freedom
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development through projects, courses and experience sharing
• Inclusive and social work environment characterized by collaboration, humor and generosity
• Competitive conditions and personnel arrangements
• Favorable share purchase program
• Very good insurance

Project Managers for Northern Norwegian construction projects sought for Alta, Tromsø and Leknes

Do you want to lead construction projects that actually matter to the local communities around you?

WSP is strengthening its project management environment in Northern Norway and is now looking for more project managers.

WSP is a global consulting and advisory company that combines engineering expertise with strategic advice to develop communities that provide good lives. The company has over 75,000 employees in more than 50 countries, around 450 of them in Norway, and a strong and growing professional environment in Northern Norway.

WSP currently has 28 employees in Northern Norway and works mainly with public clients, but also with private actors. Our projects range from smaller development assignments to large and complex construction projects in the order of 200-500 million kroner, and we often act as the client's development department from early phase to completion.

From the office in Alta, we work on some of the largest projects in the region, especially within school and health, which require clear project management and coordination of large interdisciplinary teams. In Tromsø, we have a broad and varied project portfolio including purpose-built buildings, commercial properties, infrastructure, quays, harbors, and industry, with both public and private clients. In Leknes, we are particularly looking for experienced project management expertise.

Responsibilities and tasks

As a project manager at WSP, you will play a central role in the implementation of construction and property projects, with responsibilities adapted to your experience and competence. The tasks will include:

• Project management and/or client representative roles in building and construction projects
• Safeguarding the client's interests through all project phases - from early phase and needs clarification to completion and operation
• Responsibility for progress, economy, quality, risk and HSE
• Coordinate and lead interdisciplinary project teams with internal and external actors
• Contract management, change work and reporting to the client
• Contribute to good decision-making bases and clear communication with customers and partners
• Build long-term relationships and contribute to the further development of WSP's project management environment in the region

Desired qualifications

We are looking for candidates with different backgrounds and experience levels. Relevant competence may include:

• Higher education in construction, civil engineering, real estate, architecture, engineering, spatial planning, economics, law or project management
• New graduates with relevant education are encouraged to apply for positions in Alta and Tromsø, but some form of relevant experience will be required in addition.
• Experience from building and construction projects is an advantage, especially within project management, construction management or from contractor operations
• Leadership and project experience is a plus, especially for more experienced candidates
• Good understanding of public procurement and interdisciplinary collaboration is desirable
• Good language skills in Norwegian and English, oral and written

Particularly relevant experience can compensate for formal education.

Personal qualities

• You take responsibility and build trust.
• Independent and confident in the role of leader and coordinator
• Structured, clear and good at prioritizing
• Strong relationship builder and comfortable taking charge in complex projects

We offer

• A central role with great influence in socially beneficial projects that matter to the region you live in
• The opportunity to work in a large, global company with local roots
• A strong professional environment with high trust, short decision paths and a high degree of freedom
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development through projects, courses and experience sharing
• An inclusive and social work environment characterized by collaboration, humor and generosity
• Competitive conditions and personnel arrangements such as a favorable share purchase program and very good insurance

Note your application with which location you are applying for! Apply here: Project Managers for Northern Norwegian construction projects sought for Alta, Tromsø and Leknes | FINN.no

For questions, contact our partner Tom Buljo at HYR, tel 913 95 742

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