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Structural Engineering Director - Specialist Teams Lead
Ramboll
Structural Engineering Director - Specialist Teams Lead
Ramboll
Structural Engineering Director - Specialist Teams Lead
Ramboll
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Structural Engineering Director
Job summary
A leading engineering consultancy in the UK seeks a Specialist Teams Lead to manage and grow specialized engineering teams. The position requires a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to liaise directly with clients. You will be responsible for leading complex projects and enhancing the company’s reputation in the Defence and Government sectors. This role offers flexible working and a supportive environment aimed at professional growth.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in structural / civil engineering.
- Chartered with the IStructE, ICE or international equivalent.
- Demonstratable experience at Associate Structural Engineer level or above.
- Excellent communicator able to simplify complex engineering principles.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and line management to specialist teams.
- Plan and manage the growth of specialized teams.
- Develop client business relationships based on trust and technical excellence.
- Represent Ramboll at external client meetings.
Skills
Education
Tools
We are interested in hearing from you if you have the skill, experience and passion to support our growth in the delivery of technically challenging projects.
We invite you to bring your expertise and enthusiasm to a newly created role to lead our Specialist Teams who are a key part of our UK Building Structures Team. Our Specialist Teams work across the core Ramboll markets with a growth opportunity presented by our mounting portfolio of projects in our Defence and Government sectors.
- Sequismic design and analysis
- Advanced Engineering Simulation
- Dynamics
- Blast
- Finite Element Analysis
- 3D computational design
- Point cloud processing
As Specialist Teams Lead, you will have technical and commercial accountability for these teams, report into one of our Regional Heads of Department and support our other Directors across our UK Building Structures Team to strengthen our reputation and offering in our growth sectors.
To succeed in this role, you must have a broad technical grounding and understanding across our specialist areas alongside being client focused, with a strong ability to simplify and communicate complex ideas in plain language. Are you our new Director?
- Provide leadership and line management to our specialist seismic and advanced engineering teams (currently 5 engineers)
- Plan and manage the growth of our specialist teams
- Develop our specialist teams to support the growth aspirations of the business; including in the Defence and Government sectors
- Accountable for the technical and commercial performance of the specialist teams including reporting to the UK Structures Leadership team
- Responsible for increasing Ramboll’s technical capability and reputation in specialist fields
- Provide a direct linkage between the specialist teams and the project delivery teams
- Act as client liaison to simply explain high complexity or technically challenging work undertaken by your team
- Develop client business relationships through building trust and reputation for technical excellence
- Represent Ramboll at external client meetings responding to their requirements and needs
- Manage the day-to-day activities in the team, both from a commercial and technical perspective
- Develop and agree structural concepts, design philosophies and undertake inception and peer reviews
- Take ownership as Structural lead or Design Lead on our complex and specialist projects
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent in structural / civil engineering
- Chartered with the IStructE, ICE or international equivalent
- Demonstratable experience at Associate Structural Engineer level or above
- An excellent communicator capable of explaining complex engineering principles in plain language, verbally, in writing and through sketching
- Great with people, diverse in your outlook and with something different to bring to the table
- The role requires you to be able to obtain UK Government Security Clearance
- Demonstrable experience of leading technically complex projects
- Demonstratable evidence of leading projects with multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Evidence of providing technical leadership to a team of structural engineers with specialist or niche skills
- A broad knowledge and technical understanding of;
- Structural seismic analysis and detailing to international and local codes of practice (e.g. European, American, New Zealand, etc.)
- Seismic assessment and retrofit of existing structures
- Dynamic and non-linear analysis
- Blast analysis and design
- Design codes, industry standards, and performance-based design approaches appropriate for safety critical industries
- Knowledge of structural engineering software and specialist finite-element analysis software (e.g. ETABS, CSI SAFE, ANSYS, DIANA etc.)
- Ability to approach engineering problems and develop solutions from first principles for situations that fall outside of codified methods
- Experience of managing staff working in coding languages is desirable (e.g. Python, JavaScript)
- Ambition to lead and grow a team
- Able to converge technical and non-technical viewpoints
- Able to fulfil a national role, leading people in multiple geographic locations
- 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
Ramboll is a global engineering, architecture and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. We are a responsible business and sustainable practices have been part of Ramboll’s DNA since the company’s inception. Ramboll was the first engineering consultancy in the world to be certified after the UN sustainable development goals. This year we sat a bold direction for the coming four years and launched our new business strategy: The Partner for Sustainable Change. Together we enable our stakeholders to realise their goals and navigate the transition to a more sustainable future. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.
Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,300 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. Our Buildings division is one of the top 10 building designers in the world. 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.
Ramboll believe in work-life balance and operate a flexible working policy. As a company with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate. We also offer a competitive salary, alongside 27 days holiday per year, and private medical insurance.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment, where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We invite applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you’ll have the freedom to work your hours flexibly and our positive approach.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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