Senior Technical Director, Offshore Wind

Do you want to shape technical and professional excellence across our renewable energy sector and especially within offshore wind? Do you consider yourself a thought leader within the offshore wind domain and can you help set direction and priorities for development within that sector? Can you facilitate innovation and support our specialists for effective development and implementation - redefining best practices, and advancing a culture of forward-thinking excellence? Then, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Shape the future of Offshore Renewables in COWI
To expand our capabilities, we are looking for a Senior Technical Director to join our Renewable Energy Executing Unit in Denmark. You will join the Renewable Energy Leadership Team, and you will report to the Senior Vice President.

Your key responsibilities will be to:
• Act as a leading technical expert and ambassador for COWI, representing the company both internally and externally to strengthen our professional brand and industry presence.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through direct engagement, helping to shape projects and identify new opportunities within the sector.
• Ensure technical and professional excellence across projects by guiding teams, aligning efforts, and maintaining coherence in project delivery.
• Collaborate with project leadership to develop and maintain project execution manuals that support high-quality, profitable project delivery.
• Deliver advanced technical expertise to complex projects, supporting teams in evaluating scenarios and resolving key challenges in cooperation with clients.
• Lead the development of technical capabilities, foster innovation, and engage with academic and research partners to align with sector priorities and strengthen our knowledge communities.

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 will have:
• A degree in engineering such as structural, geotechnical or a related discipline.
• Extensive technical proficiency in offshore wind and foundation design
• Adept at written and verbal communication in 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 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.

Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Senior Vice President, Klaus Winther Ringgaard, at [email protected].
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.

Before you apply
All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. Please add a brief motivation for the role, 4–5 lines, at the top of your CV. 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.