Director

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.

The Director is expected to play a pivotal role model to raise the profile of Ramboll in Singapore and to introduce new clients and strengthen existing clients into the business area.

The Director plays a key role is in shaping the Singapore management team. To support delivery of the strategy and annual business plan for the unit in line with the overall priorities for the Ramboll Buildings and wider activities in APAC, provide leadership to employees.

The Director is expected to act as a role model on technical competence, implementation of strong processes, professional governance, and a high-performance culture and excel in project deliveries for the local team. The Director generates and support new business opportunities.  The Director is also expected to work with other markets leadership in Singapore and APAC region and members of the group to act as part of APAC team.

The Director will adopt and contribute to a common project acquisition and technical delivery method for the spearhead to be employed within APAC.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead the Civil & structural engineering team in designing, developing, and implementing structural systems within the team.
• To take on signing Structural QP roles on Ramboll projects
• Direct the planning, execution, and delivery of C&S engineering projects, ensuring they meet Ramboll’s standards of quality and efficiency.
• Oversee the preparation and review of technical drawings, specifications, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards, and regulations.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their needs and delivering solutions that exceed their expectations.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, and resources effectively, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in C&S engineering and high-rise construction, integrating innovative solutions where applicable.
• Represent Ramboll at industry conferences, seminars, and other events to promote our expertise in engineering.
• Act as a role model on technical competence, implementing strong processes, professional governance, and a high-performance culture.

Strategic Leadership:

• Play a key role in the management team, supporting the delivery of strategy and annual business plan for the unit.
• Formulate strategies to differentiate Ramboll’s brand and market the differentiation and values that Ramboll could bring to projects in line with Ramboll APAC Buildings strategies and priorities.
• Adopt and contribute to a common project acquisition and technical delivery method for the spearhead to be employed within APAC.
• Drive strategic initiatives that tie together design excellence, digitalisation, and sustainability, ensuring Buildings is at the forefront of Design Excellence.

Commercial Leadership:

• Have a commercial mindset to help increase profit in projects, bringing down delivery costs and generating new revenue streams.
• Support and drive technical excellence initiatives including development.
• Win business with existing clients and develop new clients with annual targets, with a special focus on design collaborators (e.g. external architects).
• Lead and be responsible for the design and technical output for a portfolio of projects covering technical solutions, client satisfaction, and project quality.
• Lead and participate in preparing client/project proposals, negotiating fee proposals and requesting additional fees, structuring project teams from internal and external resources, procuring project resources, and planning projects.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Stay informed about industry trends, start-ups, competitors, and maintain contact with relevant people across Buildings Singapore.
• Support preparation and execution of the annual business plan for Buildings Singapore.
• Manage the financial performance of the business.
• Grow Ramboll Buildings Singapore business and strengthen the Ramboll brand.
• Undertake other management/leadership tasks assigned by the management.

KPI Metrics

• The specific targets will be agreed in the annual PDP.
• In the beginning the KPI’s should be about setting up the structure around the role.
• Growth in revenue and profitability of Ramboll projects in the Business area
• Growth in revenue and profitability of key clients (identified in annual business plan)
• Sales forecasts & win-rate based on the funnel
• Overall Profitability (as measured by gross EBITA margin) -Singapore Business Unit.
• Project Leadership
• Client satisfaction score (CSS)
• Personal & Team billing ratio
• Team project delivery

• A qualified Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate registered with PEB Singapore
• A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree, or relevant qualification

• A minimum 15 years’ experience and experience working as director or part of the senior management team who lead at least 20 strong team.
• Strong business development skills and able to drive profitable growth and develop broad and deep relationships with clients
• Strong  experience designing and delivering projects in Singapore as signing structure QP.
• Internationally and culturally awareness 
• Professionally in the top of your peer group, with strong communication skills, fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Seen as an inspiring leader, with solid execution power
• Can consistently lead by example and act with integrity, impartiality and independence, applying sound personal judgment in all interactions.

• In-depth knowledge of the local and regional markets
• Experience with formulation of go-to-market strategies
• Ability to lead diverse, multi-cultural and international teams
• excellent communication skills.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll in Asia Pacific

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 in Asia Pacific has close to 500 people working across ten offices. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Architecture & Landscape.

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 [email protected] with such requests.