R&D Project manager

Join us and play a role in the world’s transition to a green and sustainable future!

Are you prepared to enhance your project leadership abilities in an important technical position? 

If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

At NKT, we’re looking for a R&D Project Manager to join our diverse and innovative R&D team. In this role, you’ll coordinate both local and cross-functional projects aimed at developing next-generation high voltage cable systems. 

Joining NKT means stepping into a world of exciting career paths and continuous learning.

Lead the Way in Groundbreaking Development Projects
Our R&D team is actively engaged in transforming how energy is generated, transmitted, and used—developing sustainable technologies that improve energy efficiency. As R&D Project Manager, you'll manage key projects, from defining scope and planning budgets to coordinating resources and timelines. You’ll collaborate closely with steering groups, product management, business leaders, and external partners to innovate forward.

Your Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and support development projects for high voltage cable systems (onshore and offshore)
• Follow internal stage gate models and report progress in monthly project reviews
• Initiate prototype production and plan testing according to national, international, or customer standards
• Ensure smooth handover of designs and results to relevant stakeholders
• Document and share lessons learned to continuously improve our processes
• Act as a bridge between the line and project organizations to ensure alignment and progress

What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a forward-thinking and communicative R&D Project Manager with a positive mindset and a commitment to promoting innovative practices. You're a skilled collaborator who modifies your communication style to suit various audiences and thrives in a role where you take full responsibility for project outcomes.To thrive in this role, you should bring both technical understanding and financial awareness, enabling you to manage projects from a holistic perspective. Experience with R&D processes and tools is a plus, as is a background in engineering—especially in submarine cable system design.

Your Background:

• University degree in a technical field
• Solid experience in project management or in a project-driven organization
• Skilled in using project management tools for engineering
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Contribute to our continuous improvement journey
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.

Join us and take advantage of career development opportunities, work in a collaborative team, and grow your skills in an international setting. This role offers the chance to make an impact on our contract management processes and contribute to our continuous improvement journey.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices of NKT Connectors here!

We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 2025-06-16.

An extract from the criminal record, alcohol- and drug tests, along with personality tests, will be part of our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, please reach out to Cajsa Carlsson, cajsa.carlsson@nkt.com. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail. 

Union representatives
Sveriges Ingenjörer - Christian Fisch, +46 455 56 380 
Unionen - Joakim Wikström, +46 734 070 243
Ledarna - Roger Jönsson, +46 455 55 911
 
We are looking forward to receiving your application!

About NKT

At the factory in Karlskrona, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering center operating one of the most advanced high-voltage test halls, a state-of-the-art cable manufacturing and the NKT Victoria – the most sustainable cable-laying vessel in the offshore industry. 

NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.3 billion in 2024. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com