[ES_JOBS_NET] Project Manager, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)
Christine Wiedinmyer
christinew at ucar.edu
Fri Feb 27 13:59:55 MST 2026
https://www.finn.no/job/ad/452958781
Project Manager
Earth Observation seeks a Project Manager!
KSAT is seeking a Project Manager within the Emerging Products and Services
team which is part of the Earth Observation division. The department
focuses on developing new services, solutions, supporting and leading R&D
projects and delivering on multi-year framework contracts for public
institutions such as ESA and the EC and supporting our customers within the
energy and environment sectors. Our Project Managers are expected to
establish a strong relationship with our clients and work closely with them
to fulfil project requirements whilst also having the flexibility to
support the development and improvement of new and existing services to
complement KSAT's maritime and land-based products and services. Selected
candidates will be part of a highly professional team that serves a global
market.
Main responsibilities:
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Managing a portfolio of service delivery projects and ensuring
fulfilment of contractual obligations towards our clients
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Project coordination and reporting and proposal writing
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Providing technical support to our sales team and customers
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Supporting operational teams with new service set up, processing and
training
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Cross team/division technical coordination where relevant to project and
product management
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Input into technical development discussions related to improvements to
existing solutions and developments to new services to optimize procedures
and processing methodologies.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with at least 3-5 years' experience working with
Earth Observation data, preferably with a Bachelor of Science degree
(Remote Sensing, Earth Science, GIS, Geography, Environmental Management or
similar). A postgraduate degree in Earth Observation / Remote Sensing or
similar Geospatial field is preferred but not required.
It is required to have a good technical knowledge of satellite Earth
observation and use of EO data (optical and SAR) - experience with both
maritime and land applications is advantageous. Additionally, it is an
advantage to have experience with image processing techniques and
processing software (ESA SNAP, ENVI, Catalyst, GDAL or other similar
software).
In this role you will also have close contact with our customers. Previous
experience managing or coordinating projects such as from ESA or EU Horizon
will be seen to be advantageous. Additional experience from product/service
development projects would be valuable but not essential.
You must be fluent in English, both oral and written.
Personal qualities we appreciate:
We want someone who is a team player with good communication and
collaboration skills. Someone who is self-driven and result orientated, and
who has a customer mind-set and has a good business understanding. We want
someone who is ambitious for personal development, has an enthusiasm for
travelling, and who is motivated to build and improve products and services
to best meet customer requirements.
KSAT - A stellar workplace
We are a rapidly growing organization with solid finances. At KSAT you will
encounter an active and inclusive working environment, and we want someone
who wants to build on this. With us, you get skilled and committed
colleagues, a flexible and varied everyday life, opportunities to grow and
a unique opportunity to help develop an exciting future for KSAT. If this
wasn't enough, we also offer, among other things:
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We are a social group who do things outside of work, both under the
auspices of the company and on private initiative. Here you will be
included from day one.
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Competitive salary conditions, training courses, training room at work
that employees are free to use, very good health insurance and pension
schemes, telephone and mobile subscriptions, company cabin, support for
sports, etc.
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An environment you are guaranteed to learn from - regardless of your
level of expertise today. You will join an environment with high competence
and with a strong desire and will to deliver world-class quality - at all
levels of the organisation.
KSAT sees the importance to ensure diversity in the company by taking
gender, age, and cultural background into account during recruitment. The
position requires that you meet the conditions for Norwegian security
clearance and be able to be authorized and suitable for the position. Final
candidates will have to complete a background check of Semac. Office
location: Oslo or Tromsø.
Applications are processed on a rolling basis.
Get to know us better through - SPACE UP YOUR CAREER
https://karriere.ksat.no/ - we are looking forward to hearing from you!
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