Project Manager

Accenture; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

Soben, part of Accenture, invites applications for a Project Manager to lead complex Norwegian data centre projects and advise across the full lifecycle. You will coordinate diverse teams, manage stakeholders, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while upholding safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate brings 8–10 years in project management within construction or infrastructure, with a preference for data centre experience.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, or related sectors.
• Experience delivering data centre or large-scale complex projects is highly desirable.
• English fluency; Norwegian language skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice at project inception, supporting clients in defining approach and delivery strategy.
• Establish and manage overall project success criteria including time, cost, quality, and performance objectives.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans aligned with scope and delivery requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and ensure effective collaboration across functions.
• Establish and maintain robust project governance, reporting structures, and KPI-driven performance management.
• Monitor progress and performance; manage budgets and financials with regular reporting.
• Oversee procurement strategies and resource planning to support delivery.
• Lead change control processes and ensure changes are documented and controlled.
• Ensure effective communication between stakeholders via meetings and formal updates.
• Review project progress reports for senior stakeholders; manage client relationships across stages.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Client-facing

English fluency

Norwegian advantage

Education

Degree in Construction/PM

MRICS/MAPM accreditation

Tools

PM methodologies

Job description

Grow Your Career with Soben (Part of Accenture)

At Soben, part of Accenture , we believe our greatest strength is our people. Your growth is central to our success, and we’re committed to helping you build a career you’re proud of. As part of Accenture’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice, you’ll benefit from global expertise, advanced digital tools, and exposure to complex projects across the Nordic region.

Working across Norway’s rapidly growing data centre, energy, and infrastructure sectors , you will play a key role in delivering large-scale, mission-critical projects for leading international clients.

We encourage you to be curious, take ownership of your development, and explore the many opportunities available within our business. Speak with your manager about your goals, seek out projects that excite you, and don’t be afraid to stretch beyond your comfort zone — that’s where real growth happens.

Your career journey is unique, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Let’s keep learning, keep improving, and keep building something exceptional together.

Our Project Manager acts as a key figure in delivering complex projects from inception through to completion. The role holder is responsible for leading project teams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery across time, cost, quality, and performance objectives.

The role holder will work closely with clients, contractors, and consultants to manage all aspects of project delivery across major developments within the Norwegian market, particularly within the data centre sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice at project inception, supporting clients in defining project approach and delivery strategy.
• Establish and manage overall project success criteria, including time, cost, quality, and performance objectives.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with scope and delivery requirements.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring effective collaboration across all functions.
• Establish and maintain robust project governance frameworks, processes, and reporting structures.
• Monitor project progress and performance, applying KPI-driven performance management techniques.
• Manage project budgets and financial performance, providing regular reporting and forecasting.
• Oversee procurement strategies and resource planning to support project delivery.
• Lead and manage the change control process, ensuring all changes are documented and controlled.
• Ensure effective communication between project stakeholders through meetings, reports, and formal updates.
• Prepare and review project progress reports, ensuring clarity and accuracy for senior stakeholders.
• Manage client relationships and act as the primary interface across all project stages.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Perform additional duties as required in support of project delivery.

About You

• Degree in Construction, Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Professional accreditation (e.g., MRICS, MAPM, or equivalent) or working towards chartership is preferred.
• Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in project management within construction, infrastructure, or related sectors.
• Experience delivering data centre or large-scale complex projects is highly desirable.
• Understanding of the full project lifecycle, from concept through to completion and handover.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Experience working in a client-facing consultancy or lead contractor environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience in managing project finances and performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and drive project outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage risk, change, and programme delivery effectively.
• Experience working within Norway or the Nordic region is advantageous.
• Fluency in English; Norwegian language skills are advantageous.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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