Senior Project Manager - Complex Programs Lead

Wesco; Asker; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesco in Asker, Norway, is seeking a Project Manager II to oversee all aspects of complex projects, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence. You will guide scope, cost, schedule, staffing, and vendor coordination, reporting to upper management on project status.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, strong leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and alignment with safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals, while developing teams and optimizing processes.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3 years required, 5 years experience preferred of directing work in a large-scale project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to supervise and develop assigned employees.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages project development from beginning to end.
• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables to support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develops full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis.
• Estimates resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Develops employees to be self-sufficient in continuous improvement tools.
• Functions as leader for continuous improvement events.
• Aligns activities with corporate goals around safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Performs root-cause analysis on gaps, identifies waste, and works with leadership to drive sustainable corrective action.
• Drafts and submits budget proposals, and recommends subsequent budget changes.
• Negotiates with other department managers for acquisition of required personnel.
• Determines and assesses need for additional staff or consultants and makes appropriate staffing adjustments during project cycle.
• Sets and manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to personnel.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within project team.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path.
• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Tracks project milestones and deliverables.
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Manages changes in project scope, identifies potential concerns, and devises contingency plans.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Wesco in Asker, Norway, is seeking a Project Manager II to oversee all aspects of complex projects, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence. You will guide scope, cost, schedule, staffing, and vendor coordination, reporting to upper management on project status.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, strong leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and alignment with safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals, while developing teams and optimizing processes.