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Ramboll; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support for personal and professional development

Flexible working hours

Collaborative work culture

Job summary

A leading global engineering consultancy in Greater London is looking for a director-level individual to lead the Bridges and Highways department. The role involves driving client relationships and project delivery while fostering team development and operational excellence. Candidates should have extensive experience in managing senior teams, delivering commercial success, and ensuring client satisfaction. The position promotes a hybrid working model and offers opportunities for professional growth within a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of successfully leading a senior team in the highways or bridges sector.
• A successful track record of delivering key business commercial metrics.
• Able to demonstrate successful client relationship management experience.
• Demonstrable delivery of major highways or bridges projects.
• Ability to partner with other consultants and contractors in design-build opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Embrace the new strategy and ensure client service alignment.
• Lead selected bids as bid director.
• Maintain client satisfaction for key projects.
• Develop and engage the team to meet department targets and wellbeing.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and Ramboll governance requirements.

Skills

Leadership in highways or bridges sector

Client relationship management

Bid management skills

Project delivery excellence

Financial performance management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Ramboll is recruiting a director level individual to lead the continued growth and development of our successful bridges and highways business across the south of England. We have a strong order book and our business is growing rapidly as we continue to deliver on our strategy to be our clients preferred partner for sustainable engineering.

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 strive to set the standard among our peers. You will join a 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 Bridges and Highways South department

The Bridges and Highways South department currently operates from offices in Southampton and Bristol, but we are flexible on location and encourage hybrid working with regular part-time travel to these offices. For the successful individual there is a great opportunity to join a growing business and help shape its future direction. The successful individual will join the UK Highways Management Team and report to the Divisional Director for Highways, Infrastructure and Planning. The individual will have opportunities to develop further into broader roles within the UK highways business as we continue to grow.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

Clients

• Embracing our new strategy, the partner for sustainable change, and working to ensure the service we offer our clients is aligned to this strategy through offering engineering solutions which support environmental sustainability.
• Work winning in collaboration with our UK Market Director and the wider divisional management team.
• Taking a lead on selected bids to fulfil role of bid director.
• Taking an active role in client relationship management to help grow a strong and resilient business.
• Identifying and developing new client relationships.

Projects

• Taking responsibility for client satisfaction for the department and playing a part in delivery of key projects as either project director or technical specialist.
• Accountability for the financial performance of the portfolio of projects and supporting project directors and managers in the effective and efficient delivery of projects.
• Act as Project Director on large or complex projects.

People/leadership

• Development and engagement of the team in the delivery of the departmental business targets in alignment with the highways and wider transport strategy
• Leading other director level employees in the day to day management of operations in our Southampton and Bristol teams for a department of over 70 staff
• Taking a lead role in making Bridges and Highways South a great place to work, with a particular focus on the wellbeing and inclusion of staff and in doing so deliver strong retention and staff satisfaction scores
• Actively contributing as part of the UK Highways management team to lead the overall business in the UK
• Responsibility for the health and safety of the team in project delivery and in the course of delivering their day to day duties
• Responsible for adherence by the team to project and other Ramboll governance requirements

Sustainability

• Ensure our Sustainability commitments are reflected in both internal and external company activities, both in terms of environmental and social value
• Accountability for delivery of the departmental KPI’s including utilisation, revenue and gross margin

Technical Excellence and Innovation

• Responsible for ensuring that technical excellence is at the forefront of our project delivery and leading the team in identifying and sharing best practice
• Lead the team in identifying opportunities for innovation and promote the investigation of options for further development

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. For this role, we believe your starting point could include:

• Experience of successfully leading a senior team (director level staff) in the highways or bridges sector
• A successful track record of delivering key business commercial metrics including profit and loss performance
• Able to demonstrate successful client relationship management experience
• A demonstrable track record of successfully delivering major highways or bridges projects preferably including experience with National Highways or local authorities
• The ability to work in partnership with other consultants in design joint venture, and with contractor clients as part of design and build opportunities
• Work winning skills including the ability to perform the roles of bid manager or bid director

Welcome to our Transport division

Ramboll is a global transportation consultancy and we work on some of the biggest and most innovative infrastructure projects in the world. We are close to 3,000 bright minds working within Transport worldwide, creating practical, sustainable and economic solutions for national transport authorities, private contractors and municipalities alike.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,500 bright minds working across 17 offices to apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy. We love seeing our talents develop and succeed and you will have opportunities to work on challenging and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open and supportive.

How to apply

Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start. We look forward to receiving your application.