Senior/Principal Structural Engineer

Ramboll; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll in the UK is seeking a Senior/Principal Structural Engineer to lead a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK and internationally. Joining our Building Structures team, you will shape concepts, mentor colleagues and drive innovative, low-carbon design solutions in collaboration with internationally renowned architects and clients.

We offer a flexible, hybrid working culture within a foundation-owned global company that has been growing since 1945.

Qualifications

• Chartered with the IStructE, ICE, or international equivalent.
• Excellent communicator who can explain engineering principles clearly.
• Track record of high-design, sustainability, or re-use of assets.
• Experience in primary construction materials (steel, concrete, timber) and knowledge of MMC.
• Passion for sustainable solutions.
• Multidisciplinary mindset with willingness to learn wider building design aspects.
• Interest in commercial aspects of engineering services projects; experience with managing project change.
• Experience in assessment, retrofit and alteration of existing structures.
• Exposure to construction supervision, building investigation and structural testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and agree structural concepts and design philosophies
• Inspire and enthuse the engineers and technicians on your projects
• Liaise with clients and collaborators, representing Ramboll at project meetings
• Take ownership as day-to-day lead on a project or part of a project
• Push the boundaries of low-carbon design

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Low-carbon design

Collaborative working

Education

Chartered with IStructE/ICE

Job description

Job Description

We invite you to bring your talent and passion into play as you take an active role in delivering a wide range of interesting projects of different scales, complexities, structural forms and materials within a Top 10 consultancy. If you crave a challenging role but need flexibility and work-life balance, our new Senior/Principal Structural Engineer position may be ideal for you. We are very interested in talking to people who are looking for a new challenge or may be on a career break and are thinking about returning to consultancy.

Are you our new Senior/Principal Structural Engineer?

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a foundation-owned global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Building Structures team

As our new Senior/Principal Structural Engineer, you will join a talented, diverse and highly collaborative team delivering a wide range of award-winning projects across the UK and internationally. Our work spans sculptures, stadia, healthcare, refurbishment, re-use and re-purposing, as well as complex new-build structures. You will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to exciting projects alongside internationally renowned architects and clients, while supporting research and driving innovative approaches to structural design.

We foster a fun, inquisitive and inclusive culture where design flair, creativity and fresh thinking are actively encouraged. You will play a key role in developing design solutions, mentoring colleagues and contributing to our collaborative culture, while helping to deliver projects that make a lasting impact on the built environment.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will involve:

• Develop and agree structural concepts and design philosophies
• Inspire and enthuse the engineers and technicians on your projects
• Liaise with clients and collaborators, representing Ramboll at project meetings
• Take ownership as day-to-day lead on a project or part of a project
• Push the boundaries of low-carbon design
  

Your key deliverables over the first 12 months will be:

• Grow and maintain a network of contacts and be a great ambassador for Ramboll
• Lead the design process for a project (size suitable for level of experience)
• Outside day-to-day project work, collaborate with colleagues from the London team and beyond to support implementation of various aspects of the Ramboll Business Plan

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. We provide growth and development opportunities in a supportive environment with flexible and hybrid working, and care about our people’s wellbeing.

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Chartered with the IStructE, ICE, or international equivalent
• An excellent communicator capable of explaining complex engineering principles in plain language, verbally, in writing, and through sketching
• A track record of working on projects with high levels of design, sustainability, or re-use of existing assets
• Experience in the design of primary construction materials (steel, concrete, timber) and a good general knowledge of building construction; experience of MMC would be beneficial.
• A passion for sustainable solutions
• A multidisciplinary mindset and an aptitude for learning about the wider aspects of building design
• An Interest in the commercial aspects of engineering services projects, experience with managing project change.
• Experience in the Assessment, retrofit and alteration of existing structures
• Exposure to Construction supervision, building investigation and structural testing

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include:

• Great with people
• Diverse in outlook and with something different to bring to the table
• A curiosity to explore – ‘is there a better way to do this’
• Happy to ask questions and to answer them!
• Willingness to take responsibility for your projects and development

Welcome to our Buildings division

As one of the top 10 building designers in the world, Ramboll works on more than 10,000 building projects each year. 5,000 experts across the world specialise in creating more innovative, sustainable and liveable buildings. We place particular emphasis on our liveable buildings concept where we balance the cultural, social and physical values of buildings, to improve the quality of life for building users.