Vacant job

We are building some of Europe's most ambitious data center campuses in Sweden – and now we are looking for three Project Managers who want to take responsibility for projects where investments are measured in billions, the technology is cutting-edge, and every decision impacts how the digital infrastructure of the future is built. We are looking for two Project Managers for Borlänge and one for Smedjebacken.

This is an opportunity to step into a company in a unique growth phase. You will not only lead large construction and infrastructure projects – you will help shape how EcoDataCenter grows for many years to come.

About the role

As a Project Manager, you are responsible for leading data center projects with investments in the billion-dollar range from early preparations and design to a finished production facility. You own the project delivery regarding time, cost, quality, working environment, and risk, and ensure that many parallel activities are driven forward at the right pace. The projects you lead form the foundation for future customer establishments and campus expansions – delays or incorrect decisions have a direct impact on investments, customer commitments, and the company's continued growth.

The focus of the role lies in the execution phase – approximately 75% of the time is spent operationally leading the construction project, while the remaining time is distributed between design and procurement. A typical week includes supplier meetings to align on progress regarding time, economy, and quality, design meetings, internal coordination between projects, and handling customer visits and internal stakeholders. You also lead the internal project team and are part of the ongoing business development.

A large part of the role is about leading through others. You own the big picture but work with a team of specialists in design, procurement, HSE, finance, and production. This places high demands on the ability to find the right level of control and decision-making – to steer and follow up without getting into every detail, and to know when you need help from the right competence.

The projects are characterized by high technical complexity, many stakeholders, and long time horizons. You navigate daily between demands from customers, investors, and the CTO – three stakeholders with different perspectives and priorities – while keeping focus on the project's overall goals and creating progress even when conditions change.

As the business grows, you also contribute to developing ways of working, processes, and the organization – this is as much an opportunity to build projects as it is to help build EcoDataCenter.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead data center projects through the entire project lifecycle
• Responsible for project delivery regarding time, cost, quality, working environment, and risk
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, and internal specialist functions
• Drive procurements, contract issues, and resource planning
• Ensure progress and manage risks, changes, and dependencies
• Follow up on economy, forecasts, and reporting
• Build and lead project teams and drive decision-making processes
• Ensure projects are executed according to EcoDataCenter's requirements and standards
• Contribute to the development of ways of working and project management as the company expands

Who are you?

You have experience leading large construction, infrastructure, or industrial projects and thrive in environments where many stakeholders, technical disciplines, and dependencies need to be handled in parallel. You are used to taking responsibility for the whole and have experience driving projects from early stages to final delivery.

You understand the connections between technology, economy, schedule, and risk, and are confident in making decisions even when conditions change. You create order in complexity, communicate clearly, and ensure that people work towards the same goal.

You are humble about not knowing everything yourself and have self-awareness regarding when you need help from the right competence. You find the right level of control and decision-making and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where not everything is fully defined from the start.

You do not need to have worked in data centers before – but you need experience from projects where technical complexity, large investments, and many parallel dependencies are part of everyday life.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large construction, infrastructure, or industrial projects
• Experience in project management regarding time, cost, quality, and risk
• Good understanding of contracting forms, contracts, and project economics
• Experience leading and coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Post-secondary education in construction technology, civil engineering, industrial economics, project management, or equivalent experience
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Good computer and IT skills

Merits

• Experience from industrial establishments or large infrastructure projects
• Experience from the client side
• Experience from data centers or other technically complex operations
• Local network in Dalarna

Other information

You report to the Project Director for the respective site. The position is a permanent full-time employment. We are looking for two Project Managers for Borlänge and one for Smedjebacken.

In the recruitment process, we collaborate with Hansson & Partners. You submit your application via the Hansson & Partners website no later than August 16.

The selection is based on your previous experience as well as your inherent personal prerequisites (personality profile and logical reasoning ability). We work based on competence to promote objective and non-discriminatory recruitment, which among other things means that we will conduct work psychological tests and in-depth interviews to identify the competencies we see are most important for the role.

As part of the recruitment process, we conduct background checks for final candidates.

Please note that your application, in accordance with GDPR, should not contain sensitive personal data.

Contact details:

Anna Hansson, [email protected], 070-695 64 63

Martin Ogemar, [email protected], 072-237 21 30