Architect Denmark

🌍 Do you value sustainable design and want to actively shape a greener future?

💪 Are you fascinated by the idea of being your own client and only designing what you believe in?

Join a fast-growing company with a purpose! At Fastned, you will actively contribute to accelerating the transition to electric mobility. As an architect in Copenhagen, you will become part of our mission to build a Europe-wide network of 1,000 beautiful fast-charging stations where electric drivers can charge their cars with energy from the sun and wind. We are 300+ colleagues from over 40 nationalities, spread across 9+ operational countries, with our HQ located in Amsterdam. We have recently been voted the best charging network in the UK, France, and the Netherlands, a testimony to our drive to offer the best charging experience to EV drivers!

Your role

As our first architect on the ground in Denmark, you will contribute to the success of the company with your creative and spatial thinking, providing station designs that score the highest in customer experience and that integrate our modular Fastned stations into service areas along the highways. We are entrepreneurs at heart and building a more sustainable future is in our DNA.

Working as an Architect at Fastned is different & tons of fun. How? Go check out our Architecture Career Hub to meet your future colleagues and learn all about it: https://t.ly/Av_1Y
Your role as an Architect is crucial to our multidisciplinary team. In your day-to-day job, you will spend most of your time with our local Copenhagen team. Besides that, you will also be connected to our architects in other countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Create initial design concepts based on the modular Fastned design standards.

• Make site visits for initial site assessments. Check the suitability of levels, access, procure survey information as necessary, and other key criteria.

• Create full architectural drawing packages required for planning applications.

• When necessary, produce technical drawing packages for tender and construction.

• Collaborate and coordinate with the in-house expansion and construction teams to provide high-quality design documentation in the agreed timescale.

• Collaborating and communicating with external stakeholders

Who we are looking for

Most importantly: You are highly motivated by accelerating the energy transition and joining a fun company that is making a difference.

• You are convinced of the importance of branding & visual identity and you can apply traffic safety regulations to your own design proposals.

• You are goal-oriented and a true team player and you take initiative and work independently with confidence.

• You are not afraid to make mistakes and you always want to keep learning.

• 'Think like a founder' is a statement you recognize yourself in.

• You have a strong experience as an architect

• You can confidently discuss projects with local authorities and you have experience with permit processes within Denmark.

• Solid working experience with Revit. Familiarity with Enscape is a plus.

• You speak fluent Danish and English.

Join us in building a better future

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment, love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are! Our benefits include:

• Stock option plan -> we believe in shared value creation.

• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities.

• Lunch provided via Blox Eats.

• 25 days of holidays yearly + public holidays.

• The opportunity to meet your colleagues across our other EU offices, with reimbursement for work-related travel expenses.

• Laptop and phone.

• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees.

Interested in making an impact?

We would love to have a conversation with you! Apply now, send us your CV and explain in your cover letter why you’re excited about joining our mission for freedom in sustainable transportation.

If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl

We are looking forward to your application!

Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.