Head of Discipline, Sustainability Denmark Lyngby Application Deadline 30 April 2025

7 days ago


Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Tårbæk Kommune, Denmark COWI AS Full time

Are you ready to lead the future of sustainability? Do you have a strong interest in combining leadership with a solid business acumen? Are you ready to inspire and develop a team while contributing to the business? If so, this is your opportunity to become our new Head of Discipline in Lyngby

Set the course for our sustainability agenda at COWI
As Head of Discipline within Building and Industry, Sustainability, you will be engaged in guiding a skilled team of approximately 20 specialists. Your leadership will affect the future of sustainable energy solutions, ensuring technical high standards, encouraging a culture of engagement, and managing projects to effective completion.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Contributing and implementing strategies, action plans, and initiatives that promote business growth and outstanding results for the sustainability discipline.
  • Taking on a pivotal role as a senior specialist, project manager or discipline lead on key projects, ensuring high-quality execution.
  • Managing the discipline group beyond project work by encouraging professional growth, maintaining a clear overview of employees' skills, and ensuring effective staffing including recruitment, promotions, and optimizing team capacity.
  • Providing coaching and mentorship to team members, developing them through individualized plans and constructive feedback.

What we are looking for?
We are searching for someone who understands the importance of balancing business needs with employee development, and you create an environment where team members are valued and motivated.

On top of that, you will have:

  • A degree in engineering, coupled with substantial experience in managing or delivering sustainable projects.
  • Strong business acumen, and experience in the construction industry or as a contractor would be a valuable addition.
  • Comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in the sustainability sector, both within Denmark and on an international scale.
  • Preferably, a minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.
  • As a person, you are characterized as robust, engaging, and strategic.
  • Effective communication abilities in both Danish and English, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

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. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability. 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 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please contact Peter Schjørmann Thorsen, Head of Engineering at or Charlotte Rod, Global Talent Acquisition Specialist at

Get to know us even better at our website, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply
All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you're interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key
We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

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