Senior Coastal Engineer (Chief Coastal Engineer)

Job Description

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. Are you our new Chief Coastal Engineer? Click the apply-button to send your application.

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 early feasibility stage 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 coastal zone more resilient and the marine world future-fit.
Currently we are leading several major coastal and marine projects in Denmark, 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
• Develop teams and colleagues
• Delivering professional expertise to projects and to customers
• Manage larger coastal and marine projects with diverse stakeholders
• Managing numerical modelling tasks for waves, water levels, currents, sediment transport, etc. using state of art software as MIKE
• Guid 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
• 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
• 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 coastal and marine structures, numerical modelling, flood protection measures and coastal zone management
• Team lead experience
• Large experience with complex multidisciplinary marine projects, coastal and flood protections, artificial island or met-ocean projects
• Great communication skills - English at a professional level, profound Danish communication skills required and 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 and be a role model for younger colleagues.
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 and CV online. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll

​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 employs more than 18,000 people globally across 35 countries. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, Management Consulting, and Architecture & Landscape. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we help shape the societies of tomorrow.

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.