Executive Assistant to COWI's global leadership

Job Description

Are you driven by the chance to contribute to an organization championing sustainability? Can you skilfully navigate operational efficiency, coordinating critical tasks, and ensuring seamless execution of daily priorities for Senior Executive? Are you an organized, tech-savvy professional—preferably with experience working in an engineering company. If this sounds like the right fit for you, we would be thrilled to have you join our team. Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow. The Executive Assistant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Managing Director-cum-Executive Vice President by coordinating internal and external communications, preparing professional presentations and dashboards, and ensuring timely execution of leadership directives as well as supporting wider stakeholder management. This is not a typical administrative role, though it will include daily administrative tasks, —it requires someone with strong analytical and organizational skills, who can understand the business context and add value beyond the daily tasks. Your key responsibilities will be: Driving preparation of presentations, reports, and dashboards for internal and external management meetings. Tracking and follow up on tasks assigned across teams. Support with communication materials, meeting notes, and cross-departmental coordination. Assist in project documentation, data gathering, and business development research. Managing calendar, meetings, travel, and daily coordination. Your skills. Our team. Together, we design the future We seek an experienced professional skilled in accuracy, forward-thinking planning, and timely management of the senior executives’ commitments. You will ensure timely delivery of materials, well-organized meetings and events, reliable logistical arrangements, and professional interactions. Strong collaboration with colleagues is very essential. To deliver this, it will help to have: 8+ years of experience in a similar role, supporting C-level or senior leadership preferably in an engineering / consulting setup, with degree in Engineering, Management or Finance Solid working experience as an Executive Assistant to leaders with ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments simultaneously while resolving practical issues. Effective communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating professional abilities. Sound judgment, an elevated level of integrity, and the capacity to manage highly confidential and sensitive information. Fluent written and spoken English (Danish is not a requirement), international mindset and experience in working multi-cultural environment. Strong organizational and flexible skills, with excellent time management and prioritization abilities, high energy levels, thriving in demanding environments while excelling in both administrative and planning responsibilities. A place to work and so much more. At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 per cent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play. Got more questions? Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com , where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI. Equal opportunity employer COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Show more Show less