Associate Technical Director - Power Systems

COWI; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI is looking for a senior engineer to oversee complex power system analysis projects, driving technical excellence across renewable energy, grid infrastructure, and data centres. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Join a team shaping the energy transition, leveraging your expertise in load flow, short-circuit, and stability studies, using tools like PowerFactory, PSCAD, and PSS E.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering power system studies including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, and stability.
• Proficiency in PowerFactory, PSCAD, and PSS E.
• Experience on data centres, renewable energy, or utility projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of complex power systems analysis projects across renewable energy, grid infrastructure, BESS, and data centres.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Perform and oversee power system studies, ensuring high-quality and reliable technical solutions.
• Build and maintain good relationships with clients, acting as a trusted technical advisor.
• Mentor and develop engineers, supporting technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with colleagues across global teams to deliver innovative engineering solutions.
• Support business development by identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and contributing to strategic growth.

Skills

Power system studies

Leadership

Client management

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PowerFactory

PSCAD

PSS E

Job description

Can you oversee complex power system Analysis projects that support the energy transition and the digital future? Do you want to work alongside some of the industry's highly experienced experts on renewable energy, power infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities? Then this could be the next step in your career.

Create Solutions that Enable a Sustainable Future

At COWI, we partner with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative projects, supporting the energy transition while enabling the digital infrastructure that powers modern society.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of complex power systems analysis projects across renewable energy, grid infrastructure, BESS, and data centres.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Perform and oversee power system studies, ensuring high-quality and reliable technical solutions.
• Build and maintain good relationships with clients, acting as a trusted technical advisor.
• Mentor and develop engineers, supporting technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with colleagues across global teams to deliver innovative engineering solutions.
• Support business development by identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and contributing to strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.
• Proven experience delivering power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, stability, harmonics, and grid connection assessments.
• Proficiency in power system analysis software such as PowerFactory, PSCAD, and PSS E.
• Experience working on electrical infrastructure projects for data centres, renewable energy, or utility sectors.
• Strong leadership, client management, and communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Contact

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to HoD, Electrical Systems, Carsten Sass Husum at [e-mail].

Diversity

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.