Denmark is looking for engineers
With a rapidly growing energy and climate sector, an innovative pharmaceutical and biotech industry and
numerous projects in environment and IT, Denmark needs engineers with a range of educational backgrounds
If you are seeking a fulfilling career in engineering, Denmark is
a natural place to look. It is a country which sets a high value on
engineering skills and expertise, and engineers are accordingly well
paid. As an engineer in Denmark, you will become part of a spe-
cialist environment with a long-established tradition for innovation
and an internationally acknowledged reputation for excellence.
This is evidenced by the fact that the Technical University of
Denmark, according to data from Thomson Scientific, is now
among the 20 most-recognised engineering faculties in the world,
out of a global total of almost 100,000.
In Denmark you will find fellowship with engineering colleagues
who share an impressively high standard of training and educa-
tion. And as teamwork and sparring are characteristic elements
of Danish working culture, the knowledge and skills of your
colleagues will soon become yours.
Involvement from day one
An engineering career in Denmark is both challenging and rewar-
ding. Danish workplaces have a characteristically flat hierarchical
structure and a tradition for openness to new ideas from any
quarter. So from day one you can expect to be fully and equally
engaged with your colleagues in the task of solving problems
and finding the best solutions, as well as having a full share of
responsibility.
The labour market for engineers in Denmark is dynamic.
Employers are accustomed to a lively level of turnover among
engineering staff, so if and when the wish to seek a new challenge
arises, opportunities in Denmark are likely to be abundant.
Great job opportunities
If you have the qualifications and ambition, there is a job for
you in Denmark. According to recent figures from the Danish
Society of Engineers, Denmark will need around 14,000 engine-
ers with a range of educational backgrounds in the period up to
2020. There is a strong demand for chemical, civil, electrical and
mechanical engineers, with the environmental and energy sectors
especially in urgent need of qualified labour. Holders of masters
degrees are particularly attractive to Danish companies.
Balance between working and family life
Denmark has an urgent
Flexible working hours are a common practice in Danish workplaces, since it is a
demand for:
well-recognised principle that employees must have time for both their careers and
their families. The official working week is 37 hours and holiday allowances are Engineers specialised in the
comparable with the best in Europe. Most employers conduct annual assessment environment and energy sectors
Chemical engineers
interviews to ensure that the career potential of their staff is developed to the full. Civil engineers
Electrical and electrical power
Danes are excellent at foreign languages engineers
Mechanical and production
The Danes excel at English, and many Danish enterprises employ English as their engineers
corporate language, so communication difficulties are unlikely to be experienced.

Find a job via the Danish

Society of Engineers

At www.ida.dk you will find the job

database, jobfinder.dk, Denmarks
largest job database for engineers.

The Danish Society of Engineers is

Denmarks professional association for
engineers. It deals with areas such as
salaries, working conditions and edu-
In Denmark you can have a family and a career. You work cational needs. Read more about the
Danish Society of Engineers at www.
around eight hours a day, have an excellent holiday allowance ida.dk (available in an English version).
and many companies offer flexible working hours. At work the
tone is friendly and informal, and you are encouraged to be Want to learn more about
working in Denmark?
innovative and make your own decisions. Communicating with
my colleagues has never been a problem because Danes are Visit
www.workindenmark.dk
very good at speaking English. www.denmark.dk
www.nyidanmark.dk

Sarbajit Deb, 43, India, You can also contact the Danish em-
bassy in your home country. Contact
Area Vice President of the Nordic Region at Larsen & Toubro information is available on the website
Infotech of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Denmark, www.um.dk/en.