Job Description
Are you excited about understanding, interpreting, and navigating complex EU policy issues? Are you a curious and open-minded person with entrepreneurial mindset? Are you willing to take ownership and responsibility of developing a portfolio of client and projects within the European Public Sector?
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Brussels-based Strategic Sustainability Consulting division as our new Key Account Manager and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future across Europe and globally.
Your new role
As our new Key Accounts Manager, your key responsibilities will be:
1. Manage large EU framework contracts for technical assistance (mainly DG REFORM and EIB)
2. Identify and assess opportunities, and position Ramboll in a multi-stakeholder environment
3. Lead bid project teams, and write proposals with the support of technical consultants
4. Establish and coordinate teams of local consultants working across all EU Member States
5. Provide professional support to the consulting teams, helping them to use the right tools at the right time to maximise the success of their bids and projects
6. Maintain and develop a network of local consultants both within and outside Ramboll
Your new team
You will be part of our dynamic and growing Strategic Sustainability Consulting division. In Brussels, we specialise in the European Public Sector and our main clients are the European Institutions and bodies. Our multidisciplinary team of consultants is international, multicultural and multilingual. We have diversified and highly qualified backgrounds, but we all converge with high professional drive, strong team spirit, and a passion for creating sustainable change. Our team is known in Ramboll for our true commitment to the sustainability transition and for working on some of the most strategic and impactful projects that benefit society and nature.
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:
7. 8-10 years’ work experience in a consulting environment, including 5 years’ experience as bid/project manager of large international technical assistance projects, and a successful track record of winning tenders
8. Very good understanding of business development activities (e.g. tendering process, writing proposals, etc.) and of how bids are evaluated in a public-sector and/or EU institutions environment; previous experience with DG REFORM and/or the EIB is a plus
9. Strategic and commercial mindset, and capability of making decisions and have an awareness of the impact of those decisions on other stakeholders
10. Multi-tasking skills, being able to manage several proposals and projects at the same time, and flexibility and willingness to adjust actions in response to changes in priorities
11. Highly organised, paying attention to details while being efficient
12. Multidisciplinary, curiosity, and ability to learn fast about new topics
What we can offer you
Our multidisciplinary and multilingual team is based in Brussels and work closely with the EU institutions to further the sustainability transition. At Ramboll we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. That is why we have a strategy which goes all in on sustainability.
In addition we also offer:
13. Be valued for the unique person you are
14. Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
15. Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
16. Yearly personal development dialogues to facilitate career your development
17. Continuous professional development through Ramboll’s training academy
18. Flexible work environment to promote a healthy work-life balance
19. A competitive salary package, commensurate with your experience
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 realise their full potential.