Senior Sustainability Manager - to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving our sustainability strategy.

The team

The Group Strategy team is an international and engaged group of 30 people with diverse backgrounds ranging from top-tier consultancies to environmental management and ESG. We are divided into three core pillars: Group Strategy, Group Sustainability, and Group Project Management Office.

Overall, our team is responsible for shaping and executing the strategic agenda, leading M&A processes, setting our ambitious direction for sustainability, and building, implementing, and maintaining a best-in-class future operating model. Our team reports directly to the company CEO, and you will be reporting to the Head of Group Sustainability.

How you will create impact

We offer an opportunity to take on a senior role in the renewables sector with great responsibility and tangible impact on the global challenges of accelerating the green transition in a sustainable way. You will specifically take on responsibilities such as:

• Shape, drive and expand the implementation of international sustainability standards and regulations on topics such as circular economy, biodiversity, climate change, Science Based Targets (SBTi), net zero emission strategies and life cycle assessment across the organization
• Manage and support Sustainability Workstream Leads in the organization to deliver on sustainability initiatives in our 2026 sustainability strategy 
• Lead development of sustainability frameworks and procedures on sustainability requirements across solar PV, Wind and Power-to-X projects
• Foster capacity-building across the organization’s line functions on the practical implementation of sustainability standards at asset-level  
• Participating in, and supporting, non-financial data collection and the integrated reporting process
• Design, implement and drive sustainability approach across suppliers and stakeholders in the full value chain focusing on decarbonization and resource management

With us you get

• The possibility to shape and implement the Sustainability strategy and agenda in a leading, highly profitable company with a large appetite to move the bar even further
• Autonomy to build corporate guidance on the implementation of sustainability best-practices and certifications at asset-level, in collaboration with key functions in the organization
• The possibility to learn from talented colleagues with top-tier sustainability and consulting backgrounds

What we look for

We seek an experienced, team-oriented individual with strong analytical- and leadership capabilities, as you will be working in a high-paced and multidisciplinary environment. You find it motivating navigating in complex stakeholder landscapes and you would like to drive change and tackle some of the biggest issues of our time in a changing energy industry.

The ideal candidate will have a background that includes some of the following elements:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Finance or similar
• Several years of continuous project management with large, complex and global corporate projects focusing on sustainability
• A strong and empathetic team player attitude with great people skills and a positive attitude towards challenges

European Energy at a Glance – The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004 with headquarters in Copenhagen. We operate all the way from development, design, financing, construction, operation and selling of wind- and solar farms on land as well as offshore globally. As part of this, we are also very active in M&A activities across the full value chain. Further, we work with the development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We are active in 25 countries and have grown our EBITDA by 45% year-by-year for the past 3 years, while also doubling the size of our pipeline each year. We have a strong business model and a highly competitive edge that we believe can sustain an impressive growth trajectory going forward.

We are now more than 750 employees with 39 nationalities represented in 25 countries, and we are growing rapidly in both Copenhagen and across our global offices. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues but also new friends from every corner of the globe.

Job title: Senior Sustainability Manager

Manager: Head of Group Sustainability

Workplace: Søborg, Copenhagen