Senior Project Manager Construction Denmark

Fastned UK Limited; København; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Training budget 22,400 DKK

Lunch provided

Laptop and phone

Reimbursed mobile expenses 200 DKK/mo

25 days holidays + 5 Feriefridage

Mission Days

EV fleet access

Worker accidents insurance

Health Insurance

Annual company trip

Job summary

Fastned is expanding in Denmark and seeks a Senior Project Manager Construction to lead delivery of high‑quality charging stations. You’ll work with the Construction Lead New Markets and Country Manager Denmark, driving grid connections, partnerships, and site readiness.

In this role you’ll manage schedules, budgets, and cross‑border collaboration, travel to partner sites, and shape the construction roadmap for entry into the Danish market. Fluent Danish and English are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, business, or equivalent; construction knowledge preferred.
• 6+ years in deployment and/or construction or equivalent.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to navigate stakeholder dynamics and travel within Denmark.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and realize grid connections for Denmark projects.
• Collaborate with engineering partners and manage material supply and planning.
• Monitor schedules and budgets; coordinate internal and external stakeholders.
• Visit partners/sites; demonstrate hands-on, detail-oriented execution.
• Create a construction roadmap for new country initiatives and support site evaluations.

Skills

Project management

Construction

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Danish language

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Join a fast-growing company with a purpose! At Fastned, you can fight climate change by accelerating the transition to electric mobility. We’re searching for a Senior Project Manager to help us expand in Denmark and build our network of charging stations there. You will join a growing team in the Construction Management department of Fastned. Together with 300+ colleagues spread across Europe (40 nationalities and counting), we have big plans: we are building a Europe-wide network of 1,000 beautiful fast-charging stations where electric drivers can charge their cars with energy from the sun and wind. If you want to make a difference and work in an informal, international scale-up environment with future prospects, then read on!

Your role

As the Senior Project Manager Construction, you will be an integral part of an experienced and international team and you will deal with all aspects of delivering high quality charging stations across Denmark. In this role, you are working in close cooperation with the Construction Lead New Markets as well as the Country Manager Denmark.

The responsibilities include acquisition and realization of grid connections, the collaboration with engineering partners, as well as the material supply and planning for the construction. You will monitor the schedules and budgets and coordinate with numerous internal and external stakeholders from Denmark and abroad. This role will take you to visit business partners or sites, where you will be able to demonstrate negotiation skills, a hands‑on mentality, high quality standards and an eye for details. In addition, you will create a roadmap for construction initiation in a new country by identifying new local partners, by analyzing standards and by ensuring safety compliance at different stages of the project. You will also support the network development team in site evaluations and due diligence.

Electric mobility is new territory for you?

No problem! As part of your onboarding, you will participate in a series of exciting workshops where you will learn everything important about electric mobility and fast charging infrastructure. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our innovative and rapidly growing company!

Who we are looking for

You are a real team player and you have the ability to think on your own feet - you feel comfortable taking initiative and responsibility. You are not afraid to make mistakes and you are always keen to keep on learning. “Think like a founder” is something you identify easily with. Additionally, you tick the following boxes:

• Degree in engineering, business or equivalent; (experience or knowledge in the area of construction is positive but not a requirement)
• Strong technical affinity;
• 6+ years of experience in deployment and/or construction or equivalent;
• Ability to work structured and prioritize your tasks efficiently;
• Strong negotiation and communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills and a high level of initiative;
• Ability to navigate and manage stakeholder dynamics;
• Willingness to travel abroad and within Denmark to visit partners and construction sites;
• (Near-)native level of Danish and business level in English are a must;
• Driving license;
• A genuine interest in the energy transition and Fastned’s mission.

Join us in building a better future

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility and have family‑friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment, love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are! Our benefits include:

• Stock option plan -> we believe in shared value creation.
• A training and development budget of DKK 22,400 incl. VAT per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities.
• Lunch provided via Blox Eats.
• You will be provided with a laptop and phone; sim card expenses are reimbursed up to DKK 200 per month.
• 25 days of holidays yearly + 5 Feriefridage.
• 2 Mission Days per year to encourage Fastneditos to get involved with activities that are directly linked to Fastned’s mission, DE&I, or ERG’s.
• In order to feel & enjoy the EV life you get access to our fully electric vehicle fleet (all charging expenses covered), also for private use;
• Workers accidents insurance fully covered by Fastned.
• Health Insurance is paid by Fastned but taxes are covered by the employee.
• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees.

We are looking forward to your application!

Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.