Senior Project Manager - Fire Suppression

Sentinel; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentinel in Helsinki is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate the delivery of fire-protection and sprinkler-system projects across the Helsinki region. You will lead cross-functional teams from initial planning through final handover, maintaining programme and budget controls while ensuring client expectations are met.

You will manage design, engineering, installation and commissioning activities, drive risk mitigation, and ensure compliance with technical specs, quality standards and

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects involving sprinkler systems, fire suppression or specialist fire-protection installations.
• Understanding fire-protection installation and on-site delivery challenges.
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes, resources and subcontractors.
• Ability to coordinate engineering, design and installation activities.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing client relationships.
• Ability to identify risks, resolve problems and make decisions.
• Organisational skills for multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Managing fire-protection and sprinkler-system projects from initial planning through installation, commissioning and final handover.
• Taking ownership of project programmes, budgets, resources, costs and delivery milestones.
• Coordinating design teams, engineers, installation personnel, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and other project stakeholders.
• Monitoring project progress, identifying potential risks and implementing solutions before they affect delivery.
• Ensuring that projects meet the required technical specifications, quality standards and health and safety requirements.
• Overseeing technical reviews and coordinating the resolution of design or installation issues.
• Managing changes to project scope, programme and costs.
• Providing clear project updates and maintaining control of commercial and operational performance.
• Supporting and coordinating project team members to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Project management

Fire protection

Budget management

Client relations

Risk management

Job description

Deliver multi million Euro projects into Data Centers throughout the Helsinki region (Espoo/Vantaa).

The role

As Senior Project Manager, you'll be responsible for coordinating the successful delivery of fire-protection and sprinkler-system projects, ensuring that technical requirements, commercial objectives, programme commitments and client expectations are met.

You'll work closely with design, engineering, installation and commissioning teams, taking responsibility for project planning, commercial performance, resource coordination and overall delivery.

37-hour working week, Monday to Friday

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing fire-protection and sprinkler-system projects from initial planning through installation, commissioning and final handover.
• Taking ownership of project programmes, budgets, resources, costs and delivery milestones.
• Coordinating design teams, engineers, installation personnel, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and other project stakeholders.
• Monitoring project progress, identifying potential risks and implementing solutions before they affect delivery.
• Ensuring that projects meet the required technical specifications, quality standards and health and safety requirements.
• Overseeing technical reviews and coordinating the resolution of design or installation issues.
• Managing changes to project scope, programme and costs.
• Providing clear project updates and maintaining control of commercial and operational performance.
• Supporting and coordinating project team members to ensure successful delivery.

You'll be trusted to take responsibility, make decisions and keep projects moving while maintaining the standards expected of a specialist fire-protection business.

What we're looking for

We're interested in speaking with experienced project delivery professionals who understand the technical and practical demands of fire-protection projects.

Your background should ideally include:

• Experience managing projects involving sprinkler systems, fire suppression or specialist fire-protection installations.
• A solid understanding of fire-protection installation and the practical challenges involved in delivering projects on site.
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes, resources and subcontractors.
• The ability to coordinate engineering, design and installation activities.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing client relationships.
• The confidence to identify project risks, resolve problems and make decisions.
• The organisational skills required to manage multiple priorities while maintaining control of project delivery.

Experience with data centres, mission-critical infrastructure or other technically demanding environments would be particularly advantageous.

We're looking for someone who can combine technical understanding with commercial judgement and the ability to lead projects through to successful completion.

Build your experience in Helsinki.

For professionals already based in Finland, this is an opportunity to take on a senior position within a specialist technical environment. For candidates considering an international move, it could also be an opportunity to take the next step in their career in Helsinki.