Senior Technical Director-Buildings and Industry. Application deadline: 25 May 2025. Recruitment type: Full-time, permanent. Country: Denmark. Location: Lyngby. Req. ID 58753. Senior Technical Director - Buildings and Industry, Lyngby. Permanent. Hybrid.

Do you want to define and drive technical and professional excellence across Buildings and Industry in Denmark? Are you a thought leader within the Buildings and Industry domain, and can you help set direction and priorities for development within Buildings and Industry in Denmark? Can you drive innovation and motivate our specialists to successful development and implementation - redefining best practices and fostering a culture of forward-thinking excellence? Then, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Shape the future of Buildings and Industry

To advance our capabilities to the forefront, we are looking for a senior technical director to join Buildings and Industry in Denmark. You will join the Buildings and Industry Leadership Team, and you will report to the Senior Vice President.

Your key responsibilities will be to guide technical and professional excellence on projects across disciplines, ensuring excellence and coherence.

Define and plan technical and professional capability development aligned with sector priorities.

Develop partnerships and engagement with academia and research partners within the sector.

Contribute to customer relations by meeting with customers within the sector.

Be a thought leader and meaningfully participate in projects within your field of expertise.

Be an effective network facilitator and engage purposefully in guiding our professional communities.

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:

A degree in engineering, such as structures, MEP, or a related discipline.

Extensive technical proficiency in building and industrial engineering.

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 livable 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 7,500 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

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, 4–5 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.

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Reach out to Senior Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist Janne Nielsen at jane@cowi.com