Construction Manager

COWI; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Join COWI as a Construction Manager overseeing on-site execution for infrastructure projects around Copenhagen. You will lead the site supervision team, coordinate with design and client teams, and ensure timely progress and compliance with contracts.

The role requires a minimum of 10 years in engineering/construction project management, strong Danish/English skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset to manage rapid project changes on busy sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant educational background in project management, construction, engineering or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in engineering, construction and project management.
• Experience managing complex, multidisciplinary transportation projects with full accountability for scope, schedule, budget and commercial performance.
• Proficiency in Danish and English - both written and spoken.
• Resourceful mindset to manage responsibilities in a rapid work setting where project changes occur.

Responsibilities

• Review tender documents and other contractual requirements.
• Manage construction meetings, time schedules and construction estimates.
• Coordinate the design team for technical input and responses to RFIs.
• Collaborate with the supervision team on required observations and inspections.
• Mobilize specialist inspectors from COWI’s pool of experts.
• Liaise with the client and advise on solutions and priorities.
• Support interface coordination with internal and external disciplines.
• Review progress according to the project time schedule.
• Ensure compliance according to contractual requirements.
• Represent COWI with several major customers - including Banedanmark, Vejdirektorat, Energinet, Ørsted and greater Copenhagen and Zealand municipalities.

Skills

Conflict management

Collaboration

On-site construction management

Danish/English proficiency

Relationship building

Education

Relevant educational background in project management, construction, engineering

Job description

Do you want to manage some of the most exciting infrastructure projects around Copenhagen? Can you manage the daily execution on site? And do you enjoy finding practical solutions to the challenges that arise during construction? Then join COWI and grow your career!

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

As a construction manager, you will be responsible for site supervision for the execution of one or more of the many infrastructure and transportation projects in the local area. You will work closely with the design team, develop buildable and sustainable solutions, estimate costs and identify risks and you will work with the client and the contractor to ensure that the project progresses smoothly. You will lead a skilled supervision team and as needs arise, you may also perform supervision tasks yourself. Every day will require close dialogue with the client and contractor to drive the project forward.

In your daily work you will likely be on the construction site where your key responsibilities will be to:

• Review tender documents and other contractual requirements.
• Manage construction meetings, time schedules and construction estimates.
• Coordinate the design team for technical input and responses to RFIs.
• Collaborate with the supervision team on required observations and inspections.
• Mobilize specialist inspectors from COWI’s pool of experts.
• Liaise with the client and advise on solutions and priorities.
• Support interface coordination with internal and external disciplines.
• Review progress according to the project time schedule.
• Ensure compliance according to contractual requirements.
• Represent COWI with several major customers - including Banedanmark, Vejdirektorat, Energinet, Ørsted and greater Copenhagen and Zealand municipalities.

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, contractors or clients. Developing relationships with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. As Construction Manager, you will have a varied workday where you enjoy collaboration with others, working together to find solutions to daily challenges. Your skills include conflict management, and you can carry on a constructive dialogue with those you interact with. You have the experience and tools necessary to manage construction execution safely through completion.

We expect that you have:

• A relevant educational background in project management, construction, engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience related to engineering, construction and project management with an emphasis on design, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure. Site and construction experience are considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multidisciplinary transportation projects with full accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and commercial performance.
• Professional proficiency in Danish and English - both written and spoken
• A resourceful mindset and the ability to manage responsibilities in a rapid work setting where project changes occur.

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 set an 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 7,500 staff who bring their expertise in planning, 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 Head of Discipline Erin Nielsen at [e-mail].

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

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.