{"id":1353790,"url":"https://alion.io/job/nscale-construction-security-programme-manager-narvik","title":"Construction Security Programme Manager (Narvik)","company":{"id":48155,"name":"Nscale","domain":"nscale.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/nscale","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":92,"open_postings":36,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.139,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":63,"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Norway"],"countries":["NO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":80000,"max_usd":173000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":3027},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-27T19:08:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-27","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T06:11:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Please note: This role requires you to be work permanently on-site in Narvik, Norway.\nAbout Nscale\nNscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.\nAt Nscale, our Global Physical & Data Center Security team plays a critical role in protecting our people, sites, and critical infrastructure from construction through operations. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.\nAbout The Role\nNscale is seeking a Construction Security Senior Program Manager to lead Nscale's Kvandal campus located in Narvik, Norway. This is a site-based leadership role, not a remote or corporate position. The successful candidate will serve as Nscale's primary security representative at the project site, working closely with the General Contractor (GC), construction management, Nscale's Data Center Infrastructure and Design teams, security integrators, security vendors, and local stakeholders.\nThe role has two primary responsibilities: representing Nscale's security interests throughout construction - working with the GC to ensure appropriate site security, access control, contractor management, incident response, and security procedures are implemented and maintained - and partnering with Nscale's Security Design & Technology team, DCI, the Engineer of Record, and the security integrator to ensure physical security systems are properly designed, coordinated, installed, tested, commissioned, and delivered in accordance with Nscale and customer requirements.\nThe position will also help establish the security foundation for the transition from construction to operational data center security.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nConstruction Security:\nServe as Nscale's primary security representative on the Kvandal construction site\nPartner with the GC, construction management, and security contractors on day-to-day site security\nMonitor implementation of Nscale security requirements and identify gaps or emerging risks\nOversee construction access control, badging, visitor management, contractor access, and credentialing processes\nEnsure appropriate controls are in place for personnel, vehicles, materials, and equipment entering and leaving the site\nReview and provide input on site security plans, staffing, perimeter controls, gates, lighting, surveillance, access control, and temporary security measures\nCoordinate security requirements with construction phasing and changing site conditions\nSupport security incident reporting, escalation, investigation, and corrective actions\nMaintain a strong security presence and ensure concerns are identified and addressed before they become operational issues\nCoordinate with Nscale Security leadership on significant incidents, threats, deficiencies, and emerging risks\nSecurity Technology & Design Coordination:\nAct as the site-level security liaison to Nscale's Security Design & Technology organization\nCoordinate with DCI, the Engineer of Record, GC, electrical/design teams, and the security integrator on physical security systems\nTrack delivery of cameras, access control, biometrics, intrusion detection, intercoms, security networks, and other security technology\nEnsure security technology installation aligns with approved designs, Nscale standards, and customer requirements\nParticipate in design reviews, construction coordination meetings, system testing, commissioning, and acceptance activities\nIdentify design or installation issues early and drive resolution with the appropriate stakeholders\nSupport security system commissioning and operational readiness activities\nMaintain visibility into security technology schedule, dependencies, risks, and outstanding deficiencies\nStakeholder & Local Security Coordination:\nDevelop effective working relationships with local law enforcement, emergency services, and relevant government and community stakeholders as directed by Nscale Security leadership\nCoordinate with Corporate Security, Safety, Legal, Risk, and other Nscale functions where responsibilities overlap\nSupport the security implications of construction activity, public visibility, community concerns, protests, unauthorized surveillance, trespassing, or other activity affecting the site\nEnsure appropriate escalation paths exist for security and safety incidents involving the campus\nCoordinate with Nscale leadership on significant local security developments\nProgram Governance & Reporting:\nMaintain a construction security risk register and track mitigation actions\nProvide regular security status updates, including risks, incidents, deficiencies, staffing, technology deployment, and upcoming construction activities\nParticipate in project meetings where security requirements or risks are relevant\nTrack security-related project milestones and dependencies\nConduct or coordinate periodic security assessments of the construction site\nEnsure security documentation, procedures, and records are maintained throughout the project\nTransition to Operations:\nTransition construction security responsibilities into the operational security program\nEstablish operational procedures, post orders, access control processes, and security escalation protocols\nValidate security technology readiness and operational acceptance\nSupport hiring, onboarding, and training of the operational security team\nParticipate in security commissioning, readiness reviews, and customer/site turnover activities\nIdentify and close remaining security gaps before operational handover\nAbout You\nAbout You (Skills / Qualifications)\nQualifications:\n7+ years of experience in physical security, data center security, construction security, critical infrastructure security, or a related field\nExperience managing security programs at large-scale construction or critical infrastructure projects\nExperience working directly with general contractors, construction managers, security integrators, and engineering/design organizations\nStrong understanding of physical security systems, including CCTV, access control, biometrics, intrusion detection, perimeter security, and security communications\nExperience developing or implementing security procedures, standards, and risk mitigation measures\nStrong project and program management skills\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to operate effectively in a fast-moving construction environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities\nAbility to identify security risks independently and drive issues to resolution\nStrong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive security information\nNice to Have:\nExperience with hyperscale data centers, AI/GPU data centers, power generation facilities, substations, or other critical infrastructure\nExperience supporting data center construction from design through commissioning and operational turnover\nExperience with Genetec or comparable physical security platforms\nExperience managing security technology deployments and commissioning\nExperience working with law enforcement, emergency management, fire services, and local government\nASIS certifications such as CPP, PSP, or equivalent professional credentials\nExperience developing construction security programs for high-security or mission-critical facilities\nWhy this role matters: success means Kvandal has a secure construction environment, strong security governance, and no surprises at operational turnover. This role requires someone comfortable being hands-on at the site, challenging the project team when necessary, and translating Nscale's security requirements into practical construction and operational outcomes.\nWhat We Can Offer You\nYou’ll have the opportunity to help shape the operating standards behind a next-generation AI cloud platform, working on complex infrastructure challenges with real ownership and impact. This is a chance to play a meaningful role in scaling high-performance, sustainable data centre operations in a fast-moving environment.\nEqual Opportunities Statement\nWe strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.\nIf there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.\nThe responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.\nFor information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.\nNscale does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from recruitment agencies.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9466,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Norway","iso":"NO","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data Centers & Colocation","AI Compute & Inference"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T20:57:20Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":63,"reasons":["conf:11","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nscale-construction-security-programme-manager-narvik","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nscale-construction-security-programme-manager-narvik.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T10:47:26Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2011,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2989,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}