Design Manager - Offshore Wind Engineering

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Are you a proven and skilled Engineer in the Offshore Wind space? Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? Are you looking for your next challenge?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Offshore Wind department as our new Design Manager and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Design Manager, you will be part of our global Offshore Wind Engineering department. 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 be responsible for managing the foundation design process, including interface, coordination, and direction of the Discipline Leads in terms of methodology and technical solutions.

If you crave a challenging role but also flexibility and work life balance, this role may be ideal for you. The position will be based in one of our offices, but our hybrid work model allows you to split your time between working in the office and working from home.

As part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will take on diverse tasks and responsibilities in international projects of varied complexity and scale, such as:

• Manage foundation design process, including interface, coordination, and direction of Discipline Leads (Primary Steel, Secondary Steel, Geotechnics, Metocean, Corrosion Protection, Electrical, etc.) in terms of methodology and technical solutions
• Ensure each design team fully understands scope, deliverables, interfaces and related dependencies per stage between discipline
• Hold full knowledge of contracted scope of work and deliverables per stage and per discipline
• Monitor design process progress, implements changes / variations to the design in collaboration with Change and Project Manager
• Ensure design is supporting client's key objectives and meets project specifications
• Take a central position in the design process and interfaces with various external stakeholders, covering but not limited to wind turbine vendors, Fabricators, Installation Contractors and Certification and Verification Agencies
• Accountable for end-stage review of team performance and design stage deliverables with client, internal peer review (where necessary) and Steering Committee / Project Owner, ensuring adherence to Ramboll´s internal procedures
• Ensure highest standards of health and safety are promoted and maintained in the scope and within the project team

Your new team

Ramboll is 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 its 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 600 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, Korea, 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 focus on design of offshore steel structures or similar areas of study; alternative educational background may be considered when backed up with the relevant working experience
• Extensive experience working as a design or engineering manager / lead engineer within offshore wind projects
• Track record applying understanding of structural engineering principals, design standard requirements and the fabrication / construction process to produce efficient and cost-effective designs
• Experienced in coordinating designs with other disciplines and other stakeholders both in person and remotely
• Strong drive to excel in the area of responsibility, reflected in design works and deliverables as well as engagement and collaboration with others
• Proactive approach and enthusiasm for coordinating and motivating people in a highly dynamic environment
• Effectively plan and prioritize 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
• High integrity and team spirit, proactively engaging with others and offering support when required

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• 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.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Deadline for application: 12th May 2024

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. 

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