Project Manager (m/f/d) - Data Centre Construction

Turner & Townsend; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Norway is seeking an experienced Project Manager for major construction projects. You will oversee cost, schedule, and budgets, coordinate with General Contractors and consultants, and monitor milestone progress on complex data centre builds.

Fluency in English is essential; Norwegian is a plus. Expect frequent on-site work and regular travel within Norway as part of a dynamic, client-focused team.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Min.10years of experience as a Project Manager for major construction projects; Data Centre Construction experience preferred.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
• Strong and professional communication skills, with great organization, ability to multi-task.
• Must have a “team attitude”, be self-motivated and willing to support other groups and projects.
• Willingness to work 5 days on construction site and travel regularly within Norway.
• Fluent English; Norwegian language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall project cost, schedule and budgets.
• Manage General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors and consultants.
• Analyse, track and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Review construction proposals and related pricing/scopes.
• Review, correct and assess work-in-place, to approve capital expenditure spends.
• Review and approve cost loaded schedules.
• Run and lead client and other required meetings.
• Identify factors that influence construction costs and monitor/report on this data.
• Review and audit cost estimates prepared by contractors and others within a client’s organization.
• Support engineering decisions relating to project cost and budget during design-build changes.
• Review requests for payment; track equipment to meet schedule; record occurrences for potential claims; advocate for the client during disputes.
• Coordinate scheduling consultant reviews on the project; review and approve final invoices.

Skills

Project management

Excel

Spreadsheets

Report writing

Presentations

Communication

Team attitude

Organizational skills

Education

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Due to the continued success and expansion of our European business we currently have opportunities in Norway and want to talk with Project Management Professionals.

• Manage overall project cost, schedule and budgets.
• Manage General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors and consultants.
• Analyse, track and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Review construction proposals and related pricing/scopes.
• Review, correct and assess work-in-place, to approve capital expenditure spends.
• Review and approve cost loaded schedules.
• Run and lead client and other required meetings.
• Identify factors that influence construction costs and monitor and report on this data.
• Review, validate and audit cost estimates prepared by contractors and others within a client’s organization.
• Support engineering decisions relating to the project cost and budget while design-build changes take place during construction.
• Review requests for payment.
• Track and ensure equipment meets the project schedule.
• Record occurrence that might result in a claim - acting on the client’s behalf.
• Advocate on the part of the client during disputes, disagreements, modifications, or change orders.
• Coordinate and oversee scheduling consultant reviews on the project.
• Review and approve final invoices, payment applications, retention payments.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Min.10years of experience as a Project Manager for major construction projects;experiencein Data Centre Construction projects is preferred.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
• Strong and professional communication skills, with great organization skills, ability to multi-task.
• Must have a “team attitude”, be self-motivated and be willing to support other groups and projects when required.
• Willingness to work 5 days on construction site and to travel on a regular basis within Norway.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, creativity and dynamism.
• Fluent English language skills, Norwegian language skills are a plus.

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.