Head of Wind Advisory - UK & Ireland

Job Description

Are you a focused and strategically minded business leader with a background in the renewable energy sector? Can you motivate and lead cross-functional teams across different geographies to deliver exceptional outcomes in a consultancy environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your skills with a global, high-performing, market leader? If this sounds like you then read on, this just might be the opportunity you have been looking for.

If this resonates with your ambitions, or you are curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our global Wind team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Head of Wind Advisory  - UK & Ireland , you will be part of our global Offshore Wind Advisory team. You will manage and grow a team of experts, secure and deliver projects applying a seller-doer mentality, and bring your strategic thoughts and ideas into the global management team to support Ramboll’s overall wind energy strategy. Furthermore, you will act as a thought leader in your area of responsibility and will prepare, execute, and follow up on key events.

Your key responsibilities

As part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will take on diverse tasks and responsibilities of varied complexity and scale, such as:

Lead and execute the country and client strategies for the UK and Ireland

Set up a growth and hiring strategy for our Advisory team in the UK

Drive business development and establish / expand client relationships

Day-to-day and strategic line management for the local Advisory team in the UK, incl. professional development

Ramboll’s face and thought leader to the market in the UK & Ireland

Jointly develop the UK and Irish wind market together with other Ramboll units, such as hydrogen or EIA, to provide a holistic service offer for our clients

Act as Project Manager for complex, multi-service technical and commercial advisory assignments, ranging from owner's engineering and development support to technical due diligence and strategic advisory for projects globally

Your new team

As our new Head of Wind Advisory for the UK, you will be part of our global management team within our Wind Energy Group. You will join and lead an existing team with a good mix of seniority and technical background. The team is currently mainly based in London and Bristol, but we plan to expand to new hubs and locations across the UK and Ireland. You will be part of and collaborate closely with our global Wind Advisory team and will report to the Head of Wind Advisory Europe. You will interact closely with colleagues from other Ramboll divisions and have an interface with our UK Business Development and UK Energy organisation.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; a master’s degree or other advanced degree is preferred.

Preferably a minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience

Substantial experience in offshore and onshore wind project development, execution, or operation within a project developer organization or in a consultancy company

Profound industry knowledge and a thorough understanding of design and engineering, project economics, interfaces, risks, and commercial aspects of wind farm development

Proven track record in managing small or large teams as well as dealing with multidisciplinary projects.

Industry reputation and established network

What we can offer you

An outstanding opportunity to join our Energy Division, and team up with 2,000 experts in 15 countries, covering the full spectrum of technologies and all parts of the value chain.

Competitive base salary, pension contribution, and benefits package

Ongoing investment in your development

Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles

The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Flexible work environment

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. 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. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.

World leader in wind energy

Ramboll is a world leader in offshore wind with a unique value proposition and among the top onshore wind energy consultants globally. We have been involved in more than 70% of all operating offshore wind farms globally and have a market-leading track record for onshore wind farms in Northern and Central Europe. With our international, multidisciplinary, and wind energy-specific competencies, we are a true full-range service provider for offshore wind energy projects in all its phases. Ramboll supports clients globally to identify, evaluate, and quantify both risks and opportunities, allowing them to make well-educated, strategic decisions based on practical offshore wind project development, financing, and execution experience, combined with world-class engineering know-how.

Within Ramboll, over 700 highly qualified experts are working on onshore and offshore wind projects globally, operating primarily from our 20 key offices across the Nordics, Germany, UK, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Australia, and the US.