Mechanical Package Manager

Are you an experienced Mechanical Package Manager looking for your next challenge?

We are seeking a Mechanical Package Manager for a permanent position supporting a major data center construction project in Northern Norway. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex and technically advanced mechanical systems in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary project environment. You will take ownership of the mechanical package from installation through testing, commissioning, and final handover.

About the Role

As a Mechanical Package Manager, you will lead the delivery of the mechanical scope on a major construction project. You will coordinate mechanical subcontractors, site teams, consultants, and internal project teams to ensure that systems are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

You will oversee mechanical systems throughout construction and commissioning, monitor progress and performance, manage interfaces, resolve technical challenges, and ensure compliance with project specifications, safety requirements, building codes, and industry regulations. You will also have the authority to stop work when safety concerns arise and ensure that corrective actions are implemented.

The position is particularly suited to candidates with experience from large-scale construction, data center, mission-critical, industrial, pharmaceutical, or other technically complex projects.

Candidates may be based locally in Northern Norway or elsewhere in Norway. Flexible work schedules are available, including:

• Weekly commuting

• 3 weeks on / 1 week off

• 10 days on / 4 days off

Accommodation and travel related to the agreed rotation schedule are provided.

English is the working language on site, making this an excellent opportunity for candidates from diverse professional backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical package through installation, testing, commissioning, system completion, and final handover

• Coordinate mechanical subcontractors, site teams, consultants, and project stakeholders, including interfaces with other construction and engineering disciplines

• Monitor programme milestones, progress, productivity, quality, cost, and safety to ensure successful package delivery

• Review and approve mechanical designs, plans, modifications, documentation, and technical solutions

• Conduct inspections, resolve mechanical and engineering issues, and follow up defects, non-conformities, and corrective actions

• Ensure compliance with project specifications, local regulations, building codes, industry standards, and safety requirements, stopping work when necessary

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in mechanical management, package management, or a similar role on large-scale construction projects

• Strong knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical systems, together with construction methods, safety requirements, and industry regulations

• Experience delivering complex mechanical packages through installation, testing, commissioning, and handover

• Proven ability to lead subcontractors and site teams while controlling schedule, productivity, quality, cost, and safety

• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with fluent written and spoken English

• Professional or fluent English, both written and spoken

Advantageous Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline

• Experience from data center, mission-critical, industrial, or pharmaceutical projects

• Experience with project management, design, and construction management software

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces and resolving technical issues during construction and commissioning

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces and managing electrical system completion, commissioning, and handover

Who We Are Looking For

• A confident and collaborative leader who takes ownership and coordinates teams and subcontractors effectively

• Structured, detail-oriented, and able to prioritise workload and make sound decisions in a fast-paced project environment

• Proactive and solution-oriented when resolving technical challenges, quality issues, and delivery risks

• Quality- and safety-focused, with the confidence to intervene and implement corrective actions when required

• An effective communicator who can influence, build relationships, and work across multidisciplinary teams

What We Offer

• Permanent employment and career development opportunities within a growing international organization

• Responsibility for a major mechanical package on a technically advanced data center construction project

• Hands-on experience with complex, mission-critical mechanical systems alongside experienced project and engineering professionals

• Flexible work schedules, with accommodation and travel provided according to the agreed rotation schedule

• A professional and multicultural project environment where you can contribute directly to safe, high-quality, and on-time delivery

Ready for Your Next Challenge?

We are looking to hire as soon as possible and will review applications on an ongoing basis. Please submit your updated CV in English, highlighting your relevant mechanical, project management, and construction experience.

A formal cover letter is not required. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a brief questionnaire as part of the recruitment process.