Senior Project Manager

We are thrilled to announce an opening for a Senior Project Manager at Kongsberg Discovery. In this pivotal role within our Operations team, you will be instrumental in delivering world-class sonar and sensor products for coastal waters, supporting anti-submarine warfare, maritime mine countermeasures, and harbor surveillance.

Joining us means becoming part of a dynamic, cross-functional team that blends the energy of young talents with the wisdom of experienced professionals. Together, we develop and deliver innovative solutions worldwide, ensuring Kongsberg’s leading products are seamlessly integrated on vessels.

As our Senior Project Manager, you will collaborate closely with sales, supply chain, purchasing, shipping, suppliers, sub-vendors, sister offices, and shipyards. You will also serve as the primary point of contact for our customers. Success in this role requires a proactive, self-driven individual with a collaborative spirit.

Key accountabilities

• Manage the project to meet or exceed company goals

• Organize, lead, and motivate the project team

• Resource planning, cost estimating and budgeting

• Analyze and manage project risks, manage reports and documentation

• Stakeholder management and ensuring customer satisfaction

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or science

• Extensive experience as Project or Engineering Manager

• Experience and track record as Project Manager or other leading function in successfully multi discipline projects

• Experience with Contract Management and EPC contracts

• Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships

• Good communication skills – both written and verbal (Norwegian and English)

This employment will require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority. The successful candidate may start work with limited accesses whilst the clearance is being processed. For more information visit www.nsm.no.

You are able to

• Act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results

• Focus on bottom-line results, identify potential risk, and monitor the financial impact of own activities

• Use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively

• Communicate in a clear, precise, and structured way

What we can offer you

With us, you will be offered a competitive salary and benefit packages with good development opportunities in an international environment. We have flexible work hours and holiday arrangements in addition to a good pension and insurance scheme. We offer an inspiring and safe work-environment and the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future.

Work location
Strandpromenaden, Horten

Point of contact
Sissel Tofte, +47 45 488 266, Team Manager

Kongsberg Discovery develops and delivers world class connected sensors and smart robotics for Marine, Research and Naval applications. The division has the responsibility for KD's leading offering of Underwater Mapping systems, Underwater Positioning, Marine Robotics, Fishery and Naval Sensors, Precision Positioning and Sensing Solutions.

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions.  We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.

WORLD CLASS through people, technology, and dedication