Senior or Principal Engineer - Secondary Steel Design

Job Description

Do you want to be at the heart of the energy transition industry, helping to guide the public and private sectors in the delivering technologies and systems to meet global and national net zero targets? Are you looking to bring your structural design expertise and enthusiasm into play within a global, high performing projects team, delivering a range of innovative energy transition projects? Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Energy Transition team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As the newest member of our Secondary Steel Design group working within Offshore Wind Engineering, you will join a team of highly talented and engaged engineers at the forefront of innovative and complex design techniques in steel and composite materials. You will take on responsibility for your own design deliverables applying an analytical approach and structural understanding to create innovative solutions – with the aim of shaping and enhancing our service delivery.

Your key tasks and responsibilities

• Delivering secondary steel design work packages for Concept Design, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Designs with focus on large steel foundation structures for offshore wind turbines, in collaboration with secondary steel engineers and other relevant disciplines.
• Overseeing the work of secondary steel engineers and CAD technicians in delivering high-quality design and documentation of secondary structural components, reflecting both fabrication-friendliness and the latest state-of-the-art techniques, while ensuring successful third-party certification and efficient follow-up during the fabrication and installation phases.
• Coordinating design output with the Project/Design Manager and other discipline Lead Engineers.
• Performing analyses and optimisation of structural designs, followed by skilled examination of results and identification of the main design drivers. 
• Presenting design methods and results at client and certifying agent meetings during both the design and certification process. 
• Ensuring designs are optimised to fulfil the latest safety requirements accounting for the full life cycle of the structure from fabrication through operation to decommissioning.
• Ensuring calculations are sufficiently checked and documenting all quality assurance processes to fulfil project audit requirements.
• Mentoring junior engineers in the applied methods and processes to design both material-optimised and fabrication-friendly structures.
• Contributing to Ramboll’s technical development in the field of secondary steel design.

Your new team

You will be part of Ramboll Wind, a world leader in offshore wind with a unique value proposition. We have been involved in more than 70% of all operating offshore wind farms globally. With our international, multidisciplinary and wind energy specific competencies, we are a true full-range service provider for offshore wind energy projects in all their phases. Ramboll supports clients globally to identify, evaluate and quantify both risks and opportunities, allowing them to make well educated, strategic decisions based on practical offshore wind project development, financing and execution experience, combined with world-class engineering know-how.

We are among the very few consultancies in the world, providing engineering services for bottom-fixed as well as floating wind foundations. Since 2007 we have been involved in floating offshore wind and today have a dedicated team of experts supporting clients globally.

Within Ramboll, over 500 highly qualified experts are working on onshore and offshore wind projects globally, operating primarily from our 15 key offices across the Nordics, Germany, UK, Poland, Spain, Japan, and the US.

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:

• Master’s degree in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering; preferably with a focus on the design of offshore structures or similar areas of study. Doctorate studies in a relevant field will be highly regarded.
• Track record applying understanding of structural engineering principles, design standard requirements and the fabrication / construction process to produce efficient designs. 
• Proven knowledge and understanding of 3D CAD and structural models.
• Experience with coordinating designs with other disciplines and other stakeholders both in person and remotely.
• Experience with planning engineering tasks (calculations, quality assurance and reporting.)
• Effectively plan and prioritise multiple engineering tasks, while making independent decisions that promote / advance company goals and objectives.
• Motivated to learn and grow in an international and skilled team of structural engineers, as well as to seize any opportunity to exceed expectations.
• Excellent communication skills and proactive, analytical approach to assignments 
• Fluent in both written and spoken English when interfacing with various disciplines and stakeholders, both in person and virtually

What we can offer you

• An outstanding opportunity to join our Energy Division, and team up with 2,000 experts in 14 countries, covering the full spectrum of technologies and all parts of the value chain.
• Competitive base salary and benefits package.
• Ongoing investment in your development.
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• 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.

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.

An equal opportunity employer

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 of all backgrounds and characteristics, in addition to the Protected Characteristics as set out in the Equality Act, (2010). 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 ability to work your hours flexibly through our positive and inclusive approach to work.