Are you ready to lead approximately 70 skilled professionals (with 10-12 directly reporting to you), driving successful outcomes for large-scale projects in Denmark’s industrial refrigeration and heating sector? And do you thrive on winning in the market, by solving your customers' most pressing cooling and heating challenges? Then read on and discover what Johnson Controls have to offer you.  

Join us as our new Head of Installation, Denmark – Reporting to our General Manager of Johnson Controls UKI Nordics, you will lead a branch of approx. 70 skilled professionals, with job functions ranging from Project Management to Systems Installation, and from Project Engineering to Contract Accounting, building an environment for successful, collaborative engagement with all functions that support you and your team, including everything from Finance to Procurement.

You will have 10-12 professionals directly reporting to you and will primarily work from our Hornslet office, where approximately 80% of your direct reports are located. You will also have the option to occasionally work from our Holme office, if preferred.

You will be responsible for the on-time, on budget delivery of our customer projects, to the highest possible quality, scaling best practices, coaching for performance and role-modelling a problem-solving approach to winning in all dimensions of the role.  

What you will do:  

• Build a team and organization, fit to exceed our customers' expectations, with a low-ego, low-friction approach to cross-functional collaboration.  

• Govern the development of project delivery plans, ensuring on-time, profitable completion of large-scale Industrial Refrigeration and HVAC installations. 

• Directly manage and coach a high-performing team of 10–12 direct reports, while leading and empowering a broader branch of ~70 colleagues, encouraging collaboration for continuous improvement and a sense of shared success.  

• Develop our workforce and supplier network capabilities, to leap ahead of our competitors in addressing our customers problems of today and tomorrow  

• Systematically coach your organization using our enterprise operating model, continuously closing performance gaps, setting new standards, and leading change. 

• Implement continuous improvement initiatives and embed best practices to scale organizational capability and success. 

• Provide trusted governance leadership for operational effectiveness, financial performance, compliance, and safety. 

What we look for:  

Personal: 

• A leader with a track record and innate DNA for effective decision-making, problem solving capabilities, equally comfortable guiding both blue-collar and white-collar staff. 

• The ability to operate with a high level of dexterity for the business, accompanied by a high degree of personal resilience. 

• Ability to drive change and foster a culture of continuous improvement. 

• Operates effectively at both strategic and operational levels. 

• Thrive in a complex, fast-paced environment with a structured approach to administration.  

• Communicates effectively across organizational levels, preferably with international experience.  

Professional:  

• University degree within relevant fields of study or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in operations management, ideally within the industrial refrigeration or HVAC industry. 

• Proven track record in developing and executing strategic and financial project delivery plans. 

• Strong experience managing and optimizing workforce planning, including retention, and development of both subcontractors and in-house talent. 

• Demonstrable experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives and best practices to enhance operational effectiveness in a manufacturing or systems environment. 

• Solid understanding of governance frameworks and compliance within operations. 

• Strong knowledge of industrial refrigeration systems and heat pumps.  

• Fluency in Danish and English. 

What we offer:  

• Attractive salary package, optional benefits program, and health insurance.  

• 11% paid pension.  

• Employment in a growth company with a history spanning more than 130 years.  

• Be part of the green energy-efficient cooling and heat pump industry.  

• Well-established employee associations.  

• Flexible working hours.  

• Access to education and various career paths, including 5,000 e-learning programs.  

• Strong maternity/paternity benefits, including support for the child's first sick day and a global network for parents with young children.  

• High-security standards (We work with high-performance teams).  

Application: 

If you’ve read this far, we’re glad to see you’re interested! If you can see yourself in this role, we look forward to hearing from you.  

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to send us your CV as soon as possible. 

About Johnson Controls: 

Johnson Controls is a global organization spanning 2,000 locations with more than 85,000 employees worldwide. We are dedicated to creating a world that is safe, comfortable, and sustainable through innovative, intelligent, and integrated building solutions, technologies, and infrastructure. 

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