Curriculum Vitae
Name
Jens Christoffersen
Specialisation
Project management road-, bridge and civil engineering
Nationality
Danish
Year of Birth
1968
Civil Status
Married, three children
Academic Title
Ph.D. - Technical University of Denmark.
Memberships
The Society of Danish Engineers, member No. 592099
Eur. Ing. (European Engineer), FEANI Parchment No. 23023
Further Training
M.Sc. in Engineering - Technical University of Denmark. Degree awarded 31st
January 1992.
Diploma in Finance (HD) - Copenhagen Business School. Degree awarded 7th
August 1998.
FIDIC Management Training Course, 2004.
Key Qualifications
Jens Christoffersen has experience in general management by currently being
Regional Vice President for COWI Denmark, including subsidiaries in Africa,
India, Belgium and the UK.
Experience as a project manager in charge of a broad range of civil- and
structural engineering projects including highways, roads, drainage, urban
development, bridges and terminals.
Experience in new project delivery systems such as partnering, Design & Build
and Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) including training of staff and clients in
these topics.
Language
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Danish
English
German
Mother tongue
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Fair
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Employment record
Period
Employer
Position
2011-
COWI A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
Regional Vice President, Denmark
2007-2011
COWI A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
Senior Vice president
Railroads, Roads and Airports
2004-2007
COWI Tanzania Ltd.
Managing Director
2004
COWI AS Consulting Engineers and
Planners, Aarhus, Denmark
Chief Project Manager
Department of roads, bridges and
geotechnical investigations.
1999-2004
COWI AS Consulting Engineers and
Planners, Aarhus, Denmark
Chief Project Manager
Department of roads, bridges and
geotechnical investigations.
1995-1999
COWI AS Consulting Engineers and
Planners, Copenhagen, Denmark
Project Engineer/project manager:
Structural assessment, inspection,
repair and retrofit of bridges.
Design of road and railway bridges
1992-1994
Technical University of Denmark
Ph.D. Studies and teaching
Selected
Assignments
Project Manager. Design and build contract for the Unity Bridge. Tender
assistance, site investigations, preliminary and detailed design of a 720m long
bridge across the Ruvuma River and 10km of access roads. Duties: Overall
responsible for execution of the job which involves a road design team in
Tanzania and a bridge design team in Denmark. Was furthermore team leader
for the road design team. Tanzania. Client: China Geo Engineering
Corporation. 2005-2007.
Project Manager. Design and build contract for the Kyamyorwa-Busirayombo
Road. Tender assistance, site investigations, preliminary and detailed design of
a 120km rural road section south of Bukoba. Duties: Overall responsible for
execution of the job. Tanzania. Client: China Geo Engineering Corporation.
2005-07
Project Manager. Highway Ris-Ølholm. Design and supervision of 14 km
highway in rural area of Denmark including all drainage facilities and 14
bridges. The project is the first major design and build contract tendered by the
Danish Road Directorate. Denmark. Client: Vejcon I/S a consortium of
contractors. 2002-2004
Project Manager. Søften-Skødstrup Motorway. Project: Tender design for
approximately 11 km motorway including 30 bridges and drainage facilities for
Design & Build consortium. Denmark. Client: Vejcon. 2004
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Chief Engineer. Suspension Bridges over Skjern River. Design of two
suspension bridges across the River Skjern in Denmark. Client: Danish Forest
and Nature Agency. 2003.
Project Manager. Herning Footbridge. Design and supervision of a cable
stayed footbridge with 80 m span. Denmark. Client: Danish Road Directorate.
1997-1999.
Project Manager. Aarhus-Grenå Rail Line Upgrade. Structural evaluation,
design and supervision of strengthening measures of railway bridges in poor
condition on the Aarhus-Grenaa Line. More than 15 bridges were evaluated and
approximately 5 strengthened in order to comply with international standards
for bearing capacity of rail bridges. Denmark. Client: Danish Railway
Authority. 2000 and 2004
Structural Engineer. Addis Ababa - Woldiya Road Rehabilitation Project. The
project involved the rehabilitation of the Addis Ababa - Woldiya road. As part
of the project a number of concrete bridges across streams and rivers were
designed. Ethiopia. Client: Danida. 1998.
Project Manager. Dar es Salaam (Waso Hill) - Bagamoyo Road Project.
Design of two composite bridges for the Dar es Salaam (Waso Hill) Bagamoyo Road Project. Tanzania. Client: EU. 1996.
Project Engineer. Standard drainage facilities. Design of COWIs standard
drainage facilities (multiple box and pipe culverts etc.) used on a number of
projects including:
• Dar es Salaam - Mlandizi Road, Tanzania
• Chalinze-Melela Road, Tanzania
• Somanga-Mantandu, Tanzania
• Dar es Salaam (Waso Hill) - Bagamoyo road project, Tanzania
• Addis Ababa - Woldiya road rehabilitation project, Ethiopia
• Gondar - Mereb Road upgrading project, Ethiopia
• Kampala - Fort Portal road upgrading project, Uganda
Client: EU. 1998.
Structural Engineer. Assessment of Danish Railway Bridges. Project:
Structural assessment and retrofit recommendation of Danish railway bridges.
The project involved the screening of several hundred bridges and tunnels with
respect to structural integrity and load bearing capacity. Denmark. Client:
Danish Railway Authority. 1996
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