Application Guide

How to Apply for Structural Engineer - Healthcare

at Ramboll Management Consulting

🏢 About Ramboll Management Consulting

Ramboll Management Consulting stands out as a global leader driving decarbonization and sustainable business models, with a strong focus on innovative advisory and design services. Their commitment to zero-carbon solutions and sustainable healthcare infrastructure makes them an ideal workplace for engineers passionate about environmental impact. Working here means contributing to projects that align healthcare development with climate goals on an international scale.

About This Role

This Structural Engineer role involves developing structural concepts and detailed designs specifically for UK healthcare projects like hospitals, ensuring technical excellence from concept to completion. You'll work in multidisciplinary teams on FEM modelling and structural analysis while implementing best practices for sustainable, zero-carbon design. The role directly impacts healthcare infrastructure by integrating decarbonization strategies into critical building projects.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on hospital design concepts, using FEM software to analyze structural systems for healthcare facilities, and developing detailed designs that incorporate sustainable materials. You'll coordinate with architects and MEP engineers to ensure structural solutions meet both technical requirements and decarbonization goals, while managing project timelines for multiple healthcare developments.

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🎯 Who Ramboll Management Consulting Is Looking For

  • Has 2+ years of demonstrable experience with UK healthcare sector projects, specifically hospital building projects
  • Is a Chartered Engineer (or working toward chartership) with a degree in structural/civil engineering
  • Possesses hands-on experience with digital/parametric design tools and FEM modelling for healthcare structures
  • Demonstrates project management skills managing multiple healthcare projects of varying complexity simultaneously

📝 Tips for Applying to Ramboll Management Consulting

1

Quantify your UK healthcare project experience - specify hospital names, project values, and your exact structural contributions

2

Highlight any experience with healthcare-specific structural requirements like vibration control for MRI suites or infection control considerations

3

Demonstrate knowledge of Ramboll's decarbonization focus by mentioning sustainable structural materials or low-carbon design approaches you've used

4

Include specific FEM software expertise (e.g., Robot Structural Analysis, ETABS) and how you've applied it to healthcare projects

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Showcase multidisciplinary collaboration experience by mentioning specific interactions with MEP teams on healthcare projects

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with UK healthcare structural design, naming specific hospital projects and your role', "How your approach aligns with Ramboll's decarbonization mission, with examples of sustainable structural solutions", 'Your experience with digital/parametric design tools in healthcare contexts', 'Your chartership status or progression toward becoming a Chartered Engineer']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Ramboll's specific healthcare projects in the UK - review their project portfolio for hospitals and medical facilities
  • → Their 'Sustainable Societies' strategy and how it applies to healthcare infrastructure
  • → Recent Ramboll thought leadership on decarbonizing the built environment, particularly healthcare sector
  • → UK healthcare building regulations and standards that Ramboll would need to navigate

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through a specific UK hospital project where you managed structural design from concept to detailed design
2 How would you approach integrating zero-carbon principles into the structural design of a new NHS facility?
3 Describe your experience with FEM modelling for healthcare structures - what unique challenges did you encounter?
4 How do you manage competing priorities when working on multiple healthcare projects with different stakeholders?
5 What digital/parametric design tools have you used for healthcare projects, and how did they improve outcomes?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with generic structural engineering experience without specific UK healthcare project examples
  • Failing to address sustainability/decarbonization aspects in your application materials
  • Not demonstrating knowledge of the multidisciplinary nature of healthcare projects (working with MEP, clinical teams, etc.)

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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