Project Director, Buildings & Industry South East

Do you have a passion for collaboration and value creation together with customers? Can you manage complex projects with multi-disciplinary teams and ensure effective delivery? And are you experienced in project management within the industrial sector? Then this could be the next step in your career!

Everything starts with the customer – that is what drives the development

COWI is an international engineering consulting company with around 1300 employees in Norway and is considered a leader in the industrial sector. In Buildings & Industry South East, we have worked alongside our customers on some of Norway's most significant projects, including Fornebubanen, Skygard Data Center, Carbon capture Klemetsrud, Tine, various hospitals and defence projects. 

With an adventurous market in the industrual sector in Norway, competition in the consulting market has intensified and we see that communication, collaboration, innovation and efficiency are key parameters in both tenders and implementation. We are searching for a Project Director who is highly motivated and ready to advance the field of project management. 

As a Project Director, you will work closely with clients and stakeholders to develop solutions that align with COWI’s Future Now strategy, focusing on sustainability, innovation, and digital transformation. Reporting directly to the VP Head of Projects, Buildings & Industry South East, you will be a key player in advancing our market position and delivering long-term value to our customers.

Your key activities will be:

• Managing industrial projects from inception to completion
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to reach project goals
• Identifying and mitigating project risks and communicating project status to stakeholders
• Identifying project opportunities and participating in development of our industrial portfolio
• Ensuring profitability and deliver on billion-dollar size projects
• Developing strategic connections with customers and facilitate business development and marketing initiatives
• Collaborate with senior leadership to contribute to business development, strategy, and the implementation of the Future Now strategy.

 Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get stuck in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that you will have:

• Experience in project management within the industrial sector
• Good leadership and team management skills
• Proficient communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously
• A motivated and solution-oriented mindset
• An existing industrial network to support future market growth
• Fluency in Scandinavian language and English, both written and spoken.

 A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to VP Head of Projects, Magnus Mustonen at +47 46791090 / mgms@cowi.com. Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve, and what life is like at COWI.

We will call for interviews on an ongoing basis until the position has been filled.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you’re interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

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