Student Assistant

Do you want to be a part of a growing team committed to innovation in civil engineering? Can you assist with laboratory analyses and on-site inspections? Are you a proactive Structural or Civil Engineering student eager to learn? Then join our Operation & Maintenance team in Kongens Lyngby!

Join our operation and maintenance team in Kongens Lyngby

In this role, we are looking for a student assistant, with interest in laboratory work to join our team. We are a team of 18 colleagues working with Condition Assessment, Testing, and Repair of Bridges and Civil Structures, primarily working on projects in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries mainly for large public clients. We aim to be the most skilled consultant in our area, including digitalisation and sustainability.

In this position, you will be working on tasks primarily within Operation & Maintenance, hereunder also tasks in COWIs own Building Material Laboratory, mainly working with concrete technology.

Your key tasks will be:

• Assisting with laboratory analysis, reporting and operation
• Maintenance and follow-up on best practice tools
• Assist with on-site inspections
• Write inspection reports
• Assist with different tasks on our various projects
  
  

We do not expect you to know everything from the beginning, but that you are curious about the projects, project phases and the implementation of tools, and willing to take on different types of tasks.

Working hours are on average approx. one day a week.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

We are looking for a proactive and communicative team player who can work effectively and take responsibility. The ideal candidate is structured, able to complete tasks systematically, and maintain an overview, while being part of a shared and efficient work process.

Furthermore, we imagine that you meet the following qualifications: 

• You are a Structural and Civil Engineering student, or similar, currently writing your Bachelor Thesis or just finished it, with approximately 2 years remaining in your studies.
• You are an experienced user of Microsoft Excel
• Capability to perform physically demanding tasks in the laboratory
• You speak and write fluently Danish and English (Danish is the used language in most of the projects) 
• You have an eye for detail, are structured and quality-conscious
• You emphasize integrity and excel at teamwork
  
  

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 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Head of Discipline Morten Jespersen on tel.: +45 5640 1852 or email: [email protected].

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.

We do our utmost to ensure that our recruitment process is as fair and unbiased as possible. You can help us by not including a photo in your CV when you apply.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key.

We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

How to apply

Click on the link below and tell us why you are the right person for this role. We look forward to receiving your application, the deadline is stated at the top of the page. Please attach your educational transcript in English. 

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