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Job Description
Do you want to contribute to shaping our services within the residential sector? Ramboll is looking for a Residential Sector Director to support and build on the recent success of our residential sector work.
Our ambition is to be The Partner for Sustainable Change and as such we are committed to creating innovative solutions that will contribute to accelerating the ongoing sustainable transition. Working for Ramboll means working for a company that strives to making a difference – for our employees, clients, and society. Combining local presence with global reach we offer you a strong platform for continuous professional growth. The successful applicant for this role will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to our strategy to close the gap to a sustainable future.
You will join our multi-disciplinary 'Commercial and Residential Service Line’
We have recently restructured of our global 'Buildings' business into a sector-focused, multi-disciplinary organisational structure. Our commercial and residential (“Cities”) service line encompasses our multidisciplinary teams (building services, structures, project/design managers, vertical transportation) working across our UK private development project pipeline; specifically in the residential, commercial offices / workplace, higher education, retail, hotels, culture and sports and leisure sectors.
We are now looking to appoint a Residential Sector Director to develop and drive our services targeted at clients within the large scale residential market; focusing on engagement and work winning with new and existing residential clients and collaborators, but also influencing our project technical and commercial leadership in the residential space. We offer a supporting and collaborative culture and environment, in which you can develop and grow in your role.
Key aspects for the role
We expect the new Residential Sector Director to share our drive and ambition to build on the recent growth of our residential workload. The role will be multi-facetted including:
- Raising Ramboll’s profile and reputation in the residential sector nationally
- Networking
- B2Bs
- Thought leadership
- Sector panels and institutions
- In the residential sector:
- identifying and tracking opportunities
- national and international
- single service line and multi-disciplinary
- converting to appointed projects
- Leading large multi-disciplinary project teams to successfully deliver residential projects
- Influencing colleagues to build their careers in the sector
- coaching
- mentoring
- recruitment
- Influencing the continued evolvement and enrichment of Ramboll’s technical delivery teams
- innovation
- digital advances
- project delivery
- sustainable design
- low energy / zero carbon design
- post occupancy client care
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Understanding the residential sector on a national level and any connected policies and sector trends
- Understanding investment strategies and the key clients, stakeholders, and related activity
- Being a point of contact within the organisation when information is required related to the sector
- Understanding and having an overview of Ramboll’s national portfolio of activity with a general understanding of key clients, projects, and opportunities
- Participate in and where required manage large tenders or proposals
- Contributing with industry best practice and/or client insights in the bidding, winning and execution of projects
- Identifying competencies within Ramboll and deploying these to projects, to ensure that we meet, and exceed, our client’s expectations
- Delivering to an agreed revenue target and profitability
Apply your expertise to make a lasting impact
This role calls for someone who has an established network in the residential market, either from designing large residential schemes (as a building services engineer, structural engineer or architect) or perhaps from previous experience working for such clients, or from serving as a client advisor, programme manager or senior project manager in connection with large scale residential projects. To be successful and thrive in this role we anticipate that you are a person who dares to challenge existing lines of thinking, who has an innovative mindset, and who inspires others to follow on the same trajectory.
We imagine that the below requirements will resonate with you:
- Academic degree or equivalent experience
- Professional membership of relevant institution
- Several years of experience with project and/or programme management in the residential sector
- In-depth understanding of the residential sector, including associated challenges and opportunities
- An innovative mindset and urge to challenge yourself, the clients, and the sector
- A passion for sustainability and a strong interest in driving change that underpin a sustainable transformation of society
- Business acumen and ability to build strong relations with internal and external stakeholders
- An ability to collaborate across technical and geographical borders
- Effective communication skills in English
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
