Associate Structural Engineer – Healthcare

Overview

As Associate Structural Engineer in Ramboll’s UK Healthcare Team, you will shape structural solutions for hospital projects and healthcare facilities across the UK. You collaborate with cross‑disciplinary experts to deliver design excellence and sustainable, zero‑carbon solutions. You’ll manage projects, mentor engineers, and represent Ramboll in client meetings, contributing to a broader mission of sustainable change. This role offers international project exposure and flexible working within a supportive culture.

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

• Support leadership and development of the UK Healthcare Team’s Structural Engineers
• Manage your own projects from concept to detailed design
• Act as structural engineering project manager to allocate resources and meet deadlines
• Collaborate with MEP, civils and geo-tech colleagues across disciplines
• Develop and oversee structural engineering concepts and design philosophies
• Liaise with clients and collaborators, representing Ramboll at project meetings
• Communicate designs to team members and construction sites
• Implement best practice to enhance sustainable, zero‑carbon advisory and design services
• Visit sites to support engineering designs or review works in progress
• Participate in technical groups and team meetings to drive improvement
• Lead team improvement initiatives
• Raise the profile and reputation of the UK Healthcare Team

Key requirements

• Must have demonstratable experience with UK Healthcare sector projects
• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or qualifications to achieve Chartered status
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects of varying size/complexity
• Appreciation of project commercial and technical risks
• Experience of digital and parametric design
• Knowledge of assessment, retrofit and alteration of existing structures
• Knowledge of construction supervision, building investigation and structural testing
• Forward thinking about digital design innovation and ‘smart design’ in a digitised construction arena
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to motivate and inspire confidence across geographical borders
• Ability to work autonomously on all technical aspects of the discipline

• Excellent communication and ability to explain complex concepts clearly
• Motivating and inspiring confidence in internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset and cross-disciplinary teamwork
• Digital and parametric design
• Knowledge of assessment, retrofit and alteration of existing structures
• Construction supervision and structural testing

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