Project Manager for Aarhus University Hospital

Do you want to lead billion-dollar investments in the hospital of the future?

Aarhus University Hospital is facing a significant investment lift. The hospital is to be developed, expanded and future-proofed through a number of meaningful building and construction projects with an expected investment framework of up to DKK 3 billion over the next 10 years.

We are therefore seeking a project manager who can translate ambitions and plans into reality. A leader who can create results through collaboration, professionalism and safe execution, and who can at the same time lead the team that drives the largest construction projects at Aarhus University Hospital.

The position is anchored in Region Midtjylland's joint client organization, Construction and Properties, and you will here be a central part of the organization that plans and conducts the region's largest building and construction projects.

An уник portfolio of projects

As project manager you will be responsible for a substantial project portfolio at Aarhus University Hospital,

Among the coming years' largest projects are

• Danish Neuroresearch Center 2.0 (DNC 2.0)
• New Children’s and Youth Hospital
• Renovation and modernization of operating facilities
• Establishment of a new sterilization center
• Reconfiguration and upgrading of patient rooms
• Extensive renovations of technical installations and utilities
• Other renovation, retrofit and expansion projects to ensure the hospital's continued development

Several of the projects are realized in collaboration with external contributors and funds, while others are financed through the government's Health Fund. Common to the projects is that they must be carried out in one of the country’s most complex and operation-intensive environments, where patient treatment and hospital operations must continue every single day.

Your tasks

As project manager you will be both team leader, client and strategic partner.

You will be responsible for

• Daily professional leadership of the team that works with the larger construction projects at Aarhus University Hospital
• Management of your own complex building and construction projects
• Ensuring progress, economy, quality and risk management
• Close collaboration with the hospital's management, planning department and technical department, clinical departments and other users
• Leadership of the collaboration with consultants, contractors and other external partners
• Contribution to the joint development of Byggeri og Ejendomme's collective project organization
• Cross-regional collaboration with other project managers and project directors

You report to one of Byggeri og Ejendommes two project directors.

Who are you?

You likely have a construction-related or technical educational background, for example as an engineer, architect or constructor, combined with solid experience from large building and construction projects. You are motivated by ensuring progress and can maintain focus through long processes. The most important thing, however, is that you can deliver results – both yourself and through others.

We imagine that you

• Have experience in leading complex building projects
• Have strong leadership skills and are motivated by developing employees and teams. The team currently consists of three highly competent project managers, but the number will increase as new tasks start up.
• Can create direction, followership and progress in complex organizations
• Have strong collaboration skills and thrive at the intersection of many stakeholders
• Are structured and persistent in your execution
• Have sight of both strategic goals and practical implementation
• Communicate clearly and professionally, even when interests and considerations must be balanced
• Have experience with financial management and risk handling in larger projects

Experience from hospital and/or pharma construction, public construction or other complex client organizations would be an advantage.

Why you should choose us

In Construction and Properties you will become part of a large, public, well-functioning and experienced client organization. We are about 50 colleagues with strong professionalism and high ambitions, who together work to optimize the region's property portfolio, including developing and implementing the region's larger construction projects. Some of us have base in Regionshuset Viborg and others at the region's five acute hospitals – including Aarhus University Hospital, where the project manager for AUH will have their permanent workplace.

You will have the opportunity to

• Make a lasting mark on the future health service
• Work on some of the country’s most complex and society-critical construction projects
• Lead a strong professional team with high competence and a great degree of autonomy
• Join a close professional community with the region's other project managers and directors
• Work in an organization characterized by high professionalism, integrity and collaboration

We have the plans under control. Now we seek the project manager who can tie the threads together, create momentum and ensure that the projects become a reality.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is a 37-hour week and expected start date is January 1, 2027.

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and the salary will be agreed with the bargaining party organization. Depending on your background and qualifications, there may be negotiation of job level and/or qualification supplements.

The workplace is Aarhus University Hospital, Hedeager 3, 8200 Aarhus N. There may be occasional days with meetings and work time at other locations in the region, but there are likewise good arrangements for 1-2 days of home working per week if you wish.

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the head of office in Construction and Properties, Torben Agerkilde tel. 2152 6324, project director Mette Dan-Weibel tel. 4044 4092, project director Hans Peter Faber Mølholm tel. 4082 0777 or managing partner, Searcher recruitment agency, Michael Reffstrup tel. 2277 1490.

Application deadline and dates for interviews

Application deadline is 25 October 2026.

First round of interviews expected to be held in Aarhus on 3 November, and second round expected to be held on 18 November. For candidates moving to the second round there will be a personality test etc. between interviews.

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously conducts cost-saving measures and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, according to the EU's salary transparency directive, which took effect on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you of starting salary or a salary interval for a position before offering employment.

Here you will find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most professions and positions in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Common Client Organization

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Location: Hedeager, 3, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark