Project Manager

Spencer Marshall; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Marshall is seeking a Project Manager to provide on-site, in-house management for a portfolio of technical, laboratory and building-infrastructure projects on a Denmark campus. The role requires laboratory, cryogenic and industrial gas, and central plant project experience within live research environments.

You will drive projects from concept through design, procurement, construction and commissioning, owning scope, permits, budget, programme and safety across multiple concurrent

Qualifications

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Engineering or Architecture, or Danish equivalent.
• Proven track record delivering engineering/construction projects with budget and programme ownership.
• Experience obtaining building and fire approvals from a Danish kommune under AB18/ABT18.
• Danish language proficiency preferred; professional English required.

Responsibilities

• Appoint and manage architects, engineers, and designers across design stages.
• Review technical drawings, load/capacity calculations, equipment schedules; drive closure of comments.
• Survey existing infrastructure capacity for future projects.
• Oversee testing, commissioning and handover with training and defect close-out.
• Lead Danish permitting end-to-end with fire authority and utilities.
• Administer AB18/ABT18 contracts and manage local consultants/contractors.
• Protect live operations with permit-to-work, risk assessments and shutdown planning.
• Adhere to policies and keep technical knowledge up to date.

Skills

Lab project exp

Budget & schedule ownership

Danish market delivery

AB18/ABT18 knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Engineering or Architecture degree (Danish qualification)

Job description

We are working alongside a global leader who partner some of the world’s largest organisations, delivering first class Workplace / Facilities Management solutions. Our client supports organisations around the world to develop, implement and manage their Integrated Facilities and Workplace Management strategies.

Our client is recruiting for a Project Manager ,who would provide onsite, in-house project management for a portfolio of technical, laboratory and building-infrastructure projects at a client campus in Denmark. We are seeking a PM with laboratory, cryogenic and industrial gas, and central plant projects experience in live research environments

The role takes projects from early concept – often with no approved design, appointed design team or agreed cost plan – through design development, procurement, construction and commissioning

The Project Manager is the single accountable owner for scope, permits, budget, programme, safety and quality across a concurrent multi-project portfolio, and is the day-to-day interface with client representatives onsite, the IFM provider, the landlord, Danish authorities, and the consultant and contractor supply chain.

The portfolio comprises small to mid-value capital projects across a multi-building research campus, including new and expanded laboratory spaces and specialist technical rooms, installation and relocation of sensitive research equipment, cryogenic and industrial gas infrastructure, central plant and process cooling capacity, building systems and BMS upgrades, infrastructure capacity surveys and as-built verification, and operational, access and safety improvements in live technical environments.

Key responsibilities

• Appoint and manage architects, engineering consultants and specialist designers; run design development through concept, schematic, detailed design, tender and IFC stages
• Review and challenge technical documentation – drawings, specifications, load and capacity calculations, single-line diagrams, equipment schedules and controls narratives – and drive comments to closure
• Survey and verify existing infrastructure capacity, so future projects are planned against accurate information
• Manage testing, commissioning and handover, including documentation, training and close-out of defects
• Own the Danish municipal permitting process end to end – fire authority approval and utility connections – with realistic programme allowance and active, continuous pursuit; permitting is routinely the largest single programme risk on this portfolio
• Administer Danish standard forms of contract (AB18 / ABT18 / ABR18), including notices, extensions of time and variation procedure, and manage the local consultant and contractor market
• Protect live operations throughout – permit-to-work, method statements, risk assessments, shutdown and tie-in planning, and business continuity for occupied research space
• Adhere to corporate, building and client policies; maintain high qualitative and quantitative standards of work and keep technical knowledge current

Skills

• laboratory project experience – research, cleanroom, optics, cryogenic or equivalent technical environments – covering equipment installation, utility provision and commissioning
• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Engineering or Architecture, or equivalent Danish qualification
• Previous experience within an engineering/construction project accountability role, including direct ownership of budget and programme
• Experience of delivering projects in the Danish market, with a proven track record obtaining building and fire approvals through a Danish kommune and working under AB18/ABT18;
• Danish language proficiency strongly preferred, professional English required

My client is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. D E & I is engrained in their DNA.

If you need any reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – please contact us on [e-mail] for assistance