Uk & Ireland Service Line Leader - Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Do you enjoy leading and growing a national team of multi-disciplinary professionals? Would you be at home in a forward-thinking environment and health business delivering services to our trusted clients? Would you thrive in an environment where sustainability is at the core of what we do?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Environment and Health Market as our UK&I Biodiversity & Ecosystems Service Line Leader and make a positive impact to our people, society and the environment.

**Your new role**

Ramboll is looking for an experienced Director to lead our Biodiversity and Ecosystems Service Line in the UK, reporting to the Environment and Health UK&I Director. You will be working alongside other Service Line Leaders in Impact Assessment, Site Solutions, Air Quality, Noise & Climate, Health Sciences and Compliance, Strategy & Transactions. As our new Service Line Leader you will be responsible for the operation, development and growth of our UK&I ‘Biodiversity & Ecosystems’ service line. The service line is a national team, and part of our Impact Assessment and Biodiversity & Ecosystems (IA and B&E) global service line delivering nature positive solutions for private and public sector clients.

You will be responsible for maintaining and growing key client relationships, business development strategy, performance of project portfolios and the strategic management, growth and development of the teams within Biodiversity & Ecosystems. With experts in landscape, water, ecology, arboriculture, metrics and nature positive approaches, our Biodiversity and Ecosystems team can provide integrated and nature-based solutions to the most complex client challenges.

To succeed in this role, you must be both client-focused and have a proven track record in leading and developing teams that deliver technically excellent, high-quality services for our clients and collaborators. You should also have experience of advising organisations on corporate biodiversity & nature-based solutions both in the UK and internationally.

**Inviting bright minds**

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

**You will join our Environment and Health Market**

You will join our 3,000 strong global Environment and Health global business area and be an important part of our 450 strong Environment and Health team in the UK & Ireland. You will be responsible for our 130 UK&I biodiversity and ecosystem professionals. Our Biodiversity & Ecosystem colleagues operate out of ten UK offices, including locations in England, Scotland and Wales.

We offer a supporting and collaborative culture and environment, in which you can develop and grow in your role. Finally, we enjoy what we do We are looking for naturally curious and personable people to join and strengthen our team.

**Your key responsibilities will include**:

- ** Drive strategic direction**: instil purpose and set the direction for the UK&I Biodiversity and Ecosystems Service Line, ensuring alignment with global business area, global service line and geography needs
- ** Drive profitable growth**: Responsible for delivery of revenue, growth and profit of the Service Line against the budget. Develop and implement an agreed growth strategy and Business Plan (including financial KPIs) with priority actions for the Service Line. Enhance Ramboll’s market position through targeted marketing, business development and other activities
- ** Technical excellence**: Develop and enhance staff development, training, mentoring, and work product quality in alignment with the Service Line strategy direction and business plan priorities, including establishing consistent proposal and report templates and scopes, where applicable
- ** Lead collaboration**: develop strong and productive networks with other Ramboll Business Areas, Geographies, Service Lines and Sectors in order to bring the best of Ramboll to our clients
- ** Recruitment, resourcing and team building**: Facilitate resource management as a national team, and plan and lead recruitment for the service line to enable resilient mix of competencies and overall service line growth
- ** Foster innovation**: Promote the integration of new methodologies, tools, and practices to continuously improve the Service Line's value proposition, quality and efficiency.
- ** Risk Management**: Implement Ramboll’s governance, project management and compliance process in the service line and instil the Ramboll Leadership Principles in the way we work. Determine bid go/no go opp