Senior Control Systems Specialist for the Avedøre Power Plant

Imagine a future where you work with energy plants combined with carbon capture facilities and use excess heat as green district heating

Application deadline 22 November 2026, 23:59 CET

Country Denmark

Location Avedøre Power Station

Work location On-site On-site

On-site

Working hours 37

Job type Permanent

Legal entity Ørsted Bioenergy & Thermal Power A/S

Some of our benefits

Documented high employee satisfaction and motivation

Ongoing opportunities for learning and development

Competitive salary and attractive pension and holiday scheme

Focus on health, including health insurance, healthy and tasty food, and fitness at several locations.

In this role you will become one of our technical specialists within DCS/SRO systems and instrumentation. In Control Systems we are technical specialists within SRO systems, and we assist operations in solving technical problems and making optimizations. We also contribute to strategic decisions and projects to keep our plants up-to-date. Travel can be expected in your daily work to service primarily the Avedøre plant and, if needed, the other plants on Zealand. There will also be occasional visits to Ørsted’s other locations.

Welcome to Digitalisation & Technology in Bioenergy – Avedøre Power Station

You will be part of Control Systems, where you, together with your colleagues, develop and leverage technical expertise within energy plants. You will solve tasks related to control, regulation, troubleshooting and operation of control systems, and you will work with design, including documentation of new solutions, as well as programming and configuring control systems and local controls. As an SRO/instrumentation engineer you will also work with instrumentation at detail and application levels and lead your own tasks and daily work.

We are a team of about 10 dedicated specialists across our plants in Denmark. We work closely together internally and with our suppliers on our tasks.

In the job you will

• perform operations support as well as analyze and troubleshoot technical faults within your specialist area. You will provide operations support primarily at the Avedøre plant with occasional travel to other Ørsted locations
• participate in technical process optimization of our plants, including implementing measurements and aggregates etc. to optimize operations
• prepare improvement and maintenance tasks, and as a hands-on technical responsible project engineer work on large and small renovations of the combined heat and power plants, in collaboration with our suppliers
• work with OT security at the interface between our operating plants and the surroundings
• prepare and update our plant documentation in accordance with internal processes and legal requirements
• contribute to larger CAPEX projects that bring us to future energy plants.

To succeed in this role we expect that you

• have an electrical engineering background as an engineer, electrical engineer or similar
• have practical knowledge of power plant control systems, e.g., Siemens T3000/PCS7, ABB Melody or experience from industrial automation, and a willingness to learn these
• have analytical and systematic attributes as well as practical experience in solving complex issues, e.g., within energy plants
• work purposefully in solving tasks, both independently and in cross-functional teams across the organization and professional groups, strong in communication and proficient in Danish and English in writing and speech
• have a professional approach and practical experience with/insight into power and heat plants and operation and have knowledge of design, execution and maintenance of control systems
• have both knowledge of and a structured approach to handling and producing documentation, and very preferably knowledge of/experience with maintenance management in SAP or similar

Even if your profile does not match all points, you may have other competencies that would be relevant. If you believe you can contribute to the team, please send us your application.

Shape the future with us

Send your application and CV to us as soon as possible. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to remove the advertisement when we find the right candidate.

If you wish to request adjustments to working methods or work patterns or help with the recruitment process, please send an email to [email protected] .

Please note that your application will only be considered if submitted via our online careers site. We do not consider applications or inquiries from external recruitment agencies or agencies for this position.

Salary range

For this position the expected base salary level is DKK 61,200 to DKK 74,900 for the location in the job advertisement. The final salary is set based on relevant skills, experience, and expected fulfilment of the role within the stated salary range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. This job advertisement primarily targets candidates who are early in their career or still building experience in the field. The salary level will typically lie in the lower part of the overall range for the role.

We also welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of experience level. Where relevant, you may also be eligible for variable pay and an extensive benefits package.

Our benefits package

In this role, employees who meet the eligibility criteria have access to: employer-funded pension (11% contribution), full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness and health insurance); five weeks paid vacation plus 10 additional paid holidays/vacation days per vacation year; 3% holiday allowance; access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality, including group training, physiotherapy, massage and wellbeing offers; a multimedia package (mobile phone, laptop, and internet); membership of a staff club with sports and cultural activities and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets).

Background check before employment

This position requires a background check as part of the employment process, and the job offer is dependent on the result of this check. You will receive further information during the recruitment process. The background check is performed by an external provider in accordance with local law.