NIRAS has experienced strong growth within the global market
on donor-funded water-related projects.
We are undergoing an exciting development and are
looking for a suitable candidate who can strengthen our “water group" that
counts 8-10 employees working from our offices in Copenhagen (Ørestad), and
Allerød.
The job
You will join us in generating further growth and being a
dynamic and market-oriented front-runner. We emphasize that you have extensive
experience in project management in developing countries and see it as an
exciting challenge to help to develop our business by developing winning
bid(s).
The daily work activities and tasks will vary substantially
and nearly always in a very exciting and stimulating way. We expect that there
will be extensive travel activity to project countries in Africa and Asia with
up to 90 days per year on fact finding missions, project management, and
quality assurance visits or on technical assistance assignments.
About you
We expect that you
- Have
a relevant educational background, such as M.Sc. in engineering or similar
- Have
a good network in the development sector (mainly Africa) in order to
strengthen our internal and external collaborations
- Have
a proven track record in project management and success of "tender”
writing
- Have
strong skills in water supply and/or water resource development and
planning
- Can
use theories and methods to practical problems
- Are
outgoing, dedicated and a team player
- Can
work with multiple projects at a time
- Are
skilled at communicating complex technical issues
- Minimum
10 years’ experience of project implementation in Africa/Asia would be an
advantage
- Are
fluent in English - preferably French or Portuguese - and have working
experience with this / these languages
About us
You will join a company with a good atmosphere and collegial
unity. We are working closely together on projects across the organization,
countries and professionalism. Our company culture is characterized by a flat
organizational structure and a high degree of freedom with responsibility. Are
you passionate about a particular area, or if you have new visionary ideas,
there is freedom and support to test your vision.
In the business unit, NIRAS International Consulting, we
have a strong academic environment with skilled, dedicated employees in several
offices in the Nordic region as well as around the world. We work with
multi-disciplinary projects in developing countries, focusing on agriculture,
water, energy, climate, environment and good governance and responsibility in
the community and business economics. We typically solve the tasks by
engaging external staff as key experts combined with technical and administrative
support from project managers based in our offices.
Our advice shall create value for our customers and especially recipient countries; otherwise it will have no value for us. We believe that this can only be done with a high degree of professionalism and courage to challenge conventional thinking with new ideas and solutions.
Our advice shall create value for our customers and especially recipient countries; otherwise it will have no value for us. We believe that this can only be done with a high degree of professionalism and courage to challenge conventional thinking with new ideas and solutions.
Further information
If you need further information, you are welcome to contact
Claes Clifford by mail CCL@niras.dk.
Please send your application, CV and diplomas in English no
later than 31 January 2014.
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