Project Manager with technical and interdisciplinary background - DTU Campus Service

Campus Service (CAS) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is looking for a project manager for the section Operations Planning and Operational Projects (DPP).

The job as project manager in DPP

In DPP we are the client for projects that, among other things, involve modernization and conversion of the existing building stock, preparation of strategic analyses for operations optimization and concepts for infrastructure.

As project manager in DPP you will have the responsibility to carry out diverse projects in close cooperation with skilled colleagues, external advisors and contractors. DPP’s projects are always cross-disciplinary, and we focus on developing and challenging, so that we together find the best solutions. Your daily life will therefore be varied with many kinds of relationships and projects - varying in scope, size and complexity.

You will have independent responsibility for renovation, modernization or conversion projects of technical or multidisciplinary character, where you always have direct contact with the users or the customer for task definition, to then ensure that design and execution occur in accordance with agreed time, economy and quality. You will work closely with CAS’ subject managers in the areas of operations, economics, occupational health and law, and you will involve them in your projects, from the early idea to handover.

To thrive and perform well in the role, you have the following background and experience

• you are educated as an engineer and moreover have at least 5 years of well-documented experience as an interdisciplinary project manager within the construction industry
• you speak and understand Danish
• you have experience in the role of client or client advisor
• you work independently with your projects
• you work structured and have an overview and a sense for systematizing many pieces of information
• you master communication and build trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders

You can see yourself in the following

• you want development, both personally and professionally, in collaboration with inspiring colleagues
• you want a working environment where you can develop your working methods and your professional skills
• you thrive with having several and often technically complex projects in your portfolio
• you thrive with broad contact with users, operations staff, advisors and contractors, both at the project office, with the user in the laboratory and on the construction site
• you thrive in projects with many stakeholders, where planning and execution take into account the university’s operations, i.e. teaching and research.

About us in CAS

• we offer an exciting job in inspiring environments
• we are a workplace with an informal tone in a flat structure
• we want the good working environment with room for both immersion and community
• we try to create variation in daily activities, where we actively use each other’s competencies to solve our projects as best as possible
• we place our project managers’ personal and professional development high and give good room for further education

DTU strives to create a vibrant campus environment for the benefit of researchers, teachers and students, and ultimately to benefit society and you will be part of contributing to this continued development and adaptation of DTU’s campuses - buildings and infrastructure.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the agreement for academics in the state. In addition, allowances can be negotiated in accordance with DTU’s pay structure for AC TAP: www.inside.dtu.dk/human-resources/under-ansaettelsen/loen/loenstrukturer .

The position is intended to be filled on January 1, 2027. Working hours are 37 hours per week with flex time, including lunch. You are employed in a permanent position.

Your workplace will primarily be DTU Lyngby Campus. You may also have the opportunity to carry out projects at DTU Risø Campus and at DTU Ballerup Campus.

Application and contact

We receive your application no later than Thursday the 5 November 2026 . Open the link "Apply now", where you fill in the application form and attach a motivated application, CV and certificates.

We will conduct interviews in weeks 46 and 47.

If you want more information about the position, you are welcome to contact operations manager Allan Murphy, 2024 1383.

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

All interested regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic origin are encouraged to apply. Since DTU works with research in critical technology, there are special rules for security and export control, so an open source background check may be performed on qualified candidates for the position.

Campus Service – Together we create world-class campuses

DTU’s Campus Service creates physical spaces and inspiring environments where ideas can grow, research can flourish, and students can develop new ways to change the world. With about 200 employees, Campus Service functions as a corporate staff for DTU. In Campus Service we collaborate as one unit with a broad range of competences. We are experts in our respective areas from construction, supplies, occupational health and emergency preparedness to landscaping, lighting and sustainability.

We have a strong community where professional and personal differences are seen as a strength, and where everyone contributes to lifting DTU. Together with the rest of DTU we find the best solutions – for the benefit of society .

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DTU is one of Europe’s leading technical elite universities. With research and education of international top class we create solutions to today’s major societal challenges and contribute to securing Europe’s global lead in sustainable technology development. Since H.C. Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has been the same: We develop and exploit natural science and technical science for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students and 6,500 staff.

We operate in an international environment and have an inclusive, developing and informal work culture. DTU has campuses across Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities in the world.