From 1960 to 1965 he worked for the Ministry of Works in the Northern Region, at that time a federal division of Nigeria, and from 1965 to 1969 he worked for Norconsult in Uganda and other countries.
He was the chief executive of Ringsakerhus from 1974 to 1977 and director of the building division in Norconsult from 1977 to 1980.