Executive Assistant to the CEO

Esbjerg

Are you an Executive Assistant, motivated by balancing calendars and strategic priorities, and with a strong flair for communication? Would you like a seat at the table where we help shape the green energy transition in a safe and sustainable manner? Here is a unique opportunity for you!

Your position

Our current Executive Assistant is retiring, and therefore we are now searching for a new Executive Assistant for the CEO. You will be working in close partnership with the CEO, you will help ensure the smooth execution of key priorities, initiatives, and day-to-day business activities.

Your place of work will be at our Global HQ located in Esbjerg, the hub of the Danish energy industry, right on the waterfront – views do not get any better than this. The position is full-time, and you can expect 30+ travel days per year.

The unique thing about this role is the combination of trust, responsibility, and visibility. You will be involved where decisions are made, gain insight few people have access to, and play a key role in turning strategy into action.

CEO, Steen Brødbæk

Your tasks & responsibilities

As an Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will take lead and continuously optimize the CEO’s calendar, balancing strategic priorities, operational needs, stakeholder commitments, travel, and sufficient preparation time.

Your tasks will include but are not limited to:

  • Executive office coordination: Maintain an effective operating rhythm for the CEO’s office and support selected Executive Leadership Team meetings, leadership events, and governance activities.
  • Stakeholder management: Build trusted relationships with executives, Board representatives, owners, customers, colleagues, and external partners; manage requests with sound judgement and appropriate diplomacy.
  • Meeting preparation and follow-through: Coordinate agendas and materials, ensure the CEO is well briefed, capture decisions and actions where relevant, and drive timely follow-up.
  • Communication support: Draft, coordinate, and quality-check correspondence, presentations, briefing notes, public relations/press, and other executive materials in close cooperation with relevant functions (incl. external media consultants).
  • Travel and logistics: Plan travel and ensure that practical arrangements, briefing materials, schedules, and contingencies are managed seamlessly.
  • Continuous improvement: Simplify routines, use digital and AI-enabled tools responsibly, and identify opportunities to stop, automate, delegate, or improve administrative work.

Your profile & qualifications

We are looking for a trustworthy and positive Executive Assistant who is passionate about supporting executive leadership and helping turn strategy into action. With a proactive and well-organized approach, you enjoy building relationships across all levels of the organization and take pride in creating impact through coordination, communication, and execution.

To succeed in this position, we imagine that you have:

  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex calendars, competing priorities, confidential matters, and senior stakeholders.
  • Strong business understanding and the ability to grasp context, connect issues, and distinguish critical priorities from noise.
  • Preference for Danish speaker, professional fluency in English is required (corporate language is English).
  • High digital fluency across Microsoft 365 and modern collaboration tools, with sound judgement in the use of AI-enabled solutions.
  • Relevant administrative, commercial, communication, or business education; equivalent experience may substitute for formal qualifications.
  • Experience working in an international company, across cultures and time zones.

Welcome to Semco Maritime

At Semco Maritime, we create change. For people. For projects. And for the global energy sector. With us, you will join a community of over 2,300 of the most dedicated thinkers and doers in the energy industry who are driving real change and making their own personal mark on the global energy landscape.

While everyone knows why the energy transition is vital, we are concerned with the journey. How to get there. By providing the answers needed to make change real. Because we believe that global energy ambitions can only be realized through hard work and clever, pragmatic solutions. This is what we do. This is what we invite you to participate in.

Safety is at the core of everything we do, and we are committed to protecting our people, partners, and the planet as we work towards a sustainable energy future.

So yes, working for us will change the energy sector – and may well change you too.

We know that our people are our greatest strength. We strive to build an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves, contribute their perspectives, and feel part of the team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and believe that diverse teams help us find better solutions and move the energy transition forward.

Care to join the movement?

Change. With us.

Contact data:

Mikkel Stephansen
Lead HR Business Partner
+45 7914 9171

Deadline: 15/11/2026

Ansættelsestype: Employment type: Permanent

Hjemmearbejde: Remote work: Not disclosed

Ugentlig arbejdstid: Weekly working time: Full-time

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We offer you more than a workplace

We offer you the chance to change what really matters. To deliver intelligent and hands-on answers to global questions together with the most dedicated thinkers and doers in the energy industry.

At land and at sea – where we care for and trust each other. And where your dedication will impact our projects, partnerships, and people. 

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The best thing about working here is that I still after many years in the company feel that my job is evolving – it never gets boring.

Play your role in the global energy sector. With us.

Looking for a workplace where you can make real change? A meaningful job where you have the freedom, trust, and responsibilities to play an important role and not just be a small fish in a big shoal?

Well, at Semco Maritime, we wear many hats (and helmets), covering all kinds of aspects and phases of innovative offshore energy projects around the world. Both within the conventional energy sector and the renewable energy industry — and within various professional disciplines such as project management, engineering, design, fabrication, installation, service, and maintenance of offshore assets.


Change. With us.

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Step into the change

We want to be the partner that shapes the energy transition — not just follows it. We challenge the status quo and put our hearts and minds into how a fossil-free future actually gets built. Together with world-leading partners, at sea and on land.

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Join a culture of curiosity

With more than 40 years of experience, we never stop being curious. We stay open to new thinking and especially value input from the people closest to the work. You'll find room to take initiative, share ideas and shape how we work.

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Grow your expertise

This is a place where you develop — professionally and personally. Our specialists are true experts in their fields, and you'll be surrounded by people who lift each other and help you become even better at what you do.

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Your well-being is our success

We put people first — our colleagues and our partners. Safety, trust and a healthy balance between structure and freedom are at the core of how we work, so you can feel safe, heard and like an important part of the team.

Come on board!

Our goal is to make you a success in your new job. Below, you can see our recruitment process from when you apply, to the evaluation

Our recruitment process:

Apply for a vacant position:

If you are interested in one of our job openings, please apply online as we only accept electronic applications. You will receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 hours. We screen all our applications continually during the application period. In order to find the right match we look at competences, experience and education.

Unsolicited applications:

you can also submit an unsolicited application online. Your application will be filed in our job database - and every time we have a job opening we check this database to see if we have a match.

The purpose of the first interview is to get an impression of the person behind the application and to clarify expectations. You will get the opportunity to explain your motivation in applying for the job and we will introduce you to our company, departments and values.

If you have given us your consent, we will also follow up on your references at this point.

Based on the information provided in your application and interview, we will make use of various profile tools in the second interview. For some positions we also use cases to get an impression of the candidate’s analytical and problem-solving abilities.

We will go into your professional qualifications and personal competences in depth using two tools: A personality profile analysis (PPA), and a General Intelligence Test (GIA). We will provide feedback on your profile and/or the result of your tests and on how well the results match the job at hand.

After the second interview, we will evaluate and make a decision based on the two interviews.

If everything goes according to plan - and you get the job, you will begin a on-boarding process which will make sure that you become successfully integrated in the Semco-organisation.

WELCOME to our team!

Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced professional

...we offer you ample room to grow.

As a leading company with a global presence, we provide numerous opportunities for advancement, allowing you to transform your initial position into your next.

And the next. And the ...

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