Project Director, Transitional Energies

Job Description

Are you a visionary leader with extensive experience in managing large-scale EPC projects within the energy sector? Semco Maritime is seeking a Project Director to head our ambitious projects in transitional energies, driving major initiatives that shape the future of global energy.

As Project Director within our Transitional Energies division, you will be responsible for significant projects, ensuring strategic alignment with our corporate goals. Your leadership will be crucial in navigating complex project landscapes, fostering innovation, and setting standards for project excellence.

At Semco Maritime safety is a core value, and in this role, you will contribute to maintaining and promoting a strong safety culture while delivering innovative solutions. Above all, your work will make a real change for the global energy sector.

Based at our Global Headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark, you will enjoy a dynamic work environment at the heart of the Danish energy industry. This full-time position includes strategic travel, approximately 30-40 days per year, to oversee project progress and engage with key stakeholders globally.

Your tasks & responsibilities

• Strategically manage large-scale projects, from development through completion.
• Lead cross-functional teams across global locations, ensuring cohesive project execution.
• Drive the strategic planning and execution phases, aligning projects with business objectives.
• Oversee budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure project success.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, including investors, government entities, and major clients, to secure project buy-in and facilitate smooth execution.
• Champion our safety and sustainability standards, embedding these core values in every project phase.

Your profile & qualification

• Proven track record as a senior project leader preferably as a Project Director in large-scale energy projects.
• Strong strategic perception and the ability to make high-level decisions that affect project outcomes and company direction.
• Excellent leadership skills, with experience managing diverse and geographically distributed teams.
• In-depth knowledge of the energy sector, including regulatory environments and technological advancements. Experience from large-scale EPC civil works projects will be an advantage.
• Robust experience in stakeholder management, capable of steering complex negotiations and partnerships.
• Relevant advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are highly regarded.

At Semco Maritime, we create change. For people. For projects. And for the global energy sector. With us, you will join a community of over 2,300 of the most dedicated thinkers and doers in the energy industry who are driving real change and making their own personal mark on the global energy landscape.

While everyone knows why the energy transition is vital, we are concerned with the journey. How to get there. By providing the answers needed to make change real. Because we believe that global energy ambitions can only be realized through hard work and clever pragmatic solutions. This is what we do. This is what we invite you to participate in.

Safety is at the core of everything we do, and we are committed to protecting our people, partners, and the planet as we work towards a sustainable energy future.

So yes, working for us will change the energy sector - and may well change you too.

Care to join the movement?

Change. With us.