Lead Designer

GEA Group; Denmark; On-site; DKK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Group in Denmark seeks a technical designer/engineer to lead layout design for complex factory projects. You will create 3D layouts, manage HF levels and system integration, and coordinate across departments to ensure on‑time, quality delivery.

You will collaborate with Project Manager and India teams, update Naviswork files, and produce detailed drawings with P&ID and Vault. Fluent Danish and English are required, with travel up to 20 days per year.

Qualifications

• Background as technical designer, mechanical or process engineer.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, P&ID and preferably Plant 3D.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different phases simultaneously.
• Fluent in Danish and English.

Responsibilities

• Be the key design contact for project and system owners, ensuring design activities and deliverables meet time and quality targets.
• Collaborate with Project Manager and Project Engineer to align progress, deliverables and milestones; update Naviswork files for visibility.
• Create 3D factory layouts and HF levels using Autodesk Inventor, manage diagrams and documentation with P&ID and Vault.
• Produce 2D drawings with part lists, system arrangements and diagrams; coordinate design packages with team in India.

Skills

Technical mindset

Cross-cultural collaboration

Project coordination

Fluent Danish & English

Education

Technical designer / mechanical or process engineer

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

P&ID

Plant 3D

Job description

Do you want to create complex 3D layouts in global projects? And are you ready to take the lead in designing factory layouts and process systems that make a real impact on food, pharma and environmental industries? Join us in a key role, where you drive layout, documentation and design across departments and locations in complex and high-impact engineering projects.

Responsibilities / Tasks

You will be the key design contact for project and system owners, ensuring that design activities, deliverables and solutions come together on time and with the right quality - from early layouts to detailed HF levels and system integration.

In this process, you will collaborate closely with the Project Manager and Project Engineer to ensure that progress, deliverables and project milestones are aligned. One of your tasks in this collaboration is to update and share Naviswork files on a regular basis to ensure visibility and coordination.

You will, for example:

• create 3D factory layouts and HF Levels using Autodesk Inventor, while managing diagrams and documentation with P&ID and Vault
• update 3D layouts with system inputs and follow up with system owners to ensure timely and correct integration into the overall layout and interconnecting piping
• produce 2D drawings with part lists, system arrangements and principal diagrams
• collaborate and share knowledge with colleagues in India and validate design packages - with the opportunity to gradually take on a coordinating role for design resources in India
• travel occasionally; up to 20 days per year
• participate in weekly meetings and keep stakeholders updated with progress and drawings

Your Profile / Qualifications

With your technical mindset and attention to detail, you take ownership of your tasks and ensure that design and documentation are spot‑on. You enjoy working across cultures and departments, taking ownership of your design responsibilities and have the ability to coordinate and move projects forward.

We imagine that you:

• have a background as technical designer, mechanical or process engineer
• are experienced with Autodesk Inventor, P&ID and preferably Plant 3D
• are confident working on several projects at different phases simultaneously
• communicate fluently in both Danish and English.

Would you like to know more?

If you would like to find out more about this position before submitting your application, please do not hesitate to contact Senior Manager Plant Design, Virsan Huremovic, phone no. [phone].

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