Job Description
Director, UK Pharma Lead – Life Science & Pharma Global Service Line, Buildings UK
Do you want to join a growing and dynamic multi-disciplinary Buildings team, leading and developing relationships with pharmaceutical companies in the UK? If so you might be our new Director, UK Pharma Lead for Ramboll’s Life Science & Pharma Global Service Line,
Ramboll is seeking to hire a Director into our Global Life Science & Pharma Global Service Line, within Buildings, to develop and grow our client base with globally leading pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping Ramboll’s strategic offering to pharmaceutical clients, supporting our continued growth and strengthening our position in the UK market.
You will work closely with Ramboll colleagues across the UK and internationally to bring together the expertise required to deliver innovative and high-quality solutions for our clients.
Life Science & Pharma Global Service Line
Our Life Science & Pharma Global Service Line brings together our multi-discipline Buildings capability across Structural Engineering, Building Services, and Project Management alongside specialised expertise in areas such as vibration, lab planning, clean-rooms, production facilities (GMP), process engineering and advanced research environments. Our teams support Life Science & Pharma clients across the full lifecycle of their facilities—from early advisory and concept development through design, tendering, construction, and final handover.
The Global Service Line operates across the UK, Denmark, and Sweden, providing a collaborative platform where technical specialists and market leaders work together to support complex projects and key client relationships. This global network provides access to a broad range of expertise and enables us to deliver integrated solutions to clients operating internationally.
Within this environment, you will collaborate with leading experts across Ramboll and contribute to the continued development of our Life Science & Pharma capabilities.
Your new role
We are looking for a Director who shares our drive and ambition to develop and grow Ramboll’s relationships and offering to pharmaceutical clients in the UK. The role will be multi-facetted including:
1. Being our lead and point of contact within Buildings, and the Global Service Line, for Pharma in the UK.
2. Establish and grow our UK client base within the pharmaceutical industry by building new relationships, leveraging Ramboll’s existing global and cross–business area relationships, and maintaining trusted partnerships with clients, collaborators, and colleagues.
3. Identifying, tracking and pursuing opportunities within the Life Science & Pharma market.
4. Leading or contributing to strategic bids and proposals – coordinating multidisciplinary teams, commercial and legal inputs.
5. Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of Ramboll’s capabilities across the UK and globally and connecting these capabilities to client needs.
6. Working closely with colleagues across the Global Service Line in the UK, Denmark, and Sweden to leverage technical expertise and specialist capabilities.
7. Contributing to the development of our UK Life Science & Pharma capabilities and supporting strategic capacity planning.
8. Raising Ramboll’s profile and reputation in the market through networking, client and partner engagement and industry events.
9. Acting as Project or Programme Director for projects for pharmaceutical clients.
10. Leading multi-disciplinary project teams, supported by Project and Design Managers.
11. Coaching, mentoring and supporting the development of our teams to strengthen Ramboll’s Life Science & Pharma expertise.
As a Director, you will have the mandate and influence to develop Ramboll’s service offering for pharmaceutical clients in the UK and will report to the UK Life Science & Pharma Service Line Director.
This role can be based in any of our UK Buildings offices (London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, Chester, or Manchester) with a requirement to travel to Ramboll and client sites, and opportunity to work in a hybrid office / home location.
Your new team
You will join our dynamic UK Buildings division of more than 550 colleagues, in our Life Science & Pharma Service Line. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across Ramboll’s Buildings organisation as well as with our global Life Science & Pharma Service Line teams in the UK, Denmark, and Sweden, and with specialists across other Ramboll business areas.
You will also become part of the UK Life Science & Pharma Service Line leadership team, working alongside other Directors to shape the strategic priorities that will support our continued growth.
Our leadership team operates with a strong collaborative culture, where perspectives are valued and decisions are shaped collectively. In this environment, you will work closely with experienced colleagues to navigate leadership, client, and project challenges while contributing to the continued development of Ramboll’s Life Science & Pharma Service Line.
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. Whilst 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:
12. Strong relationships with key and prospective pharmaceutical clients.
13. Experience of project delivery in leadership roles within Life Science & Pharma facilities.
14. A strong ability to build trusted client relationships and win new work.
15. An innovative mindset and urge to challenge yourself, clients and collaborators.
16. A passion for sustainability and a strong interest in driving change that underpin a sustainable transformation of society.
17. An ability to collaborate across technical and geographical borders.
18. An understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, connected policies and market trends.
19. An understanding of investment strategies and the key clients, stakeholders, and related activities within our market.
20. Experience contributing with industry best practice and/or client insights in the bidding, winning and execution of projects.
21. Experience leading and delivering projects to an agreed revenue target and profitability.
What we can offer you
22. Investment in your development
23. Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
24. Be valued for the unique person you are
25. Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
26. The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
27. Flexible work environment
28. Matched pension contributions (up to 7% contribution)
29. Private medical cover and life assurance
30. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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