Ramboll’s Career Comeback Programme – offering part-time and full-time opportunities across the UK.
Have you taken a career break of 12 months or longer? Or perhaps you’re working in a role that is not reflective of your past skills or experience? Are you ready to get your career back on track within a supportive and flexible environment?
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then our Career Comeback Programme could be the perfect opportunity. We’re currently looking for people with the following backgrounds:
- Civil, structural, electrical or mechanical engineering
- Project management/design management
- Renewable energy consulting
- Environmental consulting/ESG
- Digital/BIM
- Management consulting (Sustainability or Legal and Contract Management)
- Corporate functions
About us
We’re a global architecture, engineering and consulting company with offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Chester, Chippenham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Frome, Glasgow, Harwell, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. Our overarching mission is and always been to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish.
Our foundation ownership ensures profits are reinvested back into the business, our people, research and education and humanitarian initiatives. After all, the foundation was established to secure the long-term wellbeing of the company, our employees and the communities we serve.
We recognise that career paths are not always straightforward, and that sometimes extremely talented individuals need a little extra help to get their career back on track. So, whether you’ve taken time away from work, find yourself working below your potential following a previous career break, or have taken a role outside of your desired profession in pursuit of a better work-life balance, Ramboll has created new opportunities to help you re-establish your professional career.
About the programme
Our Career Comeback programme is a six-month paid placement designed to bring you up to speed with the current market. While there isn’t any guarantee, the main goal of the programme is to help you secure a permanent position within Ramboll at the end of the six months, based on your prior experience and current interests or ambitions – offering any additional support you may need.
Programme support
You’ll be supported during every step of the programme, from initial application through to completion.
Our dedicated Comeback Consultant will be the first person you hear from, and they’ll work with you to explore your background, role requirements and personalised support needs, with the aim of identifying a suitable role or team for you within Ramboll. They’ll then be on-hand to help you prepare for interview and hopefully, secure a permanent position with us.
Additional support includes:
- Pre-commencement training prior to starting - This session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and insights to take control of your own success, preparing you for a confident first day and beyond.
- One-to-one coaching - Personalised support through three one-to-one coaching sessions with a specialist Return to Work coach.
- Buddy and internal mentor – To help you get settled and build your network, we’ll match you with both a buddy and internal mentor.
- Comeback community – You’ll be warmly welcomed into the supportive community of current and previous returners from the past two years, who all remain with Ramboll and meet regularly to share and discuss their experiences.
Programme criteria
To apply for the programme you’ll need to:
- Have taken a career break of at least 12+ months from the time of application or be working in a role below your potential
- Have a keen interest in reigniting your professional career
- Be able to undertake the role from early 2024 onwards (exact start can be agreed)
- Demonstrate previous experience in a similar field with the listed opportunity areas
- Provide evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom
- Be able to work 20-37.5 hours per week
How to apply and programme timing
Please apply via CTP RightJob (N572007), attaching your CV and short covering letter within a single Word or PDF document. Make sure you include a bit about you and your interest in working at Ramboll/in the Career Comeback programme within your covering letter.
The deadline for applications is 30th November, but the earlier you submit, the better. We look forward to welcoming participants from January 2024 onwards, and may even be able to offer an earlier start date if that is of interest.
Flexible, part-time and hybrid working at Ramboll
We’re happy to say we offer lots of flexibility in when and where you work. Informal flexible working is written into every employee contract from day one, which means that small and ad-hoc variations to working patterns require nothing more than updating your availability.
Most employees also choose to split their working week between home and the office. We’ll agree a working pattern that works for you and your role before you start, but you can discuss adjustments with your line manager at any time.
Ramboll benefits
As a fixed-term employee, you’ll be eligible for all our usual benefits, including:
- 27 days holiday per year + 8 days bank holiday (pro-rated for part-time roles)
- Matched pension scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life assurance
- Income protection
You’ll also be able to opt in for flexible benefits such as the cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, dental insurance, critical illness cover, electric vehicle leasing and many others.
An equal-opportunity employer
At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we invite applications from candidates from all backgrounds and characteristics, including the protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act (2010).
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we ensure opportunities are accessible to all candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.
Interested in the Career Comeback Programme? Apply today via CTP RightJob!