Lead System Project Engineer - Renewable Energy - Ramboll

Are you excited about understanding, interpreting, and navigating complex policy issues? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Energy as our new Lead System Project Engineer - Renewable Energy and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Lead System Project Engineer - Renewable Energy, you will be part of our team of experts. The department is a highly experienced and successful key player within the energy industry around the world, covering all aspects of the client’s value chain in offshore wind projects, energy transition projects as well as large scale industrial projects.  This role requires a combination of skills including technical leadership, project management, and business development..

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Serve as a technical lead electrical engineer in all project execution phases from early development to construction phase. Projects will include power systems support for the offshore wind industry, solar PV generation, energy storage and support for district energy projects.

• Interface with, and advise clients on technical approach
• Lead the quality review process of work products developed by others, lead a team of electrical designers and electrical engineers, and coordinate the work of other discipline engineers into the final design deliverables.
• Develop and review technical engineering specifications for electrical equipment

• Understand and implement the codes and standards as related to the power systems environment, including but not limited to IEEE, NFPA, NESC, BOEM, ACP, API, NERC and Utility requirements
• Perform design and lead electrical studies and calculations for power systems
• And it would be beneficial, not a requirement, if you have experience with the following:
• HVDC systems, including submarine and underground cables
• Insight in protection philosophies and concepts
• Insight in station control systems
• Insight in SCADA/automation/OT security
• Experience with offshore platform design

Your new team

You will be part of Energy division, Ramboll is at the forefront of addressing the green transition and offers a holistic approach to energy that supports the sector on the journey towards more sustainable solutions. With 1,581 experts in 15 countries, covering the full spectrum of technologies and all parts of the value chain from production and transmission to distribution, we plan, design and implement energy solutions all over the world..

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. While 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.

These include:

• 10+ years relevant work experience in power systems, wind farms, solar PV farms, energy storage or consulting engineering in similar industries
• BS, or MS within Electrical Engineering engaged in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge of contemporary issues.
• 2+ years’ experience leading a team of design professionals in a consulting engineering environment
• Communication: capability to effectively communicate with employees, clients, and business partners to create a clear and mutual understanding on common goals, directives and expectations. Possess skills ranging from negotiating, conflict resolution, communications, influencing and coaching.

• Business Perspective: demonstrates the understanding of Ramboll’s operations and functions, as well as the industry and competitive environment in which it operates to make effective business decisions.

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

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 realize their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

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

Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is 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 invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.