Project Planner

Kta Naval Systems; Kongsberg; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Robust pension and insurance schemes

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

kta naval systems is recruiting a Project Planner to shape the future of submarines with its Combat Systems ORCCA product family. You will plan and monitor delivery projects, develop progress schedules, and assist the project manager with coordination and reporting.

You will work closely with the Project Manager and project team to establish structure, maintain an overview, and drive progress—at both a high level and a detailed level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in project management, engineering, or a relevant field.
• Experience with system-based projects and understanding of the project lifecycle
• Strong communication skills in Norwegian and English
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project
• Eligible for a Norwegian or German security clearance
• Competitive compensation
• Robust pension and insurance schemes
• Opportunities for professional and personal growth

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor delivery projects, develop progress schedules, track progress, and assist the project manager with coordination and reporting.
• Develop progress schedules in alignment with the project team, suppliers and customer and maintain an overview across project phases.
• Identify conflicts and risks within the project derived from the schedule and monitor progress throughout the phases.
• Assist the project manager with coordination, reporting and follow-up activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Digital affinity

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in project management, engineering, or a relevant field

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Plan and monitor delivery projects, develop progress schedules, track progress, and assist the project manager with coordination and reporting.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in project management, engineering, or a relevant field
• Experience with system-based projects and understanding of the project lifecycle
• Strong communication skills in both Norwegian and English
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project
• Eligible for a Norwegian or German security clearance
• Competitive compensation
• Robust pension and insurance schemes
• Opportunities for professional and personal growth

We are now recruiting Project Planner to shape the future of submarines with its product family of Combat Systems ORCCA.

What you will be working on

As a Project Planner, you will play an important role in the planning and monitoring of our delivery projects. Working closely with the Project Manager and the project team, you will help establish structure, maintain an overview, and drive progress - at both a high-level and a detailed level.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• developing progress schedules in alignment with the project team, suppliers and customer
• ensuring a clear overview throughout the projects various phases from requirement and design to procurement, integration, verification and delivery
• identify conflicts and risks within the project derived from the schedule
• monitoring/tracking progress throughout the various phases of the project
• assisting the project manager with coordination, reporting and follow-up activities

We are looking for someone with:

• a bachelors degree or higher in project management, engineering, or another relevant field (relevant experience as a project planner may compensate for formal education)
• experience with system-based projects and a solid understanding of the project lifecyclefrom design and analysis to procurement, fabrication, testing, and delivery
• strong communication skills in both Norwegian and English (written and spoken)
• proficiency in MS Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) and MS Project
• strong digital affinity and being open minded to new solutions including new tools and usage of artificial intelligence

Personal attributes

We are looking for a planner who does more than just update the schedule - someone who actively uses it to drive the project forward. You will likely thrive and succeed in this role if you:
are communicative both in person and via online communication lines

• possess strong collaborative skills and the ability to build relationships across different disciplines
• are proactive, solution-oriented, and positive, with a clear "can-do" attitude
• are structured and analytical, while maintaining a holistic view of the project
• find motivation in both complex tasks and more repetitive, routine work

What we offer

With us, you get more than just a job; you get a daily life filled with professional challenges, a sense of achievement, and a community of colleagues who truly cheer each other on. We take pride in our work environment, where experience, expertise, and a positive attitude go hand in hand. You will tackle exciting and varied tasks, with opportunities for both professional and personal growth within a large, international company that invests in its people. We offer competitive compensation, robust pension and insurance schemes.
LOCATION: Kongsberg or Bremen

• Attention: Candidates have to be eligible for a Norwegian or German security clearance!
• Microsoft Project

kta naval systems is a joint venture company owned by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. kta naval systems is exclusive supplier and design authority for the complete Combat Systems to thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Submarines. kta naval systems has its headquarters in Kongsberg, Norway and a branch office in Bremen, Germany. The Combat System comprises several elements, which are designed and validated by kta naval systems, and are developed by different sub-contractors.