Ramboll
Global engineering consultancy delivering sustainable solutions
Cost Controller
About the job
- A Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration in Finance, or an equivalent degree in Finance, are required.
- At least 4 years of work experience in financial planning and analysis, as a controller, or as a finance business partner is required.
- The ability to handle multiple tasks and challenges while maintaining a sense of urgency is required.
- The ability to challenge the status quo and execute a change plan is required.
- Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels are required.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required, including financial modelling.
- A solid understanding of financial statement analysis and accounting principles is required.
- A self-starting approach, commitment to continuous process improvement, and strong attention to detail are required.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present data clearly and concisely are required.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team is required.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities is required.
- Serve as the custodian of performance within the cost management area as a controller and trusted finance partner.
- Own financial results and financial planning.
- Drive continuous cost improvement and identify opportunities to optimize costs using data-driven spending analysis.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and the finance organization.
- Define, track, and maintain the key performance indicators used to steer the function.
- Work closely with the Global Head of Finance, functional Director, and local country leadership team.
- Organize financial reviews with the functional head and Head of Cost Management.
- Perform analyses, trend analysis, calculations, and simulations, and support complex business cases.
- Analyze costs, allocations, postings, and cost trends in detail.
- Coordinate with local finance and accounting controllers and advise them.
- Experience working with business intelligence systems is advantageous, including Power BI and Jedox.
About the company
Ramboll provides engineering, design, and consultancy services worldwide to create sustainable solutions for buildings, transport, environment, and energy. It works by delivering project-based or long-term advisory services across sectors, combining engineering, planning, and environmental expertise to plan, design, and manage projects. Its Nordic roots plus global reach help tailor solutions to local needs, and its multidisciplinary approach brings social, environmental, and technological considerations into each assignment. The goal is to help clients build safer, more sustainable communities and infrastructure by turning complex challenges into practical, future-ready solutions.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded
1982
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What believers are saying
- Ramboll won TransnetBW framework agreements and Transport Canada's ALTO advisory role.
- August 27, 2026 results showed positive organic growth and continued project wins.
- Meta Odense heat recovery, Utah City district energy, and INERATEC e-SAF expand demand.
What critics are saying
- Ramboll said August 27, 2026 profitability remains below potential, pressuring margins.
- Envidan integration and Temple assimilation absorb management time through 2026 and 2027.
- Catalyx competitors can commoditize advisory fees and erode Ramboll's consulting moat by 2027.
What makes Ramboll unique
- Ramboll's Catalyx compresses site selection, climate risk, and power planning into days.
- Envidan added 500 specialists, deepening Ramboll's Nordic water and wastewater expertise.
- Ramboll pairs engineering with biodiversity, district energy, and low-carbon infrastructure design.
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↑ 2%European breakthrough: INERATEC and Ramboll launch industrial e-SAF production. Key points. * INERATEC and Ramboll have initiated industrial production of e-SAF in Europe, signaling a significant step towards sustainable aviation. * The collaboration aims to reduce carbon emissions in aviation, contributing to national net zero targets effectively. * The e-SAF production process leverages renewable resources, showcasing innovative technologies in the fuel sector. * This initiative is a part of a broader trend toward cleaner fuels in the aviation industry, with substantial backing from governmental policies. INERATEC, in collaboration with Ramboll, has announced a groundbreaking project aimed at the industrial production of e-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF) in Europe. This collaboration is a significant milestone in the aviation fuel sector, as it focuses on developing cleaner alternatives to conventional aviation fuels. The introduction of e-SAF aligns with the growing urgency to address climate change and achieve net-zero emissions in the aviation industry, which is increasingly recognized as a key sector in environmental sustainability discussions. The project intends to utilize cutting-edge technologies that convert renewable resources into e-SAF, which are crucial for reducing the carbon footprint of air travel. This initiative not only reflects a shift towards more sustainable fuel options but also aims to set a precedent for similar projects across Europe and potentially globally. It addresses the aviation sector's pressing need for cleaner fuels, which have been the focus of many recent policy and regulatory discussions. According to industry experts, the aviation sector currently faces scrutiny due to its significant greenhouse gas emissions, and transitioning to alternative fuels like e-SAF is considered essential in mitigating these impacts. By effectively harnessing renewable resources, INERATEC and Ramboll aim to create a reliable and scalable