Area Manager for Project and Road Technology at the Danish Road Directorate

Are you motivated to drive development and deliver results through others? Do you want a central leadership role in a professional area undergoing continual change? Then you may be our new area manager for Project and Road Technology.

As the Danish Road Directorate's new area manager for Project and Road Technology, you will lead the coordination and development of the entire area and ensure knowledge sharing, competence development, collaboration and interaction with the rest of the Operations and Technical Division and the other parts of the Danish Road Directorate.

” You should apply for this position if you want to help shape the infrastructure of the future and take leadership in an area where requirements for digitization, innovation and sustainability are evolving rapidly ,” says Operations and Technical Director Michael Kirkfeldt.

Your tasks

Project and Road Technology is responsible for managing external road design and in-house production in design, drainage, traffic guidance and road equipment for all types of construction projects as well as for roads in the operations phase.

As area manager for Project and Road Technology you will have the responsibility, in close collaboration with the area's four department heads for Traffic Management and Road Guidance, Road Design, Project and Technology, to ensure strong professional results, high quality in task execution and continued development of the area through innovative thinking and innovation.

You have the overall management responsibility for the area's approximately 120 employees and about 20 associated consultants.

The Danish Road Directorate is a geographically dispersed organization with offices and activities in large parts of the country. The majority of employees in Project and Road Technology have their place of work in Skanderborg. This also applies to the Director of Operations and Technical, whom you report to.

Your profile

We imagine that you have a high level of professional expertise and a relevant technical and academic education, preferably as an engineer. You are technically well-founded with an interest in technological development.

In addition, we would like you to have

• solid and positive results from leadership roles in comparable positions in either private or public sector
• are driven to develop and create results through others and ensure high momentum
• are an accomplished communicator, and able to collaborate both internally and with our external partners, where you can bring the Danish Road Directorate and the area into play in a relevant way
• can create good framework conditions for your area and focus on ensuring deliveries for the many projects within the agreed economy and time, while the area's employees experience job satisfaction and high well-being

It is an advantage if you have civil engineering industry experience, but regardless of background we will ensure a warm welcome to the position and give you a thorough introduction to the tasks.

About us

The Operations and Technical Division is run as a matrix organization with five areas and employs in total around 600 employees and associated consultants. The tasks are many and the expectations are large. The Danish Road Directorate works every day to create coherence for the many road users who use the Danish state roads. We strive for solutions with a balanced quality, where safety, mobility, sustainability and financial responsibility go hand in hand.

In this way we contribute to greener traffic and ensure that society gets the most value from the investments in infrastructure. It requires skilled employees who can balance mobility, environment and road safety.

Your salary and employment terms

You will be employed and paid under the applicable state collective agreement. Salary and employment terms are governed by the Framework Agreement for contract employment of managers in the state (Framework Agreement on the Contractual Employment of Managers in the State). Employment is on a fixed-term basis in principle for a 6-year period with the possibility of extension.

You are placed in Salary Group 1, lower framework. As an academic, you are placed with a base salary of 817,443 DKK per year including 18.07% pension. See base salary on page 45 in the State Salary Overview (State Salary Overview as of 1 August 2026).

In addition to the base salary there is a fixed functional allowance attached to the position. In addition, there is the possibility to negotiate a personal allowance depending on experience and qualifications.

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 only negotiated in connection with a concrete salary offer.

Expected start date is 1 March 2027.

You will become part of an organization where flexibility, skills development and work-life balance are high on the agenda. There will be the possibility of remote work.

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 that are associated at any given time. You will be employed at the Danish Road Directorate at the address Thomas Helsteds Vej 22, 8660 Skanderborg. You should expect a fair amount of travel to our other service locations.

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 Operations and Technical Director Michael Kirkfeldt at telephone 7244 2561 or e-mail [email protected].

Are you interested?

Submit your application no later than Wednesday 18 November 2026 . We expect to hold interviews on Wednesday 25 November 2026 in Skanderborg. In connection with the recruitment, a recruitment council with representatives from management and employees will participate.

Case studies as well as personality and logic analyses may be used as part of the recruitment process.

Apply for the position by clicking the link “Søg stillingen” or via our website www.vejdirektoratet.dk. Attach the application, CV, exam papers and other relevant documents.

If you progress from the initial interviews, references from previous employers may be requested.

We believe that an inclusive and diverse work environment strengthens the sense of community and the way we solve tasks. We prioritise a staff 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 beliefs, disability, political views or ethnic origin.

Application deadline: 18 November 2026

Location: Skanderborg