Structural Director - Data Centre Sector Lead

Ramboll; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Structural Data Centre Sector Lead to guide and grow their data centre offerings. In this senior role, you will lead large-scale projects, ensuring profitability while developing client relationships and marketing the firm's services. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in structural engineering within the data centre sector, alongside proven leadership and project management skills. This position offers a chance to significantly impact sustainable development in the data centre industry.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Matched pension contributions (up to 7%)

Private medical cover and life assurance

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering structural engineering designs for data centre projects.
• Extensive knowledge of bidding and designing large and complex projects.
• Solid client-facing skills and experience securing new work.

Responsibilities

• Lead data centre projects, ensuring profitability and client satisfaction.
• Develop and grow the data centre sector team.
• Market the data centre offering extensively through various channels.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Data centre structural design

Client relationship management

Commercial acumen

Education

Chartered membership status of a relevant engineering institution

Job description

Structural Data Centre Sector Lead

Location - UK Wide

Are you our next Structural Data Centre Sector Lead?

We invite you to bring your expertise as a Data Centre Sector focused Structural Director to join our multi‑disciplinary ‘Buildings’ team. We are looking for an inspirational leader to build new relationships with clients, while supporting the growth and leadership of the data centre.

If this sounds like you, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Industry and Infrastructure Facilities Team as our new Structural Data Centre Sector Director and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new data centre sector lead, you will play a pivotal role in leading and developing Ramboll’s offering internationally.

Ramboll has ambitious growth plans in the UK. Ramboll aspires to grow their multi‑disciplinary UK Buildings team by 30% over the next few years. Further strengthening and growing the senior project leadership and work‑winning capability of our data centre sector team.

As our new Structural Data Centre Director, you will possess extensive knowledge of bidding and designing large and complex projects across all stages.

Ramboll are regularly commissioned to design exciting and iconic infrastructure facility projects. Our new Director will have the experience and skills to lead these projects as the most senior member of Ramboll staff. Proven experience of successful data centre project delivery, of both building services projects and multidisciplinary projects, is crucial.

Joining the established sector team, you will support the team with growth and development, financial performance, client relationships and business development.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• To lead data centre projects of scale as the most senior Ramboll point of contact on a project. You will be required to deliver projects profitably and to the satisfaction of our clients, taking on full technical and commercial project leadership responsibilities internally including managing project financial performance, change and commercial risk.
• The successful candidate will have proven excellent engineering skills and abilities and is expected to demonstrate a full appreciation and delivery of data centre structural design. Technical ability is essential. Ramboll are commissioned on technically challenging projects and digital innovation is one of our core values.
• Commercial and contractual competence. The successful candidate will have proven competence and experience in delivering projects whilst dealing with commercial and contractual issues.
• To further raise the profile and reputation of Ramboll’s data centre offering across the UK and internationally. Candidates will be expected to market our offering extensively via networking, business to business meetings, seminars, thought leadership and general business development.
• To support and develop the skills of our Structural Engineers in all aspects of data centre design.
• To contribute to develop and promote Ramboll’s multi‑discipline capability in the local market.
• Excellent project management skills and a proven track record of successful project delivery.
• To attract talented recruits to grow a skilled, diverse, efficient, and highly regarded Ramboll Buildings team.

Based on your extensive understanding of the market, our clients’ business, strategy, and the landscape they operate in, you will identify opportunities and address them with solutions that add value and demonstrate why we at Ramboll are The Partner for Sustainable Change.

You will join our multi‑disciplinary 'Industry and Infrastructure Facilities Service Line’

We have recently restructured our global 'Buildings' business into a sector‑focused, multi‑disciplinary organisational structure. Our Industry and Infrastructure Facilities service line encompasses our multidisciplinary teams (Building Service, Structures, Project/Design Managers, Critical Systems) working across a global portfolio of Rail, Aviation, Ports, Data Centres, Industrial, Logistics, advanced manufacturing and automotive sectors.

About you

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 membership status of a relevant engineering institution.
• Demonstrable experience leading and delivering structural engineering designs for projects within the data centre sector.
• Good knowledge of the sector and sector trends.
• Ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Experience and relationships with clients and collaborators working in the data centre sector, internationally.
• A passion for sustainable design and an interest in driving change towards net‑zero carbon.
• Solid client facing skills, with experience presenting to clients, securing new work, and preparing and negotiating proposals.
• Effective English oral and written communication skills.

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long‑term thinking of a foundation‑owned company

• Flexible work environment
• Matched pension contributions (up to 7% contribution)
• Private medical cover and life assurance

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation‑owned people company. Ramboll has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices working towards a more sustainable future. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. Strong values guide what we do and drive an inclusive, collaborative, and highly flexible culture that values people and ideas. Explore and nurture your own passion, expertise, and creativity at Ramboll through work that benefits our people, partners, nature, and society.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that's where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process.

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