Construction Area Manager
Do you want to be a part of the on-site monitoring of the work executed by the contractor on Northern Europe’s largest construction?
Femern A/S is looking for a Construction Area Manager with focus on review of the contractors’ execution method plans and on-site monitoring to ensure that execution and contractors’ own control of the construction works are in accordance with requirements.
About us
The preparation for the construction of the 18 km long Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland and Puttgarden in Germany is progressing. As project owner, Femern A/S is the company responsible for the planning, construction and operation of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. Femern A/S is a subsidiary company of the state-owned Sund & Bælt Group together with the Oresund Link and the Great Belt Link.
We are an organisation of very dedicated employees with Danish, German and international backgrounds and great experience from mega projects around the world. We have our main office in Copenhagen, site offices in Germany and our owner’s office in Rødbyhavn, where the Construction Area Manager will be based.
The position
You will become part of the technical division in the Immersed Tunnel Department.
Working alongside the construction manager, you will be responsible for parts of the on-site construction management. This involves managing and monitoring the tunnel contract work, i.e. building the production facilities, producing the elements, handling of elements offshore and finalising works inside the immersed tunnel.
Your key tasks will include:
- Execution method report reviews
- On-site monitoring of contractors’ performance and reporting of progress
- Ensure that construction risk, health and safety matters are properly handled by the contractor
- Coordination with authorities and ensure that permits are followed
- Verify and approve the requested payments according to progress and quality
- Coordination and reporting across the project matrix organisation
Your profile: A structured Construction Coordination Manager
You have a degree in civil engineering or similar and at least 5-10 years’ experience from on-site construction management of complex projects.
The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:
- Strong engineering skills within large civil works’ structures
- Flexible and open minded
- Focused and deliver high quality in your work
- Dynamic and agile – ability to work with more tasks simultaneously
It is important that you are well formulated both in writing and orally, as good communication skills will be essential. The review and communication will be in English.
What we offer
Working at this large-scale construction project represents large-scale opportunities for your personal and professional development. As a Construction Area Manager at Femern A/S, you will acquire a close insight into our mega immersed tunnel project in our Technical Division.
You will experience an organisation that is constantly changing as the project develops with a challenging and diverse workday.
Your remuneration package will be in accordance with your qualifications, and you will be offered health insurance and other staff benefits. You will be based in our Rødbyhavn Office and work in Copenhagen occasionally.
The Construction Division in Sund & Bælt:
In the Construction Division we build the longest immersed tunnel in the world. The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden links Scandinavia to central Europe via a high-class traffic link for both road and rail. This creates new possibilities for companies, tourists and commuters in the region and link Denmark and Germany closer together.
Our Workplace:
With care and respect, we develop and operate infrastructure projects that connect country to country and people to people. This requires that we can also build bridges internally within our organization and set up the right teams of specialists for each given task. Our workplace is characterised by psychological safety and marked by the benchmarks decency, humanity and co-creation. In short, this means that we behave decently, have a fundamental faith in people and rejoice in creating something bigger than ourselves together.
