Contract Manager with knowledge of marking equipment

We are looking for a colleague in the operations department! If you are interested in signs and boards, and want to help ensure good and efficient contract management in the operation of the state’s roads, then you are the one we are looking for!

At Vejdirektoratet we work every day to create coherence for the many travelers who use the Danish state roads.

We are currently seeking a contract manager to create common results together with internal and external contract participants. As a contract manager you will manage the operation of all our marking along the state roads in Southern Jutland and on Funen.

Your tasks

Your tasks will be a mix of administrative tasks and supervisory tasks out on the state roads. You will also join in common teams working with development and efficiency improvements of contract management across Denmark

Your tasks will primarily consist of

• to manage the operation tasks on the state roads, mainly marking equipment in the form of signs and boards
• to be in good dialogue, ensure good relations and good collaboration with the contractor
• to ensure the contract's execution in relation to time, quality and economy

“You will get a very versatile job. One day you are out on inspection and have the practice, the next day you sit in the office and work with the administrative. We value a colleague who is willing to share their professional knowledge and contribute so that together we can solve the tasks well and safely,” says project manager Hanne Palmelund Lauritsen

Your profile

As a contract manager you can be broadly educated, e.g. engineer, constructor or similar technical education. You can also have gained your competences through relevant professional experience, where we see experience with managing contractors as a plus. In this job you will need your project management skills and your technical understanding.

In addition we would like you to

• maintain a sharp overview in a busy everyday life
• work systematically and structured
• be process- and solution-oriented
• have good communication skills in writing and speech both towards contractors and citizens
• be able to work with digital tools and systems

Welcome to the Operations and Pavement Department

The Danish Road Directorate is an agency under the Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing. We have about 975 employees spread across seven locations in the whole country. We are a project organization and therefore prioritize collaboration across units and disciplines and with our external world. The best solutions we create together.

You will be employed in our Operations and Pavement Department, where you, besides getting a varied and exciting job, become a colleague with 31 engaged employees all working on tasks within operation, supervision and maintenance of the state's roads across Denmark.

We thrive in an informal atmosphere, where we have fun while we perform our work professionally. You are therefore very welcome - like us - to be cheerful and have a positive attitude towards other people.

You will become part of an organization where flexibility, competence development and work-life balance are on the agenda. There will be the possibility of home office days.

Your salary and employment terms

You will be employed and paid according to the applicable state collective agreement.

As an academic staff member you are employed according to the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state. You will be placed on the basis of academic seniority (basic step 1-8) cf. the applicable AC agreement.

You can see the salary progression on the AC scale basic steps on page 32 in The State Salary Overview. There will be attached a pension scheme of 18.07%.

As a Technical Officer you are employed under the current General Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organizations – The State Sector ( OAO-S-general agreement ) and the organizational agreement for Technical Officers (Technical Association).

The position is as a rule placed according to your educational prerequisites cf. the current organizational agreement.

You can see the base salary steps and pension scheme for Technical Officers on page 28 in The State Salary Overview.

In addition to base salary there is the possibility to negotiate an individual qualification allowance depending on experience and qualifications.

In case you cannot be placed under the AC agreement or as a Technical Officer, we will as far as possible place you under the state agreement that your educational background dictates.

Contact HR at [email protected] if you have questions about salary placement. Please note that we only disclose starting salary/base salary for the position, and that any allowances are negotiated in connection with a concrete salary offer.

The employment is conditional on a valid driving license (category B).

The Danish Road Directorate is an agency under the Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing. Your area of employment will be the Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing with the institutions associated at any time. You will be employed at the Danish Road Directorate at Teglgårdsparken 102, 5500 Middelfart.

Read more

If you want to know more about the Danish Road Directorate and what it means to work with us, you can read more about our tasks and employees at www.vejdirektoratet.dk .

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact department head Brian Sortfeld Aagaard, mobile no. 2320 7691.

Are you interested?

Send your application and CV no later than 8 November 2026. We expect to hold interviews on 12 November 2026.

Employment from 1 January 2027, with start on 4 January 2027, or shortly thereafter.

Apply for the position by clicking on the link “Søg stillingen” or via our website www.vejdirektoratet.dk

We believe that an inclusive and diverse work environment strengthens the community and the way we solve tasks. We prioritize a workforce composition that reflects society and provides equal opportunities for all. Therefore we encourage all qualified to apply for positions regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political views, disability, political views or ethnic origin.