Senior/Chief Coastal Engineer

2 Months ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Coastal Engineer, you'll use your expertise in coastal engineering to contribute to innovative and high-quality design solutions for a sustainable future. The role involves technical development, project expertise, and inspiring younger colleagues. Key responsibilities include leading technical excellence, managing numerical modeling, and engaging with multidisciplinary teams. You will work on projects related to coastal protection, beach design, and the Offshore Wind industry. The role also includes project management and promoting the company's capabilities in the market. The role involves working on major coastal and marine projects across all stages from planning to detailed design.
Must have:
  • Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • 10+ years proven experience in marine structure design
  • Knowledge of relevant design codes
  • Experience with complex multidisciplinary marine projects
  • Excellent English communication skills
Perks:
  • Commitment to your development
  • Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
  • A culture that welcomes you
  • Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
  • The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Job Details

Job Description

Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Denmark

 

Coastal engineering is both your passion and excellence, combined with the desire to make a positive impact on the nearshore environment - we have the inspiring projects – lets close the gap for a sustainable future together! We invite you to bring your profound COSTAL and MARINE engineering expertise into play, taking on technical development and project expert responsibilities, contributing to innovation and high-quality design solution. Do you want to challenge status quo, bring nature inclusive design into play and inspirer younger colleagues to combine hydraulic knowledge, coastal design and MetOcean expertise to shape a sustainable future in the coastal zone? You have the competences – we will bring them into play - lets shape a resilient future together! To succeed in this role, you must have extensive experience in the technical areas of coastal engineering, flood protection, hydraulic modelling and MetOcean analysis from projects of coastal protection, beach design, complex marine jobs and the Offshore Wind industry.  You are eager to add value to people, clients, the society, and our business, and would like to be a role model for younger staff and cooperation partners.

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Ports, Marine and Coastal Department as our new Senior Coastal Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Chief Coastal Engineer, you will join a highly recognized marine team, with excellent collaboration with municipalities, contractors, port owners and renewable developers worldwide. You will be part of a diverse international department of over 40 coastal and port engineers and can freely choose your main office location between Copenhagen, Aarhus an Aalborg, and work on major coastal and marine projects across all stages from planning to detailed design together with our team of highly engaged and specialized engineers throughout Ramboll. As Chief Coastal Engineer you will take part in the management team and develop both strategy and staff competences in the field of coastal engineering.

We have a strong pipeline of national and international coastal and marine projects with a determined focus to make the marine world future -fit.
Currently we are leading several major coastal and marine projects in Europe and overseas, ensuring climate resilience, flood protection and the blue-green energy transition. Major marine projects as i.e. Copenhagen Flood Protection and Gdansk Terminal need thorough coastal engineering competences, where you can bring your full spectrum of experiences into play.

Join us in doing what we are great at – together we can shape the blue world and support the green energy transition and create a climate resilient future.
Our department works with a broad spectrum of coastal and marine projects, from feasibility studies, EIAs, Port planning, to design and supervision. Our team is well balanced between senior experts, project managers, specialists and newly graduates. You will receive a warm welcome of co-workers passionate about their field of expertise. Knowledge sharing and open-minded collaboration across all levels within the department and across the organisation is part of our DNA and enables us to deliver innovative yet efficient solutions on a high quality standard.  Your future colleagues have extensive experience from both national and international coastal and marine projects. The multidisciplinary aspect of Ramboll and focus on innovation and sustainability, gives you a unique opportunity to work with experts from all fields, add your expertise and personality to the team and developing others and your skills further.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Taking the lead for technical coastal engineering excellence
  • Delivering professional expertise to projects and to customers
  • Managing numerical modelling tasks for waves, water levels, currents, sediment transport, etc. using state of art software as MIKE
  • Managing met-ocean analysis of waves, currents and water levels to establish design conditions for both coastal and offshore projects.
  • Design tasks using state-of-the-art coastal engineering methods to address problems related to marine structures and climate change
  • Hydraulic design of water intake and outfalls structures.
  • Preparation of technical documents (reports, drawings, specifications)
  • Engaging and interacting with other team members in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Drive the development and innovation of our hydraulic modelling excellence
  • Take responsibility for technical project delivery as discipline lead/design manager
  • Manage coastal projects
  • Maintain the highest level of quality in our deliverables
  • Promote our capabilities in the market
  • Co-create closely with clients and stakeholders, focussing on value creation
  • Act as role model for our younger team members

About you

  • A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or similar)
  • Preferably +10 years proven experience in the design of marine structures, such as quay, jetty, and berthing structures, pile decks, caissons, block walls, dolphins ect.
  • Knowledge about port equipment, mooring systems, and navigation
  • Extensive knowledge of relevant design codes and design methodology
  • Large experience with complex multidisciplinary marine projects, such as ports, flood defences, artificial island or immersed tunnels
  • Great communication skills - English at a professional level, Danish is highly appreciated any other language skills are a plus
  • You thrive in a dynamic work environment with many stakeholders
  • Sustainability is on top of your mindset and you actively want to investigate and apply green solution

Your skillset is respected in the market and you have built up a valuable network, enabling you to understand clients needs and market trends.

Personal qualities, that will help you succeed in this role include an open mindset and the ability to both work independently and as a team player.
You are a confident communicator and enjoy to push the innovation and technical excellence to the next level as well as motivating younger engineers and onboard them on the marine engineering journey. 

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 with your up-to-date CV. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

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

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll in Denmark

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 Denmark has more than 4,000 employees across twelve offices. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Energy, Water, Management Consulting, Environment & Health, 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 job.advert.accessibility@ramboll.com with such requests.

 

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Inviting Bright MindsWe partner with our clients to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish. With our unique combination of technical excellence and socio-economic insights we deliver enduring structures, resource-efficient solutions and socially cohesive communities for today and tomorrow.At Ramboll you feel invited and guided to unfold your ingenuity and develop your excellence. You contribute to a sustainable future in an open, collaborative and empowering culture, where we bring engineering, design and consultancy into play. Together, we lead and leave an impact as Sustainable Society Consultants.

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