Project Manager for Industrial Hub Zealand

Would you like to help shape one of Denmark's upcoming national industrial parks and drive a development project of great importance for growth and business development in South Zealand?

Næstved and Vordingborg Municipalities are seeking an experienced project manager to drive the further development of Industrial Hub Zealand. You will play a central role in an ambitious and politically prioritized project where physical planning, land-use development, and collaboration with many different actors go hand in hand.

The project is still in the startup and planning phase. Therefore you will have good opportunities to shape both the physical development, the master plan, and the ongoing organization of the project.

About Industrial Hub Zealand

Næstved and Vordingborg Municipalities have joined forces to develop Industrial Hub Zealand, which has been designated as one of the upcoming national industrial parks.

The ambition is to create a business area with international relevance that can attract larger manufacturing companies, create jobs, and contribute to regional growth. The project is developed in close cooperation with the Danish Business Authority and has strong political support in both municipalities.

Your role

As project manager you will be the central driver of the further development of Industrial Hub Zealand. You will need to create structure and momentum, bring together the many involved stakeholders, and ensure that decisions are translated into concrete next steps.

Your focus will be especially on physical planning, land-use development, and the continuation of the master plan. At the same time you will have an important role in dialogue with landowners and in collaboration with authorities, utility companies, consultants, business organizations, and potential companies.

You will come to do

• drive the overall momentum and maintain an overview of the project's many strands
• drive the work on physical planning, land-use development and the master plan
• coordinate contributions from different disciplines across the two municipalities
• build and maintain good relationships with landowners and other partners
• collaborate with the Danish Business Authority and other external actors
• support and advise the political steering group and prepare decision briefs and presentations.

Overall, you will have a central coordinating role and a broad interface to both professional communities, directors, and the political steering group.

Who are you?

You have solid experience with project management and experience with physical planning and/or management of larger area- and development projects. Your experience could, for example, be from industrial areas, urban development, harbor redevelopment, new districts or other complex physical development projects.

You may come from a municipality or government organization, consultancy or contractor industry, or a larger public or semi-public company. Municipal experience is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We also expect that you

• have an understanding of planning and regulatory processes
• are strong in collaborating with different stakeholders
• can create structure and momentum in complex projects
• thrive in working independently and taking responsibility
• can navigate confidently between different professional, organizational and political levels.

Your specific educational background is less decisive than your experience, but you will probably have a relevant advanced degree in, for example, physical planning, urban and land-use development, engineering, architecture or geography.

An opportunity to make your mark

You join early in a highly prioritized and long-term development project and will therefore have the opportunity to make a clear mark on the continued development of Industrial Hub Zealand.

Your daily organizational placement will be in a planning department in either Næstved or Vordingborg Municipality, depending on your preferred workplace. The position is a permanent appointment for 37 hours per week including lunch, and salary and employment terms follow the applicable collective agreement.

We look forward to hearing from you

The recruitment process is handled by Capax Recruitment, who are very happy to answer any questions you have about the job. Contact the recruitment specialist Marianne Petersen at mobile 5168 9858 or APPLY here. Applications will be invited continuously for interviews in the recruitment process.