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 Civil Infrastructure Lead 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

Data centres are a strategic growth area  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 Civil Infrastructure Lead, 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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

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

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…