Resource Manager

Are you experienced within the consultancy industry and passionate about workforce planning At COWI we are looking for a talented Resource Manager to help drive excellence in our engineering disciplines within Heavy Civil working with infrastructure projects in Denmark and around the World.

Be a key player in COWIs resource allocation
You will join an international team collaborating closely with our engineering professionals and leadership. Your primary role will be to ensure the best possible match between our skilled professionals and the diverse projects that define our industry within our business unit Heavy Civil. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on collaboration has an outward-facing approach a strategic mindset proficient data handling abilities and aims to optimize resource management practices in engineering.

You will join a network of skilled Resource Managers across COWI working together to ensure a seamless and holistic staffing approach across our business.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provideongoingsupport toourHeads of Engineeringcoordinatingstaffingrequestsfrom bids and projects aiming to balance project needs individual workloads and high resource utilization in collaborationwith Heads ofDisciplines themarketorganizationand Project Managers

• FacilitatecoordinationwithotherResource Managers and colleagues on a global level to optimize resourceutilizationacrossDisciplinesand EngineeringareasinHeavy Civil and other Executing Units and havegoodunderstandingof thework inrelation to multidisciplinaryteams and cross-disciplinary projects

• Reportweeklyon short-to-mid-termcapacitylevelsinthe Disciplines aswellas potential specific gaps incapabilities withresponsibilityforkeepingaccurateand up-to-date data on resource supplyand demand

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to effective collaboration in this role is that you are willing to work with the people around you across the COWI organization. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your way but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve and adapt in the role of Resource Manager.

Toeffectivelyfulfillthisrole youwill:

• Thrive in an outward-facing position with a broad stakeholder landscape and are comfortable engaging collaboratively across all levels
• Need the ability to manage and maintain an overview of multiple ongoing activities and projects in a structured manner
• Have the ability to maintain constructive and continuous dialogue with key stakeholders including Project Managers Heads of Disciplines and Market Directors
• Navigate calmly in an environment where plans may change quickly and adapt to shifting circumstances with an understanding and considerate approach toward all impacted parties
• Have a proficient verbal and written communication skills in English and Danish with a focus on clarity and conciseness
• Have experience with workforce planning from the consultancy industry combined with an understanding of how a project-based company operates (COWI uses Power BIs Maconomy Orbit and Sharepoint to coordinate resources)
• Pay attention to detail and ensuring high data quality in staffing and planning processes; hence a data driven approach and understanding

You will embark on a learning journey and contribute to shaping the resource manager role as it evolves within COWI. The Resource Manager role is still a new role in COWI so this is an opportunity to bring your style share your ideas and help define what the role can become for the future.

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 Global Talent Acquisition Specialist Charlotte Lind 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.

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