Head of Department, Highrise Strucutres, REC

Company Description

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Job Description

Head of Department – Highrise Strucutres Market

Are you an experienced leader in delivering multidisciplinary Structures projects from a multinational consulting company?

Have you worked in a global work-sharing model? If yes, then click here to apply for the role and to be part of our sustainable journey.

Description:

The Head of Department (HOD) provides overall leadership and direction to the Structures department.

The candidate must have international mindset and adept at managing large & multidisciplinary projects. Responsible for managing teams dedicated to the Middle Eastern countries. Plays a critical role in providing the strategic direction, management, and performance of the department. Must work very closely with Director Buildings and collaborate with overseas counterparts, understand the dynamics of each geography/market and build strong relationship to drive the growth of global workshare. This position requires a dynamic leader with exceptional communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively lead and inspire quality deliverables in a diverse team towards achieving departmental and organizational goals.

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our REC team as our new Head of Department – Highrise Structures Market and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

As our new Head of Department – Highrise Structures Market, you will be part of a world class, innovation driven engineering design centre Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC)...

Your key responsibilities will be:

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Develop and implement departmental strategies aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and objectives.
• Identify emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges in the business and develop proactive strategies to address them.
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed as well as determined to manage priorities.

People leadership

• Provide visible, tangible leadership based on the Ramboll Values and the Ramboll Leadership Profile.
• Hire, mentor, train, and evaluate departmental staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
• Must possess and maintain exceptional ethics as well as uphold company values, business integrity and demand the highest standard of conduct from self and others

Operational and Profitable performance

• Establish performance metrics, goals/targets for the department and monitor progress in achieving them.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations with the team leads, provide constructive feedback, and promote performance culture.
• Prepare and present reports on the department's progress and projects to executive management, board members and other stakeholders.
• Collaboration with domestic market teams/business units with one Ramboll spirit.

Financial Management

• Ensure that the team leads are clearly developing and managing the departmental budget, effective utilisation of resources to support departmental initiatives and activities.

• Monitor expenditure, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure compliance to budgets, financial policies and procedures.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution and achieve high customer satisfaction.

Risk Management

• Identify and address potential risks and vulnerabilities within the department's operations, processes, and projects with internal/external stakeholders.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and controls to minimize the impact of risks on departmental objectives.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the department, encouraging staff to explore new ideas, technologies, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify new services/disciplines which have the potential for increasing the collaboration with respective stakeholders

Performance Indicators and Targets

• Billing ratio/resource utilization and workshare hours
• Project performance with respect to budgets
• Project delivery according to internal business processes and guidelines.
• Project satisfaction score
• Costs at department level
• Employee Satisfaction & Engagement Survey Score & Attrition control

Your new team

You will be part of REC, Ramboll Engineering Centre provides engineering services to the Ramboll Group worldwide mainly in Buildings, Transport & Water sectors. REC works in close cooperation with other Ramboll offices located in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK, Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

This big team is divided into groups of dedicated personnel working for structures in UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, Middle east who sometimes also work across these boundaries. They are virtual team mates working on common projects, prime business units in the above countries being the ones who coordinate with the clients and other consultants as well as with REC to pass on the design solutions to the user. The wide range in type of projects vary from high rise structures, to precast, to post tensioning etc., for some regions to industrial structures depending on the country you are working for. The most attractive thing is in spite of the challenges of working across continents, because of the culture of planning ahead and ability to understand each other’s needs, everyone works in a peaceful and lively manner, enjoyment and empowerment being some of the Ramboll values.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from a reputed University. Master’s degree in Structural Engineering is preferred. Membership/ Chartership of an appropriately recognized professional institution will be highly desirable.
• Minimum 15-25 years of relevant experience in delivering large multidisciplinary Structures projects with focus on quality, budgets, and timely delivery. Proven track record of managing large & diverse project teams in a multinational consulting company involved in Global workshare. ·
• Provide technical leadership and oversee all projects from concept to completion. Experience in structural analysis & design of commercial, residential, educational, airports and industrial buildings.
• Exposure to Engineering & BIM Tools is essential.
• Extensive working experience with international codes of practice and standard. Exposure Indian & Eurocodes with national annexes.
• In-depth knowledge of Structural Steel, Concrete, Precast, and Timber Design with constructability aspects.
• Knowledge of Decarbonization of structures and a passion for Sustainable Development practices are desirable.
• Develop, implement best practices/standards and procedures for the engineering design.
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors, negotiating contracts to secure favourable terms.
• Lead the Bid and Tender services on specific project opportunities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from a reputed University. Master’s degree in Structural Engineering is preferred. Membership/ Chartership of an appropriately recognized professional institution will be highly desirable.

Additional Information

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

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.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

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.