Project Manager

Fortica AS; Bjerkvik - Rahkka; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation provided

Company car

Travel expenses covered

Insurance (occupational injury, health

Job summary

Fortica AS in Norway is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead planning, delivery, and completion of data-center projects across Narvik, Kristiansand, and Fyresdal. You will coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and within budget.

The role requires 10–15 years of PM experience in data centers or critical infrastructure, strong English skills, and ability to oversee complex technical environments with cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of relevant experience as a Project Manager in data centers or critical infrastructure
• Proven record delivering projects with multiple disciplines and stakeholders
• Strong experience with project planning, cost control, risk management, scheduling, and reporting
• Excellent organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English; Norwegian is a strong advantage
• Degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related discipline; certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data-center construction, expansion, retrofit, or infrastructure projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, rotations on the project and reporting.
• Coordinate internal teams, clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and relevant authorities.
• Ensure delivery meets technical specs, quality, safety standards, and milestones.
• Monitor progress, identify issues early, and implement mitigation actions.
• Manage change requests, documentation, procurement activities, and contract-related deliverables.
• Facilitate regular project meetings and provide status updates to senior stakeholders and customers.
• Support commissioning, handover, close-out, and lessons-learned processes.
• Ensure compliance with requirements, HSE expectations, and company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Independent working

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

PRINCE2 certification

PMP certification

IPMA certification

Job description

Lead the planning, delivery, and completion of data-center construction and infrastructure projects in Norway.

• 10-15 years of experience as a Project Manager in data centers, critical infrastructure, construction, or similar
• Experience with project planning, cost control, risk management, scheduling, and reporting
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English
• Project-management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, IPMA, or equivalent is preferred
• Degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related discipline is preferred
• Full project ownership and site authority
• Structured career progression toward Operations or Regional Director roles
• Accommodation provided, company car, and all travel expenses covered
• Occupational injury, health, and travel insurance

Experienced Project Manager for Data Centers

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the planning, delivery, and successful completion of data-center projects in Norway - in Narvik, Kristiansand and Fyresdal.

The role is suited to a structured, commercially minded professional who can coordinate multiple stakeholders and deliver complex technical projects safely, on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of data-center construction, expansion, retrofit, or infrastructure projects.

Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, rotations on the project and reporting.

Coordinate internal teams, clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and relevant authorities.

Ensure delivery meets agreed technical specifications, quality requirements, safety standards, and project milestones.

Monitor project progress, identify issues early, and implement effective mitigation and recovery actions.

Manage change requests, project documentation, procurement activities, and contract-related deliverables.

Facilitate regular project meetings and provide clear status updates to senior stakeholders and customers.

Support commissioning, handover, close-out, and lessons-learned processes.

Ensure compliance with applicable requirements, HSE expectations, and company policies.

Required qualifications and experience

10-15 years of relevant experience as a Project Manager, ideally within data centers, critical infrastructure, construction, electrical systems, mechanical systems, energy, telecoms, or similar complex technical environments.

Proven record of delivering projects involving multiple disciplines, contractors, and stakeholders.

Strong experience with project planning, cost control, risk management, scheduling, and reporting.

Good understanding of technical project delivery, preferably including power, cooling, building services, network infrastructure, or commissioning.

Ability to work independently while maintaining close collaboration with diverse project teams.

Excellent organisational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Professional fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Norwegian language skills are a strong advantage, but not a requirement.

Preferred qualifications

Relevant degree or professional background in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related discipline.

Project-management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, IPMA, or equivalent.

Experience working on projects and general HSE practices.

Experience with data-center standards, critical facilities, commissioning, or operational handover.

Proactive, dependable, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Detail-oriented while able to maintain a strong overview of project priorities.

Collaborative and confident in communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Committed to quality, safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Why Join Fortica as Project Manager?

We invest in our leaders. As a Senior PM at Fortica, you'll lead significant projects from strategy to handover, own P&L responsibility, and build and mentor a high-performing site team across our Nordic operations.

What We Offer:

Leadership & Autonomy — Full project ownership; site authority over planning, resource allocation, and quality. Your decisions shape the project and the team.

Career Development — Structured progression toward Operations or Regional Director roles.

Comprehensive Support — Accommodation provided ; company car; all travel expenses covered; occupational injury, health and travel insurance included.

Quality Projects — Work on substantial build and infrastructure contracts — not small jobs. Real scope, real teams, real impact.

Professional Environment — We take safety and compliance seriously. You'll work with a team that values HSE as much as you do, backed by systematic processes and clear standards.

• Kostnadskontroll (Financial controlling)
• Risikostyring

Fortica is a newly established construction company specializing in the data centers fit-out, industrial construction (factories, halls, workshops, storage buildings), commercial construction (hotels, and restaurants, office buildings). Our expertise lies in managing complex projects that require advanced technical knowledge, precision, and attention to detail. We work with architects, engineers, and design teams to provide our clients with fully integrated solutions from the ground up.
We are a part of CTS Group.