Graduate Building Physics intake Buildings

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to be considered for this role, please make sure you read the job description carefully and apply by submitting all the relevant documents and answer the application questions. Any applications submitted without the required information or application questions completed will be rejected. Please ensure all competency questions are submitted as part of your application.

please note – ramboll cannot sponsor any post-study or skilled worker visas for our early career roles, as the home office’s eligibility criteria would not be met. You must have the right to live and work in the uk indefinitely without the need for sponsorship, either now or in the future.

please ensure you have fully completed your application, including answering the 3 questions in the 'how to apply' section. Any incomplete applications will automatically be rejected.

work at the heart of sustainable change with ramboll in the united kingdom and ireland

ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation‑owned people company, founded in denmark, 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. Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture.

Ramboll in the united kingdom and ireland has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the uk, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across buildings, transport, environment & health, and energy. In 2024, ramboll was included in the sunday times’ list of best places to work.

welcome to our buildings division

as one of the top 10 building designers in the world, ramboll works on more than 10,000 building projects each year. 4,000 experts across the world specialise in creating more innovative, sustainable and liveable buildings. We place particular emphasis on our liveable buildings concept where we balance the cultural, social and physical values of buildings, to improve the quality of life for building users.

we passionately believe that building physics and building performance modelling is an integrated part of the building services design process.

we are looking for talented individuals with experience/knowledge (from their studies) of dynamic thermal simulation compliance modelling (e.g. Part l, thermal comfort, tm54 etc) and potential awareness or experience of detailed hvac component level modelling and nabers uk assessments. Working as part of a team, you will be expected to deliver your own project work, and to become technically proficient in iesve and/or sap, as well as other modelling software packages.

your key attributes and responsibilities will be:

• assist with the production of energy strategies for planning applications (including gla), carrying out part l compliance assessments using iesve or sap.
• help model operational energy use within buildings to limit the energy performance gap, including accreditation with nabers uk.
• understand and incorporate industry specific assessment methodologies and guidelines.
• be able to work using your own initiative with supervision.
• demonstrate good attention to detail and show pride in the work produced.
• have an ability to present your work succinctly to others, to inspire the confidence of design teams and clients, and then use this to strengthen internal and external relationships.
• have a keen interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools. We seek engineers that fit with our culture and have an interest or experience in working digitally by coding, working in rhino/grasshopper and relevant programming languages.

for this role, your starting point should be:

• being a recent (no earlier than 2025) graduate of an appropriate engineering degree.
• have proven experience throughout studies in all aspects of building physics, including building energy modelling and compliance analysis using iesve or sap.
• have…