Project Director - Building Services

We invite you to bring your expertise as a Building Services Project Director to join our Building Services team based in London or Cambridge. We are looking for an inspirational leader to build new relationships with clients while supporting the growth and leadership of the team over the coming years.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open collaborative and empowering culture We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together we lead and leave a positive impact on societies companies and people around the world.

About the role

Ramboll has ambitious growth plans in the UK and its thriving offices in London and Cambridge are central to these growth plans. Ramboll aspires to grow their UK Building Services team by 30% over the next few years. Further strengthening and growing our senior project leadership capability in London and Cambridge is an important part of this.

Rambolls strategy to be the Partner for Sustainable Change is fundamental to our continued evolution. Ramboll are commissioned to design extraordinary exciting iconic projects. As an Project Director you will have the experience and skills to lead these projects as a Project Manager or Project Director with technical excellence to our clients satisfaction whilst ensuring they are commercially profitable. Proven experience of successful project delivery of both building services projects and multidisciplinary projects is crucial.

Joining the established London Cambridge and Birmingham regional Building Services team you will also support with team management growth and development financial performance client relationships and business development.

You will join our Building Services Department

Our Building Services team has a strong indepth focus on digitally enabled technical delivery low/NZC building design and an excellent understanding of client care. We offer a supporting and collaborative culture and environment in which you can develop and grow in your role.

Main Role Responsibilities

• Excellent project management skills and a proven track record of successful project delivery including taking on full technical and commercial project leadership responsibilities internally and externally.
• Technical excellence. The successful candidate will have proven excellent engineering skills and abilities and is expected to demonstrate a full appreciation and delivery of low energy sustainable building services design.
• To support and develop the established team of Building Services Engineers.
• To implement our strategy The Partner for Sustainable Change.
• To support in raising the profile and reputation of Rambolls building services offering in in the region the UK and internationally. Candidates will be expected to market our offering extensively via networking business to business meetings seminars thought leadership and general business development.
• To contribute to develop and promote Rambolls multidiscipline capability in the local market.
• To attract talented recruits to grow a skilled diverse efficient and highly regarded Building Services team.
• Liaise and interact with other UK Building Services teams to optimise workload and capacity.

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role we believe your starting point is:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and Chartered Engineer having a proven and demonstrable track record in your discipline
• Indepth knowledge of the London or Cambridge markets.
• Previous experience with leading and delivering major projects.
• Forward thinking and enthusiastic about digital design innovation and smart design in increasingly digitalized construction arena.
• A notable/growing profile and reputation as a highly regarded and trusted Building Services leader.
• Solid client facing skills experienced at presenting to clients preparing and negotiating proposals and procuring project resources.
• Aware of the importance of the strategic and focused business development required by the team and be able to demonstrate an aptitude to undertake leadership in this role.
• Be comfortable in communicating our Business Plan Mission and key priorities.
• Ability to motivate and develop multidisciplinary professional teams.
• Demonstration of aptitude for team leadership and ambition for senior leadership career progression.
• Effective English oral and written communication skills.

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include:

• You are client focussed
• You demonstrate good attention to details and show pride in the work you produce
• You are able to motivate and inspire confidence both in your peers and clients

Welcome to our Buildings division

As one of the top 10 building designers in the world Ramboll works on more than 10000 building projects each year. 4000 experts across the world specialise in creating more innovative sustainable and liveable buildings. 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 in the United Kingdom

Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1700 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime