Associate/Associate Director – Facade Engineering

Overview

Join Ramboll’s Façade Engineering team as Associate/Associate Director to help drive sustainable change in built environments. You will shape technical strategies, lead a small leadership group, and oversee profitable, high-quality projects while expanding local business. You’ll mentor a team of façade engineers and collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative, design-led solutions for renowned architects. This role offers leadership, cross-functional impact, and exposure to international projects within a flexible, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Investment in your development
• Leadership guided by our Principles
• Inclusive and supportive culture

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop a stable team of Facade Engineers
• Maintain and enhance design quality; provide technical and pastoral guidance locally and nationally
• Drive and deliver projects profitably, meeting client expectations
• Lead business development in the local market
• Coordinate with global Façade Engineering teams and foster collaboration
• Manage technical risks, negotiate scope of services, and prepare fee proposals

Key requirements

• Chartered Engineer (SFE/ CIBSE/IStructE) with a degree in Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture or similar, or equivalent experience
• Experience leading and coordinating all aspects of project delivery
• Forward-thinking with passion for digital design innovation and smart design in a digitalised construction context
• Strong technical competence with emphasis on sustainable / net zero carbon design
• Extensive client-facing skills and experience presenting to diverse project portfolios
• Ability to motivate, guide and support multidisciplinary teams

• leadership
• mentoring
• communication
• digital design and BIM
• sustainable / net zero carbon design
• risk management in design delivery

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