Astrid Heggelund
About Astrid Heggelund
Astrid Heggelund is the Department Manager for Planning, Change, Risk, Weight, and Estimation at Aker Solutions in Oslo, Norway, with extensive experience in risk and change management.
Current Role at Aker Solutions
Since November 2016, Astrid Heggelund has been serving as Department Manager - Planning, Change, Risk, Weight, Estimation at Aker Solutions in Akre, Hordaland, Norway. In this role, she oversees various aspects of departmental management, including planning, change management, risk assessment, weight control, and estimation. Her extensive experience in these areas helps her lead this department effectively.
Previous Roles at Aker Solutions
Before her current position, Astrid Heggelund held multiple roles at Aker Solutions. She was Department Manager - Risk, Change and Weight Management from 2014 to 2016 and served as Advisor - Change and Risk Management from 2013 to 2014. She also worked as an Acting Manager - Project Management Team for a brief period in 2011 and as a Project Manager from 2009 to 2013. These roles allowed her to build extensive expertise in risk and change management.
Experience at Aker Process System and Aker Kvaerner
Astrid Heggelund served as Product and Technology Manager at Aker Process System from 2005 to 2009. Prior to this, she worked at Aker Kvaerner, where she held the roles of Procurement Manager from 2003 to 2005 and Project Manager from 2002 to 2003. These positions provided her with a strong foundation in procurement and project management.
Early Career and Engineering Roles
Astrid Heggelund began her career as a Process Engineer at ABB Environmental from 1998 to 2000. She then moved on to Aibel, where she worked as a Senior Process Engineer from 1999 to 2002. Her early career roles laid a solid foundation for her later work in engineering and project management.
Educational Background
Astrid Heggelund holds multiple advanced degrees. She earned a Master of Science in Chemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) after six years of study, concluding in 1997. She then pursued further education at Handelshøyskolen BI / BI Norwegian School of Management, earning a Master’s degree in Project Management in 2010 and another Master’s degree in Management in 2012. This comprehensive educational background supports her extensive experience in various managerial roles.