Head of Department Highrise Strucutres REC

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 worksharing 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 youre 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 organizations 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 departments 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 costsaving 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 departments 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 others 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:

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from a reputed University. Masters degree in Structural Engineering is preferred. Membership/ Chartership of an appropriately recognized professional institution will be highly desirable.
• Minimum 1525 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.
• Indepth 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 :

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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime