Associate Structural Engineer – Healthcare

Overview

As Associate Structural Engineer in Ramboll’s UK Healthcare Team, you help deliver advisory and design solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities, shaping sustainable, low-carbon projects. You’ll lead multidisciplinary delivery, liaise with clients, and contribute to a portfolio that spans the UK and beyond. The role blends technical design with project management in a collaborative, flexible environment. You will help drive digital design innovation and sustainable outcomes at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• investment in development
• flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• matched pension contributions
• private medical insurance
• cycle-to-work

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the UK Healthcare Team of Structural Engineers
• Manage your own projects and deliver design from concept to detail
• Act as structural engineering project manager, coordinating resources and deadlines
• Collaborate with MEP, civils, and geo-tech colleagues across disciplines
• Raise the profile of the UK Healthcare Team with clients and stakeholders
• Develop structural concepts and design philosophies for healthcare projects
• Liaise with clients and represent Ramboll at project meetings
• Communicate designs to teams and on-site construction teams
• Implement best-practice to deliver sustainable, zero-carbon advisory and design services
• Visit sites to support design development and review works
• Support continuous improvement through technical group participation and team initiatives
• Take ownership of team improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Must have demonstrable experience with UK Healthcare sector projects (UK hospitals)
• Degree-level education in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or pursuing it
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varying size/complexity
• Understanding of project commercial and technical risks
• Experience with digital and parametric design
• Knowledge of assessment, retrofit and alteration of existing structures
• Knowledge of construction supervision, building investigation and structural testing
• Forward-thinking on digital design innovation and smart design in a digitised construction arena
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex concepts clearly
• Ability to motivate and inspire confidence across geographical borders
• Ability to work autonomously on technical aspects of the discipline

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Autonomous and self-motivated
• Collaborative team player
• Digital and parametric design
• Structural design and project delivery
• Construction supervision and site reviews

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