Senior Technical Director - Transportation

Do you want to define and shape technical and professional excellence across our executing unit Transportation in Denmark Are you a thought leader within the Transportation and Infrastructure domain and can you help set direction and priorities for technical development Can you facilitate innovation and motivate our specialists to impactful development and implementation - redefining best practices and promoting a culture of forward-thinking excellence Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Shape the future in COWI

To advance our capabilities to the forefront we are looking for a Senior Technical Director to join Transportation in Denmark. You will join the Transportation Leadership Team and you will report to the Senior Vice President.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

1. Guide technical and professional excellence on projects across disciplines ensuring competence and coherence.
2. Define and plan technical and professional capability development aligned with sector priorities.
3. Develop strategic partnerships with academia and research partners to promote innovation knowledge exchange and sector priorities.
4. Contribute to customer relations by meeting with customers within the sector.
5. Be a thought leader and meaningfully participate in projects within your field of specialization.
6. Be an effective network facilitator and engage purposefully in guiding our professional communities.
7. Advance innovation and business IT efforts formed in conjunction with our Innovation Leadership Team.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that you will have:

1. A degree in civil engineering.
2. Extensive technical proficiency in the transportation and infrastructure sector.
3. Adept at written and verbal communication in Danish and English.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region the UK North America and India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Senior Vice President Carsten Heine Lund at

Get to know us even better at our website where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV no photo or application letter. Please add a brief motivation for the role 45 lines at the top of your CV. As for the photo we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI inclusion is key.

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.