We are proud to have built largest team of data management consultants in Norway working with geoscience and subsurface data, serving a wide range of domestic and international clients. Not only does this provide our clients with unrivalled access to expertise and capacity for delivery, but it has also allowed us to foster a unique and diverse community for knowledge sharing, professional development and social engagement. You can read more about the department here.

Now we are looking for a Department Manager to help further strengthen and evolve this growing department. An ideal new leader will combine a genuine motivation for inclusive leadership, good industry and domain expertise, and a strategic and business-oriented mindset. If you are excited by the chance to support a team of brilliant, enthusiastic and talented data consultants and grow Cegal’s data management department to new milestones then this could be the role for you! The role reports to the Director of Data and Energy Consulting. 

About the role  

As the Department Manager of Energy Consulting at Cegal, you will:  

• Lead a department of 30 data and digitalization consultants and be accountable for P&L of the department. 

• Support, mentor and  enable the team leads reporting directly to you 

• Be forward-leaning in your approach, identifying opportunities to evolve and expand the department in line with business goals and market trends.  

• Ensure yearly and running business planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with support from finance business partner and director 

• Align the department’s work with overall business strategies, driving both innovation and tangible business results for our clients.  

• Be deeply involved in customer engagements, securing profitable, high-quality solutions, and ensuring high customer satisfaction 

• Build positive relationships across teams and departments, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.  

• Actively engage in recruitment, talent retention, and employee satisfaction initiatives to ensure the continued growth of the department.  

• Contribute to sales processes by offering your strategic insights into how we can solve business challenges within the energy sector.  

• Be a positive role model that fosters a positive working environment and supports Cegal’s company values. 

Who are you? 

We are looking for someone with the motivation and drive to further grow and evolve a well-functioning department with a solid reputation for delivering world class data management and energy consulting services. To succeed we believe you should have solid leadership experience, a commercial mindset, domain expertise and crucially – a strong sense of accountability, integrity and compassion. Other relevant characteristics include:  

• Good commercial understanding, including experience with budgeting, business development and contract management 

• Consulting sector experience is highly beneficial 

• Experience leading and developing teams, capable of supporting the team leaders reporting to you  

• Strong domain knowledge of subsurface data management, a network from broader energy sector is an advantage 

• Ability to package services and products to create scalable and recurring revenue streams 

• Strong sense of accountability and responsibility 

• Full professional fluency in Norwegian and English