Senior Management Consultant, Resilience Services

Job Description

At Rambøll Management Consulting, we are expanding our advisory capacity at a crucial time for Europe's resilience. The introduction of the CER directive, along with NIS2 and other related regulatory frameworks, is changing the way organizations understand risk, continuity, and systemic dependency. Organizations increasingly seek loyal partners who can help them anticipate disruptions, integrate resilience into strategic management, and protect operational integrity. This role offers the opportunity to help build and lead a service area working across key sectors to define what future resilient organizations look like. If you are an experienced professional in building resilient organizations, this is a unique chance to drive thought leadership, shape client strategy, and influence the agenda within resilience at a national and European level.

In your new role as Senior Management Consultant, Resilience Services, you will help lead client advisory with a focus on organizational resilience, critical infrastructure protection, and systemic risk management. Your role will combine strategic advice, technical understanding, and regulatory insight to help organizations operationalize and integrate resilience into their agendas. In this role, you will gain:

• Opportunity to define and lead a growth area within a leading consulting firm.
• Collaboration with clients nationally, essential service operators, and public institutions.
• Significant influence on new policy, strategy, and best practice in resilience.
• An interdisciplinary environment that combines technical expertise, digitalization, sustainability, and foresight.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development and Thought Leadership

• Shape and expand our service offerings in resilience by integrating risk assessment, operational continuity, and strategic foresight.
• Contribute to the definition of proprietary methods, frameworks, and tools adapted to international standards and EU directives.
• Develop thought leadership, articles, and market insights to position Rambøll Management Consulting as a trusted advisor in resilience.

Client Delivery and Consulting

• Lead assessments, analyses, and implementation roadmaps within resilience under CER, NIS2, and other related legislation.
• Perform critical assessments, interdependency mapping, and systemic risk assessments across complex organizations.
• Facilitate workshops with management, operations, security, and risk functions to build capacity and governance regarding resilience.
• Develop practical guidance on governance structures, escalation protocols, continuity planning, and recovery strategies.
• Apply scenario analysis and stress testing to support organizational anticipation and preparedness for disruptions in and across sectors.
• Integrate international standards such as ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management), ISO 31000 (Risk Management), and, where relevant, ISO 27001 (Information Security) into advisory work.
• Design and assess governance systems and maturity frameworks within resilience.
• Support clients in integrating enterprise risk management principles into decision-making and operational frameworks.

Practice and Team Development

• Take on a mentoring role and support junior consultants, helping to build a skilled advisory team working with resilience.
• Collaborate with colleagues in sustainability, engineering, digitalization, and strategy on interdisciplinary client work.
• Contribute to business development through proposal input, client meetings, and sector engagement.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for the position, we would like you to have the following:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in resilience, risk management, business continuity, critical infrastructure, protective security, and civil protection.
• Proven experience as a consultant in an internal or external role with essential service operators, public authorities, or national agencies.
• In-depth knowledge of EU regulatory frameworks or sector-specific resilience legislation.
• Strong risk insight, including areas such as climate, buildings, supply chains, and cybersecurity etc.
• Practical experience with one or more of the following standards: ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) – ISO 31000 (Risk Management) is not a requirement, but an advantage.
• Strong understanding of corporate and operational risks, including systemic risks and organizational interdependencies and risks within and across sectors.
• Relevant university degree in engineering, risk management, public policy, security studies, sustainability or similar. Alternatively, a background in defense, police or emergency services may also be relevant.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CBCI, CMIRM, IRM, ISO Lead Auditor/Implementer) are not a requirement, but an advantage.
• You are fluent in English and Danish.

Core Competencies

We would like you to have:

• A strategic mindset with strong analytical and systemic thinking skills.
• Good communication skills and are able to advise senior stakeholders and present complex issues with clarity.
• A well-established ability to manage projects and build trusting customer relationships.
• A collaborative work style with the ability to build trust internally and externally.
• The desire and commitment to promote resilience as a core element of sustainable organizations.

Welcome to our Management Consulting Division

Rambøll Management Consulting is one of the largest management consulting firms in the Nordics and has a strong heritage in public sector development. We are more than 600 experts who equip businesses and society for a sustainable future. We deliver concrete and action-oriented insights to our clients, and with access to the Rambøll Group's global knowledge base of 18,000 colleagues, we have a unique strength in combining technical and strategic advice to promote sustainable change and build resilient societies.

About Rambøll

Rambøll is a foundation-owned, Danish company with people at its center. We have over 18,000 experts across 35 countries and work in areas such as building, transport, urban development, water, environment & health, energy, and management consulting. Our experts are among the leaders in their field and develop and deliver innovative solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future in an open, collaborative, and supportive culture. With local roots and global reach, we shape the society of tomorrow together.

How to Apply

Are you ready for the challenge? Click the Apply button and send your application, CV, and other relevant material.

The deadline for submitting your application is November 25, 2025. We review applications on an ongoing basis.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Location: We are looking for a Senior Management Consultant for our office in Copenhagen or Aarhus.