Student assistant Denmark Lyngby Application Deadline 02 December 2026

Cowi; Kongens Lyngby; Remote; DKK 165,000 - 262,000; Part time

Job summary

COWI in Lyngby invites engineering students to join the Structures department as a Student Assistant. You will work alongside experienced engineers across projects such as airports, hospitals, and data centers, assisting with documentation, reviews, and calculations.

The role focuses on building technology, structural analysis, and collaboration with colleagues while developing professional skills in a supportive, team‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• You are studying engineering within the buildings/construction field.
• Knowledge of building technology, structural analysis and structures.
• Good communication skills in Danish and English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare structural documentation and assist with calculations.
• Support department specialists on projects with administrative and calculation tasks.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and development within the department.
• Help facilitate courses and meetings to develop the team and keep up to date with knowledge, methods and regulations.
• Strengthen social community within the department and assist managers with administrative tasks.

Skills

Engineering student

Building technology

Structural analysis

Danish & English comms

Education

Engineering studies in progress

Job description

Student Assistant- Structural Department

Do you want to kick-start your career in one of Denmark’s largest buildings division? Are you passionate about building technology, structures and structural engineering? And are you curious and ambitious? Then join COWI and develop your potential in a unique professional environment!

JOIN OUR STRUCTURES SECTION IN LYNGBY

At COWI Denmark, you will become part of COWI’s Buildings division. We provide consultancy services for all types of buildings and every aspect of the construction process. We take a holistic approach to projects, focusing on functionality, value, building technology, energy optimization and sustainable solutions.

In this position, you will join our Structures department in Lyngby, which consists of more than 50 structural engineers. You will also be part of a larger multidisciplinary department across the Buildings & Industry division. The team has a strong sense of community and includes both experienced and recently graduated engineers, all of whom contribute professional pride and strong collegial relationships. We have a broad and highly skilled nationwide network that promotes knowledge sharing and professional sparring.

As a student assistant, you will become part of our national team and work closely with the section’s specialists, other student assistants and your immediate manager. Our department delivers a wide range of exciting projects, including Airports, Hospital, Pharma, Water treatment plants, Datacenters, several major and minor renovation projects, and many other interesting assignments. You can look forward to working in a strong professional environment with engaging and developmental tasks, which may include:

• Preparing structural documentation acc. to BR18 and SBi 271.
• Contributing to and supporting professional development and knowledge sharing within the department
• Working with older building cases, including obtaining documentation and reviewing structural documentation
• Assisting the departments specialists on projects by carrying out both administrative and calculation tasks
• Helping facilitate courses and meetings designed to develop the department and keep it up to date with the latest knowledge, technologies, methods and regulations in the construction industryHelping to strengthen the social community within the department.
• Support department managers with administrative tasks

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, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways, but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that you:

• Are studying engineering within the field of buildings and construction.
• Have knowledge of building technology, structural analysis and structures, including a basic understanding of concrete, steel and timber.
• Have good communication skills in both Danish and English

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 lead by 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 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

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 OPPORTUNITIES IN EMPLOYMENT

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.