Project Manager for Facility Management and Building Maintenance

Project Manager for Facility Management and Building Maintenance

Do you want to take responsibility for the maintenance of the municipality's buildings and safely lead the projects from need to finished solution?

The Municipality of Sermersooq is looking for a professionally strong and proactive project manager for the maintenance department in Nuuk. We have an extensive building stock throughout the municipality and need you, who can translate technical insight into concrete solutions and ensure progress in both planned projects and everyday tasks.

You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing maintenance and renovation projects with a focus on quality, economy, and timelines. You will follow up, make decisions within your area of responsibility, and ensure that tasks are completed and documented.

Your primary work area is Nuuk, where you contribute to ensuring that the municipality's buildings are functioning well and maintained based on their condition, user needs, and financial frameworks. You will work closely with the users of the buildings, the municipality's professional areas, and external partners.

The position combines independent project responsibility with ongoing handling of ad hoc tasks. You must be able to reprioritize when urgent needs arise while maintaining an overview and progress in the planned efforts.

Your primary tasks:

You drive the tasks forward and ensure coherence between technical solutions, economy, and execution. Your primary tasks include:

·Develop, prioritize, and implement plans for planned and periodic maintenance (PPV).

·Lead renovation and maintenance projects from needs clarification and planning to execution, handover, and follow-up.

·Coordinate advisors, contractors, and craftsmen, as well as follow up on agreements, quality, and timelines.

·Handle and coordinate insurance cases and follow up on repairs and documentation.

·Administer and follow up on service agreements to ensure that the agreed services are delivered.

·Follow up on budgets and project economy and respond to deviations in time.

·Collaborate across the municipality's administrations and ensure clear dialogue with the users of the buildings.

·Ensure progress, documentation, and completion of ongoing projects and maintenance tasks.

·Maintain, develop, and quality assure data and workflows in Dalux FM.

·Ensure documentation and follow-up on fire safety systems and coordinate necessary measures.

·Conduct building inspections, assess maintenance needs, and translate them into prioritized efforts.

·Continuously handle and coordinate ad hoc tasks, including urgent maintenance needs, and ensure prioritization, follow-up, and completion.

We expect you to:

∙Have a relevant higher education as a building constructor, engineer, or similar.

∙Have a broad technical understanding of construction and can assess solutions based on quality, operation, and maintenance.

∙Have experience in driving construction, renovation, or maintenance projects and seeing them through to completion.

∙Be able to work with budgets and financial follow-up and create an overview of the project's economy.

∙Be an experienced user of IT systems, including the Microsoft Office suite.

∙Preferably have experience with Facility Management systems, such as Dalux FM.

Personal competencies:

We are looking for a colleague who:

·Works in a structured manner, prioritizes consciously, and maintains an overview when multiple tasks require your attention.

·Thrives with both long-term projects and ongoing ad hoc tasks and can adapt when priorities change.

·Creates a constructive collaboration across professional groups and follows up on common agreements.

·Communicates clearly and professionally and makes technical issues understandable for users and partners.

·Takes ownership of your tasks, acts independently, and involves relevant colleagues and management when necessary.

·Is solution-oriented and proactive and responds promptly to challenges and deviations.

·Contributes with concrete suggestions for better workflows, documentation, and follow-up in the department.

∙It is an advantage if you master both Greenlandic and Danish, but it is not a requirement.

We offer:

∙A position with independent project responsibility and the opportunity to see your solutions become a reality.

∙The opportunity to influence the prioritization of the municipality's building maintenance.

∙A varied everyday life with both planned projects, concrete operational needs, and ad hoc tasks.

∙A good professional environment with engaged and helpful colleagues.

∙Opportunities for both professional and personal development.

∙A workplace in ongoing development with a focus on collaboration and quality.

The position reports to the department head for Facility. The department of Business, Facility, and Procurement is part of Internal Services, which includes a wide range of professional areas.

Criminal record:

This position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received a criminal record. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the criminal record from the Police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Greenland Self-Government, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Greenland Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

There will be the possibility of assigning staff housing for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered temporary housing, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information on: www.iserit.gl

The start date depends on when a staff housing is available. A relocation travel and moving expenses will be provided according to applicable rules.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, please feel free to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to:

Department Head for Facility Angerla Egede-Enoksen, tel. +299 36 71 44 or email: ks82anen@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 1189-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation for previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply:

Applications must be sent electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Note:

We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: December 3, 2026