Leading Civil Design Manager - Data Centres

Data centres play a vital role in society, and the decisions made today will shape the digital and sustainable infrastructure of tomorrow. At COWI, we are intensifying our focus on data centres and expanding our capabilities to support clients in delivering the next generation of digital infrastructure.

We are therefore looking for a Leading Civil Design Manager to join us on this journey, becoming an integral part of our growing organisation and helping to evolve our data centre environment through your expertise in complex projects

Be a part of building COWI’s data centre environment
Data centres are a strategic growth area at COWI. As we scale our presence in this market, we are enhancing our multidisciplinary capabilities and working closely with clients to develop reliable, efficient, and sustainable data centre solutions. In this role, you will engage closely with clients, colleagues, and partners to develop and deliver data centre projects from early concept through design and implementation.

As a Leading Civil Design Manager, you will bring your expertise in civil engineering into multidisciplinary teams, helping to translate customer needs into robust and future-ready solutions.

You will be part of a professional environment experiencing rapid growth and clear strategic focus within COWI, with opportunities to deepen your expertise, grow alongside the organisation, and play an active role in shaping our approach to data centre projects and customer collaboration.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Act as Discipline Lead on international data centre projects, ensuring technical quality and high-quality design documentation


• Manage international data centre clients and stakeholders, translating requirements into robust civil designs and ensuring client expectations are met


• Support projects across the full lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through design, construction, and commissioning—particularly within drainage, road design, and underground utility coordination


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary international teams to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery


• Contribute to the development of the department’s international market and business
  
  

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is your willingness to collaborate with the people around you—whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. You build and maintain relationships through respectful behavior and consistently keeping your commitments. You stay receptive to new ideas, always looking for fresh insights and opportunities to improve.

In addition, you will have:

• A relevant educational background in civil engineering or a related field


• Experience working with an engineering design consultancy, as well as site experience


• Knowledge of Civil 3D, Revit, or similar tools


• Experience with data centre projects or other large-scale, mission-critical/industrial projects


• Professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken


• A resourceful mindset and the ability to manage responsibilities in a rapid work setting
  
  

Work location.
The role can be based in any of our offices across Scandinavia. This includes offices in:

Norway – Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Oslo, Bodø, Drammen, Hamar, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Tromsø and Fredrikstad
Sweden – Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Karlstad, Skövde, Stenungsund, Vänersborg, Växsjö, and Malmö
Denmark – Copenhagen, Kongens Lyngby, Vejle, Aarhus, Odense, Esbjerg, Ringsted and Aalborg

We work in international and multidisciplinary teams, and many of our projects are delivered across offices and borders.

Do you have more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist, Charlotte Lind, at [email protected].

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

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 Scandinavia, 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.

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.

We review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so the role may close as soon as we find the right match.

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.