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Technical Project Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager

Do you want to lead and develop as a Technical Project Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager within Remote and Autonomous (R&A) in Kongsberg Maritime?

An exciting opportunity waits you as Technical Project Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager leading Remote and Autonomous (R&A) projects at Kongsberg Maritime. In this role, you will be part of the Remote and Autonomous team working with customers to manage and implement capabilities for autonomous and remotely operated vessels. You will be leading the R&A part of a complex and integrated project and your responsibilities will include the whole project life-cycle from project initiation to hand-over to support while integrating cutting-edge technology from across the Kongsberg organisation.

We are seeking for two experienced project managers who thrive in delivering projects with a high degree of complexity. You will bring with you a positive technology and product-oriented mindset with a solid project management background. You enjoy solving challenges that pioneering in a growing technology and business area presents. You operate with a high degree of independency, but in tight collaboration with customers and multiple internal stakeholders. Does this sound like you? Apply now!

Candidates will be considered continuously.

Key accountabilities

  • Lead delivery projects in the R&A project portfolio
  • Ensure planning, execution, and completion of large-scale integrated projects, ensuring quality, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction
  • Lead a matrixed project team and foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the project
  • Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional teams to ensure clear communication and seamless project execution
  • Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions

Qualifications and experience

  • Project management competence and experience, preferably in the maritime industry
  • Technical understanding and experience about (maritime) automation and control systems. Knowledge about remotely operated and/or autonomous systems is a plus
  • Master / Bachelor of Science or other relevant fields
  • Fluent communication skills in English and Norwegian/Swedish, Finnish is a plus

You will

  • Act on own initiative, make things happen and assume responsibility for the results
  • Provide your team with a clear direction, inspire and coordinate others and keep them focused on set goals
  • Be results-oriented, with an eye on the horizon for potential risks
  • Comply to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination
  • Use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocate resources effectively
  • Communicate in a clear, precise and structured way
  • Co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team and project goals

What we can offer

  • An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
  • Professional and personal development and career opportunities
  • Contribute to the green and autonomy shift in the ocean space
  • We offer the possibility to work with exciting solutions, shaping the maritime industry
  • We offer hybrid working arrangement

Work location
Kongsberg Maritime Locations in the Nordics (Norway, Kongsberg or Finland, Turku preferred)

Point of contact
Ville Vihervaara, Vice President, Remote and Autonomous Business Unit, phone: +358 50 596 3849

Phone hours for more information:
Wed 4.12. 13.00 - 14.00 o'clock Finnish Time
Thu 5.12. 13.00 - 14.00 o'clock Finnish Time

Interested?
Please submit your application by 15.12.2024 through our recruitment channel

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries 

Integration & Energy division is responsible for delivering Kongsberg Maritime's integrated projects, portfolio of Energy and Remote & Autonomous solutions, developing new business concepts and taking solution ownership across Kongsberg Maritime. 

KONGSBERG is a leading global technology group. Throughout our proud two-hundred-year history, we have continuously advanced, applying innovative solutions to the needs of our customers, partners and society at large. We believe diversity is our strength. By fostering an inclusive and diverse culture we nurture and ensure space for different perspectives and ideas. We are determined in our work to mature and improve our ability to utilize our diversity and culture of differences to create positive business results. 

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