Project manager production

NKT HV Cables; Karlskrona kommun; On-site; SEK 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

NKT HV Cables in Karlskrona is seeking a Project Manager Production to lead customer projects in high voltage power cable production. The role involves coordinating all production activities, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, and managing budgets and timelines.

The ideal candidate will hold a BSc in engineering or a related field, possess strong project management skills, and have fluency in Swedish and English. This position will play a crucial part in facilitating large, complex customer projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination or similar roles.
• Fluency in spoken and written Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cable production throughout all project phases.
• Ensure alignment between customer requirements and manufacturing execution.
• Monitor production progress and act on deviations.
• Develop and follow up on production budget and schedule.

Skills

Project management

Production coordination

Risk management

Communication

Education

BSc degree in engineering, industrial economics, or project management

Job description

Company description

At NKT in Karlskrona, we develop and manufacture high voltage power cables that enable the transition to renewable energy.

We are now looking for a Project Manager Production to join our Operations team in Karlskrona. In this role, you will play a key part in managing and facilitating large, complex customer projects worldwide.

Your role

As Project Manager Production, your main responsibility is to ensure that all production activities within customer projects are executed according to plan. You will act as the link between Production and the overall project organization, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and project goals. You will be part of the core Project Team, contributing with updates on production progress, manufacturing, budget and forecasts, as well as milestone tracking.

Your responsibilities

• Coordinate cable production throughout all project phases
• Ensure alignment between customer requirements and manufacturing execution
• Monitor production progress and act on deviations when needed
• Develop and follow up on production budget, schedule and manufacturing plans
• Oversee risk management and consequence analysis within production
• Represent Production in project meetings and towards customers

In addition, you will follow up on production-related investments and ensure they are completed before production start. You will participate in testing activities together with customers when required and manage ongoing dialogue related to production matters.

Communicative production-oriented project manager

We are looking for a motivated project manager who thrives in a fast‑paced role, making sure that project goals are fulfilled in the best ways possible. You need to be flexible and able to quickly adapt to changes as well as any deviations from original plans. Clear communication and being a supportive colleague are key factors in this role, along with the ability to take initiative and coordinate necessary actions with multiple stakeholders across functions and departments.

We expect you to have:

• BSc degree within engineering, industrial economics, project management or another relevant field.
• Relevant work experience within production, project coordination or similar is meritorious, but personal qualities, motivation and willingness to learn are equally important.
• Experience and understanding of working with project plans
• Fluency in spoken and written Swedish and English

Contact and application

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 2026-08-09. An extract from the criminal record, alcohol and drug tests, along with personality and capacity tests, might be part of our recruitment process.