Head of Wind Development – Mediterranean

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.

Your new role

As our new Head of Wind Development – Mediterranean, 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.

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:

• Day-to-day and strategic line management for the teams located in Spain and Portugal, incl. their professional development, in coordination with the respective Team Leads (direct reports to the Head position).
• Set up the growth and hiring strategy for the Wind Development team located in our offices in Spain and Portugal in alignment with Ramboll’s Global Wind strategy.
• Support to the service lines Development, Engineering and Analysis and Due Diligence and to the global Business Intelligence and Sales team with the teams in Spain and Portugal as part of Ramboll’s Global Wind growth strategy.
• Accountable for the P&L of the department, including budgeting and forecasting in coordination with the Wind management team and Finance.
• Lead the preparation of proposals and act as Project Manager for offshore and onshore wind, complex, multi-service technical and commercial advisory assignments. Project work could also involve leading specific delivery packages or providing expert support based on your specific technical background and competencies.
• Act as ambassador of Ramboll’s Global and Wind specific policies, procedures, and processes within the team.
• Depending on the profile you will support, or drive business development related to opportunities in countries within the Mediterranean region, as well as clients / Key Accounts located in this region, in coordination with the Regional Director for the European Market.
• Ramboll’s face and thought leader to the market in Mediterranean region.
• Jointly develop the Mediterranean wind and energy market together with other Ramboll units, as part of the Wind Sector approach, to provide a holistic service offer for our clients.

Your new team

As our new Head of Wind Development – Mediterranean, reporting to the Head of Wind Development – Europe, you will be part of our global management team within our Wind Energy Group. You will join and lead an existing team in Spain and Portugal, who provides exceptional support to our projects globally and that also has a large impact on the development of Wind projects in the Mediterranean market – including a unique focus on floating wind. The team has a good mix of seniority, technical background, and diversity, with 40 employees to date working in various Service Lines of our Wind Division, with a prime focus on Wind Development, and located in our offices in Spain and Portugal, with the main location being Madrid.

About you

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• 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.
• Extensive experience in offshore and onshore wind project development, execution, or operation within a project developer organization or consultancy.
• Profound industry knowledge and a thorough understanding of design and engineering, project economics, interfaces, risks, and commercial aspects of wind farm development.
• Proven ability to manage teams and oversee multidisciplinary projects.
• Established industry reputation and professional network.
• High proficiency in written and spoken Spanish and English, with additional languages (Portuguese preferred) being an advantage.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and purpose-driven environment.
• Skilled at prioritizing multiple tasks and making decisions that advance company goals and objectives.
• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills with an analytical and persuasive approach.
• Comfortable and proficient in delivering presentations and leading workshops.

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 realize their full potential.

World leader in wind energy

Ramboll is a world leader in offshore wind with a unique value proposition and is 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 900 highly qualified experts are working on onshore and offshore wind projects globally, operating primarily from our 20 key offices across the Nordics, Germany, the UK, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Australia, the US and others.

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.

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow. Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do.

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process.

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