Project Manager

Cyient Limited; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient Limited in Lysaker, Norway, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs end-to-end. You will own scope, schedule, budget and risk, coordinating across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning while maintaining strong customer relationships.

The role requires travel to sites and aligns with safety, quality and regulatory standards. The successful candidate will have a PM background, 10+ years of experience, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in engineering, PM or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in complex engineering or industrial projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven track record in budgets, schedules, risk management and customer reporting.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, suppliers, construction or commissioning.
• Fluency in English; working knowledge of Norwegian or Swedish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the project baseline and deliver the agreed scope in line with schedule, budget, quality, HSE, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams, establishing clear priorities, responsibilities, governance and escalation routes.
• Maintain reliable forecasts, resource plans, cost controls, progress measures and project performance reporting.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change control, implementing timely mitigation and recovery plans where required.
• Manage contractual obligations, variations, claims and change orders in collaboration with commercial and legal stakeholders.
• Build trusted customer relationships and maintain alignment on priorities, milestones, decisions, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering, design, procurement, suppliers, construction and commissioning interfaces to support safe and effective execution.
• Lead project reviews and communicate clear, accurate and timely updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure effective handover, closeout, documentation and transfer of lessons learned.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget control

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in engineering or PM

Tools

Project planning tools

Cost-control tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

Cyient is a global digital, engineering and technology solutions company providing lifecycle engineering services. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects in Norway and help our customers deliver safe, sustainable and high-quality outcomes.

You will have end-to-end responsibility for project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, contractual commitments and customer relationships. You will lead collaboration across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and commercial workstreams, with clear accountability from project initiation through handover and closeout.

The role is based in Lysaker, Norway and may require travel to customer, supplier or project sites. Specific arrangements for work location, hybrid working, project duration, expected start date and site presence will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Key responsibilities

• Own the project baseline and deliver the agreed scope in line with schedule, budget, quality, HSE, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams, establishing clear priorities, responsibilities, governance and escalation routes.
• Maintain reliable forecasts, resource plans, cost controls, progress measures and project performance reporting.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change control, implementing timely mitigation and recovery plans where required.
• Manage contractual obligations, variations, claims and change orders in collaboration with commercial and legal stakeholders.
• Build trusted customer relationships and maintain alignment on priorities, milestones, decisions, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering, design, procurement, suppliers, construction and commissioning interfaces to support safe and effective execution.
• Lead project reviews and communicate clear, accurate and timely updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure effective handover, closeout, documentation and transfer of lessons learned.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, project management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience managing complex engineering or industrial projects with multidisciplinary teams across several lifecycle phases.
• Proven track record for success related to project budgets, schedules, risk management, change control and customer reporting.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, suppliers, construction or commissioning activities.
• Strong commercial understanding, including contracts, variations, forecasting and cost control.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and professional fluency in English and working language skills in Swedish or Norwegian.
• The ability to work in Norway and travel to project or customer locations when required.
• Experience in energy, oil and gas, LNG, hydrogen, carbon capture, process, infrastructure or another regulated industrial sector.
• Experience working with Norwegian customers, suppliers, regulatory requirements or working practices.
• A recognized project management certification, such as PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA or an equivalent qualification.
• Familiarity with project planning, cost-control and reporting tools.