Head of Installation Management

NKT; Sweden; Hybrid; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT is seeking a seasoned Head of Installation Management, Offshore to coordinate installation engineering, site activities, and project purchasing within the regional HUB. This role ensures readiness, compliance, and quality throughout offshore project execution, working closely with Project Execution and Supply Chain functions.

You will lead installation engineering and site teams, maintain strong safety and quality culture, and travel regularly to project sites, with a preference for a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in installation engineering and site execution.
• Proven ability to coordinate technical and site-based teams.
• Strong understanding of HSE, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate installation engineering activities, methods and documentation.
• Oversee site management including readiness reviews and site visits.
• Align installation purchasing needs with Supply Chain and Procurement.
• Support project planning with input on feasibility, sequencing and risks.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Installation engineering

Site management

Project execution

HSE knowledge

Procurement interfaces

Education

Engineering or similar technical education

Job description

Coordinate offshore installation and site execution activities

Join NKT and take part in offshore cable projects supporting the energy transition. In this role, you will oversee installation engineering, site management, and project‑related purchasing, ensuring safe and efficient project delivery in a global environment. Would you like to work closely with project teams and site operations across multiple offshore installations?

Coordinate installation engineering and site activities

As Head of Installation Management, Offshore, you are responsible for aligning installation engineering, site management, and project purchasing within the regional HUB. You ensure readiness, compliance, and quality throughout project execution, working closely with Project Execution and Supply Chain functions.

Your responsibility will be to:

• Coordinate installation engineering activities, methods, and documentation
• Oversee site management, including readiness reviews, visits, and follow‑up
• Align installation purchasing needs with Supply Chain and Procurement
• Support project planning with input on feasibility, sequencing, and risks
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality, and regulatory requirements

The position is based in Karlskrona and reports to VP Offshore, Fredric Holmgren. A hybrid setup is possible but we expect the person on the position to have a continuous presence in Karlskrona. Regular travel to project sites is expected, including multi-day visits.

Experienced professional within installation and site execution

You are a structured and pragmatic professional with a clear communication style and the ability to manage complex situations across technical and site environments. You maintain focus in fast-paced settings and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders. You contribute to a safe and quality-oriented work culture and support team development and engagement.

You also have:

• Experience from installation engineering, site management, or project execution
• Experience coordinating technical and site-based teams
• Understanding of HSE, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Experience working with project purchasing or procurement interfaces
• Relevant technical education (engineering or equivalent)

Support offshore projects in the green transition

NKT is committed to developing a diverse organization and culture where people of diverse backgrounds can grow and are inspired to do their best. We have high ambitions on establishing gender diversity at NKT and encouraging all interested candidates to apply – even if you don’t tick all the boxes described. We believe that a diverse organization enables long-term performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture creates a better work environment.

In this role, you will work in an international setting with close collaboration across functions such as Project Execution, Supply Chain, and site operations. You will have opportunities to broaden your experience within offshore installation, contribute to developing ways of working, and be part of projects that support the transition to renewable energy.

“As a leader, you create clarity across engineering, site teams, and project execution, ensuring safe and reliable installation delivery,” says Hiring Manager, Fredric Holmgren.

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About NKT

Join a diverse and international team within NKT’s Grid Solutions business, supporting the delivery and operation of reliable power grids worldwide. We deliver HVAC onshore cable systems and provide specialist service for AC and DC cable systems onshore and offshore. As a global organisation with operations across Europe, Australia, the United States, and the Middle East, Grid Solutions works closely with customers around the world and across the full lifecycle of power cable systems. At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading power cable technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and plays a key role as the world moves towards clean energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling reliable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology, building the infrastructure from the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark, operates from more than 30 countries worldwide, and employs 6,500 people globally. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com

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