Head of People and Organisation Business Partnering, Business Line Norway
I COWI jobber vi sammen med kundene våre for å skape en bærekraftig verden som er god å leve i. Det gjør vi ved å bruke både kunnskap og nysgjerrighet, og noen ganger også mot, for å skape løsningene verden trenger i dag for å få en bedre morgendag. Derfor sier vi nei til prosjekter knyttet til fossil energi og har et mål om at 100 % av omsetningen vår skal komme fra prosjekter som er med å flytte verden i en bærekraftig retning. Vi setter pris på mangfold og utviklingsmuligheter og ønsker et miljø der alle føler tilhørighet og har det gøy sammen. Det får frem det beste i deg, både på jobb og hjemme. Vi holder hovedsakelig til i Skandinavia, Storbritannia, Nord-Amerika og India, og per i dag er vi 8000 kolleger med kompetanse innen teknologi, arkitektur, energi og miljø. I Norge er vi 1500 ansatte.
Are you interested in taking on a significant role in the growth of COWI Norway? Would you like to contribute to improving people performance, engagement, and leadership within a company going through significant change? If you are an experienced people and organisation leader ready to drive the People and Organisation agenda , this is your opportunity to join us as our new Head of People and Organisation Business Partnering, Business Line Norway.
Everything starts with the customer – that is what drives the development in COWI.
We are looking for a Head of People and Organisation Business Partnering to join COWI Norway. In this role, you will serve as a vital connection for our people agenda, being an integrated part of COWIs People Leadership Team, as well as the Norwegian Leadership Team to enhance strategic impact and cultivate organisational development across COWI and in Norway.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Serve as a strategic business partner for the Executive Vice President of COWI in Norway and the Norwegian Leadership Team, collaborating on the people agenda to enhance business performance, engagement, and building good leadership
- Execute people and organisation plans and key priorities, using data-driven analysis to reach key financial and organisational targets.
- Be a trusted advisor for senior leaders, enabling them to lead and develop their teams more impactfully.
- Facilitate People Review and organizational reviews to confirm alignment with COWI’s organisational blueprint, financial key performance indicators, people key performance indicators, and annual HR cycles.
- Oversee country-level legal and regulatory compliance and serve as the primary liaison for all areas of the people organisation, including operations.
- Oversee, grow, and engage the Norwegian P&O team, which consists of seven strong HR-professionals within the areas of P&O Business partnering, P&O specialists and HR Legal.
- Collaborate closely with union organisations and oversee local collective agreements.
- Manage robust processes for reorganisations, upskilling and reskilling initiatives, and change management.
- Oversee the annual salary regulation process and advise on annual global bonus allocation, enabling leaders to create a performance culture with a clear link between performance and rewards
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
We are looking for a collaborative leader who is committed to people and organisational development. You thrive in an international environment and are motivated by the opportunity to contribute significantly to driving business performance. You are curious and committed to be part of the Norwegian leadership team, leading with a “One COWI” mindset.
On top of that, you will have:
- Considerable experience in senior P&O/HR leadership, having effectively delivered HR strategy in international matrix organizations, especially those engaged in the development of knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrated skill in cultivating senior leadership relationships, advising and influencing senior leadership to take the right people and organisation decisions.
- Deep insight into people and organisation topics, with the ability to communicate the value of P&O initiatives and KPIs on business results.
- Experienced in Norwegian employment law and building good relationships with unions
- Higher educational degree in a relevant field.
- Strategic mindset with a structured and effective approach to prioritisation.
- An advocate of change, and enjoys working in an evolving environment
- Fluent in Norwegian and English, both written and spoken
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 support our customers' transition towards increased 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 the Nordics, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, 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 Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, Tea Ellingsen, teel@cowi.com.
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.
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.
