Design Manager - Data Centres

COWI A/S; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI A/S based in Kongens Lyngby is seeking a Design Manager to lead the technical direction of complex data centre projects. This role involves engaging with clients to translate their needs into efficient solutions while ensuring high quality across teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive engineering experience and a background in complex infrastructure projects. Join COWI to shape the future of digital infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with engineering consultancy or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience with data centre projects or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction of complex data centre projects.
• Engage with customers to understand business drivers.
• Act as technical lead on major data centre programmes.
• Drive coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support project development from concept through construction.
• Contribute to business development and client engagement.

Skills

Leadership in engineering projects

Customer engagement

Technical advisory

Coordination across teams

Business development

Strong commercial understanding

Professional proficiency in English

Education

Relevant educational background in engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil)

Job description

Do you want to design the future of sustainable data centres?

Do you have the expertise to lead complex, international engineering projects?

Then you may be the Design Manager we are looking for.

Data centres play a vital role in society, and the decisions made today will shape the digital and sustainable infrastructure of tomorrow. At COWI, we are intensifying our focus on data centres and strengthening our capabilities to support clients in delivering the next generation of digital infrastructure.

We are therefore looking for a Design Manager to join us on this journey, becoming an integral part of our growing organisation and helping evolve our data centre environment through your expertise in complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction and delivery of complex data centre projects, ensuring high quality and consistency across disciplines.
• Engage strategically with customers to understand business drivers and translate them into scalable, resilient and efficient technical solutions.
• Act as technical lead and trusted advisor on major data centre programmes.
• Drive coordination across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless integration of engineering, architecture and sustainability aspects.
• Support project development from early concept and feasibility through design, tender and construction phases.
• Contribute to business development, including client engagement, proposal development and market positioning.

Qualifications

• A relevant educational background in engineering (e.g., electrical, mechanical, civil or similar).
• Extensive experience working with engineering consultancy, technical advisory or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience from data centre projects or other large-scale mission critical facilities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading technical teams and delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong commercial understanding and ability to engage with senior stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Location

The role can be based in any of our offices across Scandinavia.

• Norway – Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Oslo, Fredrikstad, Haugesund, Bodø, Tromsø, Hamar, Drammen
• Sweden – Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö
• Denmark – Copenhagen, Kongens Lyngby, Vejle, Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg