We have a current opportunity for a Project Lead Engineer on a contract basis with a leading and international power infrastructure company (grid connections and power quality solutions).
The position will be based in Oslo with some flexibility on office attendance.

We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable Project Lead Engineer to drive technical execution for key customer projects across Norway. If you thrive in leading engineering teams, managing customer relationships, and delivering impactful solutions, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical workstreams, ensuring delivery meets quality, timeline, and financial goals.
• Manage power and control system projects for customers in grid operations, industry, and transportation.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering teams, both internally and externally.
• Act as a bridge between sales and project execution, maintaining strong customer engagement.
• Collaborate with project managers to align on deliverables and objectives.
• Work with high-voltage systems (>36kV), transformers, auxiliary power supplies, and protection/control systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Background in electrical engineering or power distribution.
• Experience in a technical leadership or engineering management role.
• Strong understanding of HV interfaces, protection/control systems, and cross-functional engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to align with company values, safety standards, and financial targets.
• Collaborative, proactive, and capable of working independently.
• Proficiency in a Scandinavian language and English (oral and written) is preferred.

What We Offer

• Career development in a supportive, innovative, and interdisciplinary environment.
• Challenging and diverse projects to enhance your technical growth.
• Inclusive and team-oriented workplace culture.
• Social activities, flexible hours, and remote work options.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.