Principal Engineer - Building Physics, MEP, REC

Company Description

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Welcome to our Buildings division

As one of the top 10 building designers in the world, Ramboll works on more than 10,000 building projects each year. 4,000 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 1,500 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.

Job Description

We invite you to demonstrate best practice in building physics and performance modelling as we look for enthusiastic and suitably experienced Senior/Principal Level Building Physicists for the Ramboll Engineering Centre located in [Location(s)]. The Ramboll Engineering Centre is an essential contributor to the success of the Ramboll UK Building Physics team, who jointly collaborate to deliver exciting and challenging projects across many different sectors.

You will join our Building Physics Team

Our Building Physics teams across the UK have an in-depth focus on technical delivery and an excellent understanding of client care, focused on Low and Net Zero Carbon building design. You will be an essential part of a close-knit team working on a wide variety of projects across the UK and internationally. We have a supporting and collaborative culture and enjoy what we do! We are looking for like-minded and personable colleagues to strengthen the capabilities of our global team and lead our REC team.  Career progression is guaranteed for talented candidates.

At Ramboll we passionately believe that building physics and building performance modelling is an integrated part of the building services design process and we encourage all our engineers to have the capability to run and manage their own building performance models.

You will be expected to manage your own project work as well as that of more junior engineers within the Ramboll Engineering Centre. You will be highly technically proficient in IES VE and capable of supporting and educating junior engineers within the Ramboll Engineering Centre.

We offer a highly supportive environment in which you can develop and grow in your role. For the right candidate there is the opportunity to progress, with increasing management and mentoring responsibilities as you grow in your role.

Your key attributes and responsibilities will be:

• Highly technically proficient in IES VE with the ability to perform modelling tasks to a high quality and with minimal supervision
• Check and quality assure the work of others in all technical aspects of building performance modelling in IES VE
• Mentor and assist with the development of engineers within the Ramboll Engineering Centre in building performance modelling and building physics
• Be responsible for the day-to-day running of projects, workload planning and delivery, and providing technical input as required
• Produce energy strategies for planning applications, carrying out both Domestic and Non-Domestic UK Building Regulations Part L compliance assessments using IES VE
• Complete thermal comfort assessments to UK technical standards e.g. CIBSE TM52, CIBSE TM59, BB101 and UK Buildings Regulations Part O
• Produce Passive Design and Low and Zero Carbon Reports to meet BREEAM Ene 04 credit requirements
• Carry out Operational Energy assessments using IES VE to UK industry standards e.g. CIBSE TM54

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

• Passionate about engineering with an attitude of absolute intolerance for non-compliance in relation to people safety, environment or product quality.
• Should have a flexible attitude, in an environment with frequently changing deadlines and can be relied on to meet deadlines.
• Should be committed to both work and personal development, with a willingness to widen experience and knowledge base.
• Must possess professional English language skills (written and verbal).
• Should be able to communicate clearly and able to work in a team and support, mentor and develop junior engineers  

 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:

• Being a qualified Engineer having a proven and demonstrable track record in their discipline
• Proven experience in all aspects of building physics, including building energy modelling and compliance analysis using IES or SAP
• Have a good knowledge of passive design, LZC technologies and ‘net zero’, and use this to influence all aspects of building design
• Demonstrate good attention to detail and show pride in the work produced
• Have an ability to manage and educate more junior engineers on modelling best practices in IES VE as well as industry best practices around UK Building Regulations and BREEAM Requirements

Qualifications

B tech mechanical/architecture/electrical , Masters Sustainability is preferred

Mandatory Skills required :Team leading capabilities, IES VE software experience,

thermal assessment for UK projects , UK codes knowledge preferred

Experience : 6-10 years

Additional Information

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.

Deadline: [application deadline date listed as 15/06/2024]

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

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process.