Project Site Manager

Kongsberg Maritime is a global marine technology company, providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 34 countries.

Our Global Customer Support division is responsible for Kongsberg Maritimes services, upgrades and support in the aftermarket. Our 2300 employees are present in 35 different countries around the world. During the operational lifetime of more than 30.000 installations, we ensure cost-efficient delivery of services, upgrades and spare parts in order to secure availability and predictability to our customers.

The Position:

• The Project Site Manager line management will be through GCS operations EMEA, and functional reporting will be to the Project Manager Integrated Projects located in the HQ
• Project Management Team Member: Active participation and collaboration as part of the Integrated Project’s Project Management Team (PMT)
• Act as deputy Project Manager if and when required
• Place of work: preferred location is in Genoa - Liguria, other kind of location will be anyhow evaluated

Objectives:

• Provide effective day-to-day site management for Kongsberg Maritime delivery of integrated projects at the yard
• Develop, monitor and coordinate integrated project installation and commissioning plans, ensuring tasks and deliverables are well-defined, sequenced, and resourced (with commitments provided from work packages)
• Oversee all on-site activities on behalf of the integrated project to ensure compliance with project plans, requirements, and safety standards
• Act as the primary Kongsberg Maritime point of contact for on-site activities during installation, commissioning and trials
• Drive successful execution of installation and commissioning of KM equipment in accordance with schedule requirements and commitments

Expectations:

Technical Solution

• Installation Assistance: Responsible for providing support for installation of KM equipment during building/outfitting period of vessel
• Commissioning Assistance: Offer technical support during commissioning of vessel
• Adherence to Scope: Manage all site activities in integrated projects according to scope. Responsible for monitoring sub-suppliers’ performance during the build, as applicable
• Change Management: Provide expertise related to installation & commissioning plans and activities to support and address management of change through variation orders, technical clarifications/queries and other challenges to secure success of the project

Planning and Control

• On-time Delivery: Responsible for establishing, monitoring, maintaining and coordinating integrated project installation & commissioning plans. Responsible for providing input to Yard’s overall production plan and commissioning plan on behalf of the KM Integrated Project
• Work Breakdown Structure: Responsible for ensuring commitment on plans and resources from the work packages
• Installation Support on-time: Responsible for coordinating and ensuring support for installation of KM equipment during building/outfitting period of vessel
• Pre-commissioning Support: Responsible for pre-commissioning activities at Yard and follow-up of Mechanical Completion forms
• Commissioning Support: Responsible for providing coordination and support during commissioning phase and sea trials
• Site Personnel Coordination: Responsible for coordination of all KM installation & commissioning personnel.
• Non-conformity: Accountable for maintaining and following up “open point list/punch lists” during the build
• Progress Reporting: Assist PM in internal and external reporting, as required
• Verification & Validation: Responsible for solution/system verification test is performed in integrated projects and when applicable
• Budget: Responsible for control of the total installation & commissioning budget, specifically for installation & commissioning hours, and to report to the Project Manager on a regular basis, on the actuals and estimate to complete versus budget. This includes coordination with all relevant work packages to ensure the work packages provide updated status (actuals and estimates to complete) on their part of the installation & commissioning scope of work
• Risk: Provide expertise related to installation & commissioning plans and activities to support and address project risk management to secure success of the project
• QHSE: Support project QHSE manager through follow-up of HSE forms and issues towards Yard

Key Experiences and Qualifications

• Electrotechnical University degree or comparable
• Electrotechnical expertise and knowledge in the field of shipbuilding
• Solid background in automation, drive control, propulsion
• Good Project Management Skills
• Good IT skills
• Strong verbal communication and written reporting skills in English and Italian language
• High degree of personal responsibility
• Confident appearance, ability to work in a team and high motivation
• A good tolerance for managing pressure / stressful situations
• Fluent English language is required

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 offer an inspiring and safe work-environment and the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future.

Applicants are requested to enclose information on education, training, experiences together with a full CV. Original document to be presented in an interview. Applicants to revert within December 23rd 2025.

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