Head of Discipline, Mechanical Engineering East, Buildings & Industry, COWI / 1931

The Company
COWI is an international consultancy within Engineering, Architecture, Energy and Environment. Together with customers, partners and colleagues, they shape the future where people and societies grow and flourish. By creating more sustainable and beautiful solutions that improve the quality of life for people today and many generations ahead. Primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America and India, they are currently 8,000 people, who offer their expertise in Engineering, Architecture, Energy and Environment.
Learn more at: www.cowi.com

On behalf of COWI, Best Talent is now searching for a Head of Discipline, Mechanical Engineering East, Buildings & Industry.

The Team
The team works alongside the customers on some of Denmark´s most significant projects in Engineering. The environment is characterized by a strong collegiality and a team where they help each other in order to secure a nice work-life balance environment. The group in the Lyngby office is currently + 50 mechanical specialists.

Head of Discipline, Mechanical Engineering East, Buildings & Industry
You contribute and make a difference with your managerial skills and personality

You will be part of the Business Unit Buildings & Industry East
You contribute to a workplace where wellbeing and excellence co-exists
Be the driving force that inspires and develops a talented group of specialists and Discipline Leads

The Challenge
In this position, you will be part of the COWI Design department in the business unit Buildings & Industry East. Together with two competent colleagues, you will have personnel responsibility for the Mechanical Discipline, who in total are 50 engineers and specialists, where professionalism, employee well-being, and collaboration are prioritized. Your primary task in the team will be the daily management and development of the Discipline’s employees in Lyngby as well as developing the mechanical area as such.

Additionally, allocation of resources to tasks, recruitment, employee retention, and sparring/project work will also be a natural part of your daily work.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Ensure that employees, to the greatest extent possible, work on projects aligned with their development plans and receive the necessary support
Ensure that each employee has the best conditions to perform in their role, including setting clear goals for development and performance together with the employee
Provide feedback, support, and follow-up on individual goals, including regular one-on-one meetings with each employee
Conduct resource planning in collaboration with employees, project managers, and department management, so that projects have the right staffing and no employee has either too much or too little work
Recruitment and onboarding
Contribute to and implement the department's action plans as well as develop action plans within the Discipline, especially regarding competence development and employee engagement
Contribute to the professional task-solving on projects

Talent & About You
You are a Line, Project Manager or a Discipline Lead with relevant experience in a project-driven organisation, and you would like to continue your career as a Line Manager, leading a team involved in projects. Participating in relevant projects yourself (50/50) will help you maintain your professionalism, expertise and relevance within the field.

What is most important is that you have strong communication and collaboration skills and are motivated to lead, develop and inspire a team. You are accustomed to working in a value-based manner and enjoy achieving shared goals.

Qualifications & Experience

Business and commercial understanding combined with Line- or Project Management experience within Industrial Buildings Industry within Pharma, Food, Water, Hospitals or the like
Minimum 10 years of experience in design or construction of buildings and knowledge of mechanical installations within buildings, preferably in Industry or Pharma
Educated as an Engineer, Designer, or other relevant education with a mechanical background
Excellent communication skills in Danish and English, both in writing and speaking
Proficient with digital tools and quick to learn new methods

Why COWI?
At COWI, you will join a purpose-driven company where engineering, architecture, energy, and environment meet to create a more sustainable and liveable world. You will work alongside some of the industry´s most skilled specialists on projects that truly matter – from cutting-edge industrial facilities to landmark buildings that shape tomorrow´s society. You´ll find a strong sense of collegiality, where collaboration, trust and knowledge sharing are central to success. COWI offers you the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally in an international environment that values well-being, development, and balance.

Application
Best Talent is managing the recruitment process and will handle your application confidentially. Please forward your application in English marked ”1931/ Head of Discipline Mechanical” to job@besttalent.dk. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as possible.
Read more about Best Talent at www.besttalent.dk.