Job Description
Director, PEPC - Structural
High-rise & Complex Buildings | Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Are you ready to lead the future of buildings in Malaysia?
Director, PEPC - Structural is a senior leadership role for an exceptional engineer who is as comfortable in a boardroom as they are on a complex project. You will carry both the technical authority and the commercial ambition to grow a high-performing team, win meaningful work, and leave a real mark on the built environment.
High-rise buildings, done well, are one of the most powerful tools we have for building sustainable, liveable cities. With more than 300 tall building projects globally, our High-rise & Complex Buildings team integrates structural, MEP, facade, digital and sustainability expertise from concept to completion, because the relationship between a building's structure and its services is where real value is won or lost. Data-driven, computationally advanced, and benchmarked against decades of global experience, we design with purpose for the people and cities that need these buildings to perform for generations. If you want work that genuinely challenges you, this is where you come.
The role
As Director, PEPC - Structural, you will be a central figure in Ramboll Malaysia’s leadership, working alongside the Singapore management team to drive strategy, grow the business and set the standard for structural engineering delivery across the region. You will act as a role model, not just in technical competence, but in how you lead people, manage client relationships and represent the Ramboll brand in the market.
This role sits at the intersection of Design Excellence, Digitalisation and Sustainability, and you will be expected to keep Ramboll at the forefront of all three, both in how we work and in what we deliver. You will contribute to and adopt a common project acquisition and technical delivery method for the High-Rise & Complex Buildings spearhead across APAC.
How you will contribute
Strategic leadership
- Tie together Design Excellence, Digitalisation and Sustainability as integrated priorities for the Buildings team in Malaysia
- Formulate strategies that differentiate Ramboll’s brand in the market and communicate the distinctive value Ramboll brings to projects, in line with overall APAC Buildings strategies and priorities
- Support delivery of the annual business plan for Buildings Malaysia, in line with wider Ramboll Buildings and APAC priorities
Operational leadership
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the Malaysia office
- Stay informed about industry trends, start-ups and competitors, maintaining a clear picture of the market landscape
- Keep close contact with relevant people across Buildings Malaysia to remain across project activity and team dynamics
- Travel within Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia as required
Commercial leadership
- Drive profitable growth with a clear commercial mindset, bringing down the cost of delivery and generating new revenue streams, with performance measured against gross EBITA margin targets for the Malaysia business unit
- Win business with existing clients and develop new client relationships, with annual revenue and profitability targets agreed through the Personal Development Plan (PDP) process; special focus on design collaborators, particularly external architects
- Track and manage the pipeline with discipline, maintaining accurate sales forecasts and win rates
- Lead and be accountable for design and technical output across a portfolio of projects, covering technical solutions, client satisfaction and project quality, with Client Satisfaction Score (CSS) as a key performance measure
- Support and drive technical excellence and development initiatives across the team
- Prepare client and project proposals, negotiate fee proposals and secure additional fees where warranted
- Structure project teams from internal and external resources, and procure project resources accordingly
Lead and participate in
- Preparing client and project proposals
- Negotiating fee proposals and securing additional fees where warranted
- Structuring project teams from internal and external resources
- Procuring project resources
- Planning and programming projects
- Supporting preparation and execution of the annual business plan for Buildings Malaysia
- Growing the Ramboll Buildings Malaysia business and strengthening the Ramboll brand
- Financial performance of the business unit
- Other management and leadership tasks as assigned by senior management from time to time
Qualifications
- This is a senior role that demands a combination of technical excellence, commercial acumen and people leadership. We are looking for:
- A qualified Malaysian Professional Engineer with a Practising Certificate (PEPC) registered with BEM
- A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent qualification in Structural Engineering
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience, including experience as a Director in Structural Engineering or as part of a senior management team leading a team of at least 20
- Strong business development skills with a proven ability to drive profitable growth and build deep, lasting client relationships
- Strong experience designing and delivering projects in Malaysia
- International and cultural awareness
- Professionally at the top of your peer group, with strong communication skills and fluency in English, written and spoken
- Recognised as an inspiring leader with solid execution capability
- Able to lead consistently by example, acting with integrity, impartiality and independence, and applying sound personal judgement in all interactions
- In-depth knowledge of local and regional markets
- Experience formulating go-to-market strategies
- Ability to lead diverse, multicultural and international teams
- Capacity to provide industry thought leadership while driving sustained growth through collaboration with local teams and regional stakeholders
Additional Information
Does this sound like you?
Apply online and attach your CV, cover letter and any relevant work that showcases what you bring to this role. Let us know when you are available to start. We look forward to hearing from you.
Ramboll Buildings
As part of Ramboll's global Buildings platform, you will be joining a community of over 4,000 specialists across the world, architects, engineers, sustainability leads, digital designers and everything in between. We work across more than 10,000 building projects each year, which means there is always something new to learn from, someone new to collaborate with, and a harder problem just around the corner. Ours is a culture that takes craft seriously, invests in its people, and believes the best solutions come from diverse minds working closely together. Here, your development does not stop when you join, it starts.
Ramboll in Asia Pacific
Ramboll has close to 500 experts working across more than 10 offices in Asia Pacific. We are present in Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Our experts bring their passion to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Architecture & Landscape. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future, working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.
