Are you an ambitious leader with a passion for innovative plant design? Join COWI as our Head of Plant Design and play a pivotal role in driving excellence and sustainability in our engineering projects. Lead a talented team and shape the future with us. Be part of the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow As Head of Plant Design, your most important responsibility will be to lead, develop, and engage your team of employees. In the team there are talented and motivated piping engineers, plant engineers and engineers with expertise in stress calculation and analysis. As part of your daily work, you will both be involved in your own projects with our large customers as well as contribute to setting direction for projects and staffing them in collaboration with the leadership team. You will also play a key role together with our market team for sales in the in the Building & Industry sector with tenders, relationship with customers and acquisition of new customers. Your key activities will be:
Execute on the department action plan and the strategy within your discipline
Provide technical leadership on projects e.g. act as discipline lead / senior specialist in projects
Lead/support project teams for the undertaking of projects
Provide input to staff workforce planning
Setting clear targets and provide the foundation for performance and individual development of your employees
Be active in client relations, market activities and strategic development
Your skills. Our team. Together we create the future
Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your team to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact-based feedback. Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high-potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring and trusting culture in your team.
On top of that, you will have:
MSc. or BSc. in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
Relevant work experience corresponding to the work tasks described above.
Professional proficiency in Swedish 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. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of 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. Do you have questions?
If you have any questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Head of Engineering Industry and Energy, Per Olsson peo@cowi.com or Talent Acquisition Specialist, Sara Kuikka srki@cowi.com.
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.