Discipline Lead (fagleder), Road

Do you want to make a real impact on Denmarks road infrastructure from junction reconstructions to climate-adaptation projects Are you an experienced technical specialist eager to lead and support multidisciplinary teams with your expertise Then this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career as a Discipline Lead at COWI.

Lead the Future of Roads at COWI
Peter Baj Lund Head of Discipline is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Specialist to operate as a Discipine Lead within the road sector working with projects such as intersection reconstruction and road rehabilitation new bypass roads large urban developments safe school routes and civil projects complementing climate-adaptation all to increase the smoothness of the transport system in our cities and communities.

As a Discipline Lead in COWI you are responsible for leading a specific professional discipline within a project or portfolio of projects. The role combines technical leadership coordination and quality assurance acting as the link between project management specialists and the client.

You will join a wider unit of more than 140 employees in Transportation East and be part of an immediate team of 1520 project managers discipline leads and civil design specialists. Although you will have a key role as Discipline Lead you will be supported by experienced colleagues across COWI where collaboration and professional sparring are core values.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver and lead technical expertise to projects
• Identify and solve complex issues
• Interface and plan with other disciplines
• Establish basic competency development within the professional area
• Mentoring of staff and assess competencies and resources to ensure qualified project teams

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future
The first step to success in this role is for you to be 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:

• A bachelors or masters degree in civil engineering along with more than 10 years of experience within the road/civil design sector
• Solid experience and technical knowledge within transport infrastructure or related construction areas
• An interest in supporting coworkers with your technical support and best practices
• Strong communication skills in both 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 support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

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 Peter Baj Lund Head of Discipline 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. At an interview you can tell us everything we need to know about why youre interested in joining COWI. As for the photo we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

We are happy to receive CVs in English or Danish.

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. 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.

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