Construction Project Manager, Data Centers

4-year fixed-term contract

Help shape one of Europes most ambitious data center programs

Are you an experienced construction project professional who thrives in complex environments where engineering, commercial thinking and stakeholder leadership come together?

Hilti is looking for a Construction Project Manager, Data Centers to take a leading role in winning the Hilti opportunities on one of Europes largest next-generation, AI-ready data center programs. This is a four-year fixed-term position, offering a unique opportunity in Northern Ostrobothnia to take long-term ownership of a major international project and contribute to its development from design all the way through execution.

The program is a result of account development by Hilti globally and with the designs now developed the program is moving to construction phase with the first new data center project being built in Finland. This creates a unique opportunity to contribute to one of Hiltis most strategically important data center programs and help bring next generation hyperscale AI infrastructure to life.

What is the role?

As Construction Project Manager, Data Centers, you will take ownership of Hiltis business and project activities in a dedicated project as part of Hilti Finlands Large Projects team.

This is not a traditional construction project management role. You will work at the intersection of engineering, project leadership and commercial development, identifying opportunities, influencing technical decisions, and ensuring that Hilti solutions are successfully implemented throughout the project.

You will collaborate closely with contractors, consultants, designers and other key stakeholders while bringing together Hilti expertise across sales, engineering, logistics and specialist functions.

Together with the Construction Project Director, you will lead Hiltis project team, creating the structure, focus, and momentum needed to deliver results in a highly complex and fast-moving project environment.

The role requires regular presence at project sites in Muhos-Vaala area and mobility across Finland.

What does the role involve?

In this role, you will:

• Lead Hiltis project activities and coordinate the cross-functional team in data centre projects located in Muhos-Vaala area

• Identify, develop and lead business opportunities from early project stages through execution

• Drive project-specific sales growth while ensuring strong commercial performance and profitability

• Lead technically demanding sales processes and contribute confidently to technical discussions with customers, contractors and designers

• Build and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across the project ecosystem

• Work closely with contractors, consultants and designers to ensure Hilti solutions are specified and implemented in the right applications

• Coordinate internal expertise across sales, engineering, logistics and specialist teams

• Ensure smooth execution of project deliveries and solutions in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

• Take ownership of project planning, pipeline management and forecasting together with the wider team

• Maintain an active presence on job sites to identify opportunities, solve challenges and keep activities moving forward

• Bring structure and transparency to critical project phases and ensure activities are executed in line with Hilti processes and guidelines

• Use Salesforce to manage opportunities, stakeholder relationships and project activities

What were looking for

We are looking for someone who combines technical understanding with strong commercial and project leadership skills.

You are comfortable navigating complex projects, bringing people together around a common goal and influencing decisions even when you do not have direct authority.

Ideally, you bring:

• Several years of relevant experience in project management, technical solution selling or a comparable complex project environment

• Experience in construction, infrastructure, data centers or similarly demanding technical projects as an advantage

• A relevant technical degree, for example in engineering or similar competence acquired through work experience

• A strong understanding of solution selling across products, services and software

• Experience managing commercially complex opportunities and working towards sales and profitability targets

• An understanding of the commercial, technical, logistical and contractual elements that influence major construction projects

• A proactive, structured and results-oriented way of working, combined with a strong drive to move things forward, find solutions and continuously improve ways of working

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at different organizational levels, including senior management

• The ability to work in a matrix organization and lead through influence

• The ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities while maintaining performance in a fast-paced international project environment

• Fluency in spoken and written English; Finnish language skills are a significant advantage

• You live in Northern Ostrobothnia area or will relocate there for this opportunity with willingness to travel across Finland

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a major international data center program while representing Hilti in a highly strategic and technically demanding project environment.

Over the assignment, you will have the opportunity to combine technical expertise, commercial responsibility and project leadership, working alongside customers, designers, contractors and specialists on solutions that will become part of next generation hyperscale infrastructure. There is an opportunity to develop a career at Hilti globally if you succeed in this first assignment.

If you enjoy complex projects, building strong customer partnerships, and turning technical opportunities into real-world solutions, this could be your next challenge.

If you are interested, send us your application latest by 21.11 and tell us why you would be a great fit.