Project Director - Bridges, Structures and Rail

Rambøll is seeking an experienced and ambitious Project Director to lead complex and high-profile projects within bridges, large structures, and rail infrastructure in Denmark. The role involves overall responsibility for large, interdisciplinary projects, ensuring delivery with a focus on safety, quality, and long-term societal value. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader who thrives in technically demanding environments, possesses strategic impact, and is passionate about developing people, organizations, and complex infrastructure solutions.

Must Have

• Lead large, interdisciplinary projects within bridges, tunnels, major structures, and rail infrastructure.
• Overall responsibility for project and design management from early planning to detailed design and execution.
• Ensure strong technical governance, risk management, and quality assurance.
• Motivate, develop, and lead high-performing project teams.
• Build and maintain close relationships with clients, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for major bids and project proposals, including strategy, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Relevant higher education (e.g., civil engineer or construction engineer).
• Solid experience with large bridge, structure, and/or rail projects.
• In-depth understanding of construction design and execution methods.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure and rail legislation and standards.
• Fluent Danish and English.
• Strategic approach, commercial understanding, and decision-making ability.

Good to Have

• Experience at program or portfolio level.
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking.
• Passion for developing people and organizations.
• Motivated by creating long-term and sustainable infrastructure solutions.
• Thrives in interdisciplinary and collaborative environments.

Perks & Benefits

• Opportunity to lead significant bridge, structure, and rail projects in Denmark.
• Strong foundation for professional and leadership development in an employee-owned company.
• Collaboration with leading specialists and access to international expertise.
• Flexible working conditions and attractive terms.
• Focus on well-being.
• Opportunity to create real societal value through robust and sustainable solutions.
• Inclusive culture where diversity is seen as a strength.

Project Director – Bridges, Structures and Rail

• Full-time

Job Description

Are you a visionary leader who wants to help shape the future of bridges, structures, and rail infrastructure in Denmark? We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Project Director who can lead some of Denmark's most complex and high-profile projects within bridges, large structures, and rail. Here you will have the opportunity to become part of a strong professional environment that sets new standards for technical quality, feasibility, and sustainable infrastructure.

As Project Director, you will have overall responsibility for large, interdisciplinary projects within bridges, tunnels, major structures, and rail infrastructure. You will lead complex project organizations, challenge conventional thinking, and ensure that projects are delivered with the highest focus on safety, quality, and long-term societal value.

We are looking for an experienced leader who thrives in technically demanding environments, has strategic impact, and is passionate about developing people, organizations, and complex infrastructure solutions. If you want to leave a lasting mark on Denmark's bridge and rail landscape, we would love to hear from you.

If this sounds like something for you – or if you are just curious – this could be your next career step. Join Rambøll as our new Project Director and help bridge the gap to a more sustainable and robust future.

Your new role

As Project Director at Rambøll, you will lead interdisciplinary teams across bridges, structures, and rail. You will be responsible for the planning, design management, and execution of large and complex infrastructure projects. You will act as the overall project manager, ensuring strong technical governance, solid stakeholder management, and effective collaboration across disciplines and geographies.

You will be a central driving force in the delivery of complex bridge structures, major civil engineering and building projects, and rail projects – from the early planning and bidding phases to detailed design and execution phases.

Become part of Denmark's leading environment for bridges, structures, and rail

As Project Director, you will become part of one of Denmark's strongest infrastructure professional environments, known for delivering significant projects within bridges, tunnels, road facilities, and rail infrastructure. Rambøll has contributed to some of the country's most complex transport and civil engineering projects, including large motorway expansions, major structures, tunnels, and rail-related facilities.

You will work closely with leading specialists in structures, geotechnics, rail, civil engineering, and sustainability – and help deliver projects that set new standards for technical quality, constructability, and durability.

Your main tasks

In this central role, you will:

• Define and execute project strategy for large bridge, structure, and rail programs with a focus on technical quality, safety, and innovation.
• Have overall responsibility for project and design management from early planning and bidding to detailed design and execution.
• Ensure strong technical governance, risk management, and quality assurance in complex delivery models.
• Motivate, develop, and lead high-performing project teams in a culture characterized by collaboration and professional development.
• Build and maintain close relationships with clients, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Be responsible for major bids and project proposals, including strategy, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Challenge existing workflows and contribute to continuous improvements in delivery, constructability, and sustainability.

About you

From your first day at Rambøll, we will support your professional and leadership development. To succeed in the role, we expect you to have:

• A relevant higher education, e.g., civil engineer or construction engineer.
• Solid experience with the delivery of large bridge, structure, and/or rail projects, preferably at program or portfolio level.
• In-depth understanding of construction design, execution methods, and the interaction between design and execution.
• Strong knowledge of legislation, standards, and forms of cooperation within infrastructure and rail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, as well as fluent Danish and English.
• A strategic approach, commercial understanding, and the courage to make complex decisions.

In addition, you are a leader who:

• Sets ambitious goals and manages to engage others.
• Works purposefully for technical quality, innovation, and safety.
• Builds trusting teams and develops future leaders.
• Thrives in interdisciplinary and collaborative environments.
• Is motivated by creating long-term and sustainable infrastructure solutions.

What we offer

• The opportunity to lead some of Denmark's most significant bridge, structure, and rail projects.
• A strong foundation for professional and leadership development in an employee-owned company.
• Collaboration with leading specialists and access to international expertise.
• Flexible working conditions, attractive terms, and a focus on well-being.
• The opportunity to create real societal value through robust and sustainable solutions.
• An inclusive culture where diversity is seen as a strength.

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• Prinsensgade 11, Aalborg, Denmark
• Full-time