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Application deadline: 14/02/2020

Do you want to shape and expand our business in the EU market area, being in a strong international team dedicated to make a positive impact on the future of our society? Can you take a leading position as project manager and proposal manager? And are you dedicated to delivering analyses, policy support and technical assistance to EC and EIB? Then join us and we can be outstanding together.

JOIN OUR ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IN BRUSSELS

In Economics and Management, you will become part of COWI's Economics and Planning division. Economics and Management numbers around 100 skilled experts who secure our customers the lead in making decisions for tomorrow. We do this by transforming problems, dilemmas, knowledge and data into possibilities and better decisions. We support policy development in our primary sectors of green transition, environment, energy, climate and transport.

DESIGN THE FUTURE WITH A GLOBAL TEAM OF EXPERTS

In this position, you will join our global team of experts and work closely with Market Director, Malene Sand Jespersen. Your finest task in our team will be to manage projects and proposals, primarily for the EC and EIB. You will be based in our office in Brussels together with a team of consultants dedicated to providing high quality consultancy services to our EU clients.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Manage projects and proposals for our key EU Clients, notably DG ENV, DG CLIMA, DG ENER, DG MOVE, DG REGIO as well as the EIB;
• Manage teams of consultants to deliver high quality deliverables to our clients;
• Design methodologies and supervise and quality assure work;
• Perform studies, impact assessments and evaluations including design of consultations and data collection strategies and implementing/supervising actual data collection activities, such as interviews, surveys, workshops and conferences;
• Manage complex stakeholder landscapes, client relations and collaborations across several partners.

COWI is a leader within our field, because our employees are leaders within theirs. We invite you to learn from the best and expand your potential in an outstanding environment, where we collaborate on shaping tomorrow's societies. Alongside your manager, you outline the path for your development and build your expertise on a day-to-day basis, working on assignments in a European context.

YOUR SKILLS. OUR TEAM. TOGETHER, WE DESIGN THE FUTURE

Your skills are the key to our success. Working across borders and disciplines, we share knowledge and build strong relationships with colleagues and customers. You contribute your expertise and get to learn from the best.

To succeed in this position, we believe that you should be a team player with strong project management and coordination skills, who is good at ensuring alignment between the client's success criteria and the deliverables produced. Further you have strong team-leadership and communication skills and a good eye for business.

Furthermore, you should:

• Hold a degree as Economist with practical experience in applying economic analysis in a policy analysis context;
• Have at least five years of experience in consulting, and at least three years of experience as project manager or team leader in a consultancy company;
• Have experience with the climate, energy, environment or transport sectors;
• Have experience with providing consultancy services to the European Commission;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and proven ability to deliver consultancy reports to the European Commission.

It is an advantage, but not a requirement, if you also:

• Have knowledge and practical experience in relation to the Better Regulation Guidelines;
• Master other European languages, besides English.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Please call Head of Section in Economics & Management, Birgitte Martens on tel. +45 56402304 or Market Director, Malene Sand Jespersen on tel. +45 5640 2139.

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the link below and tell us why you are the right person for this role. We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible since the recruitment process is ongoing. The application deadline is stated at the top of the page.

EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin or age. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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