Discipline Lead – Mechanical

Job Description  

Are you motivated to deliver large and ambitious projects? Do you want to lead client-facing project management team working with industry and infrastructure clients in Zealand, across Denmark, and internationally. Are you able to deliver complex, multidisciplinary projects that combine engineering, architecture, and management expertise?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our International Project Consultancy (IPC) department as our new Mechanical Discipline Lead and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Mechanical Discipline Lead you will join the International Project Consultancy department (IPC) to strengthen our project management offering with deep technical expertise, discipline leadership, and driving tangible sustainability outcomes. This is a client-facing role, and you will be responsible internally and to our clients for the quality, delivery and performance of your discipline. 

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Own the delivery and performance of your discipline.  You will be responsible to your client and within Ramboll for successful delivery.
• Represent Ramboll and the IPC department in front of clients — be the face of your discipline and our offering.
• Resource your discipline on projects from expertise across Ramboll. Ensure the right people and expertise are allocated and take responsibility successful delivery.
• Stay up to date with best practices and innovation within your discipline. Become known as a subject matter expert.
• Proactively engage with clients: build relationships, identify opportunities and win work that at minimum covers your role.
• Be a champion for sustainable development, finding opportunities beyond the brief to improve our projects and working with clients for implementation.
• Build your internal and external network. Collaborate closely with other disciplines and project management to ensure integrated project delivery.

Your new team

You will join of our IPC Department based at our head office in Copenhagen, to be a part of a diverse group of professionals with varied backgrounds and shared ambition. We are part of Ramboll’s global Buildings division, comprising more than 4,000 colleagues worldwide.

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.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong, client-oriented leader of Mechanical disciplines. Someone who knows the latest innovations within Mechanical Engineering, is comfortable “talking shop” with clients, leading discipline teams, and shaping projects that deliver measurable value and sustainable impact.

These Include

• Minimum 10 years’ experience. 5 years within Mechanical Engineering, and at least 5 years in a role where you were responsible for delivering the discipline and managing a team.
• Experience leading large project teams and/or coordinating across multiple projects, and the integration of the Mechanical Engineering with others in multidisciplinary environments.
• Confident working directly with clients.
• Experience in building design and construction in the industry sector (e.g. buildings for logistics, utilities, manufacturing, energy transition, heat & power)
• Site or construction experience is advantageous but not essential.
• You are structured, organised and familiar with project management essentials, and your technical expertise must relate to building projects (though industrial sector experience is a plus).
• You are familiar with working on a multidisciplinary engineering office.

Competencies & Skills

• Proactive and energetic, with the mindset to grow work for your discipline.
• Structured thinker with strong prioritisation, coordination and team leadership skills.
• Technical expertise within your discipline.
• Excellent communication skills in both Danish and English.
• Commercially aware, focused on value creation for clients.
• Collaborative mindset, working across technical teams and with your project management colleagues in the department.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability in design and delivery.

What we can offer you

• Commitment to your development
• Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
• A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Ready to join us?

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

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

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, 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. Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. Ramboll employs more than 18,000 people globally across 35 countries. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, Management Consulting, and Architecture & Landscape. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we help shape the societies of tomorrow.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at job.advert.accessibility@ramboll.com with such requests.​