What's the role?
Help shape one of Europe’s 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 Europe’s 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 Hilti’s most strategically important data center programs and help bring next generation hyperscale AI infrastructure to life.
What You'll do
As Construction Project Manager, Data Centers, you will take ownership of Hilti’s business and project activities in a dedicated project as part of Hilti Finland’s 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 Hilti’s 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 Hilti’s 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
Other responsibilities may arise from time to time as the project and business evolve.
What You’ll Bring
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 successfully 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
What’s In It for You
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 four-year assignment, you will have the opportunity to combine technical expertise, commercial responsibility and project leadership in one role, 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, please send us your application latest by 21.11 and tell us why you would be a great fit.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