solution that meets the increasing demand for sustainable aviation. This initiative is expected to contribute significantly to national and global net zero targets by providing a feasible pathway for aviation companies to reduce their carbon emissions. Moreover, the collaboration underlines the importance of partnerships between technology providers and industry experts in fostering innovative solutions for sustainable energy. As governments worldwide implement more stringent regulations concerning emissions, projects like those by INERATEC and Ramboll demonstrate proactive responses to these challenges. The positive sentiment surrounding this development is a boost for alternative fuel strategies, as stakeholders in the aviation industry seek to enhance sustainability through research and investment in cleaner technologies. Overall, the launch of industrial e-SAF production is poised to make a meaningful contribution to the future of sustainable aviation, setting in motion a series of advancements in the use of cleaner fuels. As these technologies continue to evolve, they are expected to play a pivotal role in reshaping the aviation landscape, making it more environmentally friendly while supporting economic and operational efficiencies. In summary, the partnership between INERATEC and Ramboll is a significant step toward revolutionizing aviation fuels, ultimately contributing to broader efforts of achieving a sustainable future for air travel. September 25, 2026 at 09:30 AM United Kingdom
What does it take to build an unlonely city? How can cities help prevent loneliness? Supported by the Ramboll Foundation, a recent landscape assessment explored how urban development can help create connection and belonging. Ramboll Group spoke with four contributors to the Unlonely Cities initiative about the key insights and what comes next. Loneliness is increasingly recognised as a global challenge, affecting one in six people worldwide. Through a review of 62 sources, expert interviews, and stakeholder dialogues, the Ramboll Foundation-supported landscape assessment examined how urban design, programming, and governance can help create more connected communities. The work forms part of the broader Unlonely Cities collaboration, bringing together Ramboll, Henning Larsen, Novo Nordisk, and BLOXHUB to build practical knowledge that cities can test, adapt, and scale. One finding stood out consistently across the assessment: design alone is not enough. Physical spaces need programming, activities, and local ownership if they are to support meaningful connection. The assessment also highlighted other findings. While major city developments often attract attention, findings suggest that small, repeated everyday encounters, from greetings in the street to local meeting places, play a crucial role in building belonging over time. Why should cities care about loneliness, and what have you learned so far? Christine Lunde Rasmussen, Market Director, Ramboll Management Consulting "What we're increasingly seeing is that loneliness isn't only a social challenge. It's also a planning, design, and governance challenge. What surprised me is that the research is already quite clear on many of the factors that support belonging. The bigger challenge is to connect knowledge across factors and to translate that knowledge into practical tools, governance models, and approaches that cities can use." Jia Xin Chum, Studio Director, Henning Larsen "One of the strongest findings is that proximity is not the same as connection. Just because people live close to each other doesn't mean they feel connected. Design can create the conditions for encounters, familiarity, and trust, but spaces need to be activated through programming and everyday use if they are to support belonging." Thomas Hilberg Rahbek, Global Project Lead, Novo Nordisk "A population's health is rooted in social and cultural determinants, which must encourage cities to consider social connection an integrated part of their response to the public health challenges of our time. The assessment reinforced the systemic nature of the loneliness issue and that no single sector can solve it alone. The solutions lie at the intersection of health, planning, and community development." Ann-Britt Elvin Andersen, Programme Director, BLOXHUB "Our cities have become very good at efficiency, and that is worth protecting. But our recent study has made us more aware that efficiency mostly tells us how people move through a city, and less about how they come to belong in it. We think social connection could become a more deliberate part of how we plan and build, alongside mobility, housing, and climate. Much of the knowledge is already out there, it is just fragmented." What are you most excited about in the next phase? Christine Lunde Rasmussen "The next phase is where learning becomes action. We can begin testing solutions and building evidence from real-world experiences." Jia Xin Chum "I'm excited to see how ideas can be adapted across different cities and cultural contexts. The challenge may be global, but belonging is experienced locally." Thomas Hilberg Rahbek "Success will be creating approaches that cities can actually use, helping make social connection a measurable and actionable outcome." Ann-Britt Elvin Andersen "For me, success is helping cities learn from one another and accelerating action globally. If we can do that, the impact can extend far beyond this collaboration." Looking ahead. The landscape assessment has strengthened its understanding of how cities can contribute to social connection and belonging, while highlighting important gaps that still need to be addressed. As the Unlonely Cities collaboration continues, partners will build on these insights to test and share approaches that put human connection more firmly at the heart of urban development.
Move faster from site selection to coordinated design with Catalyx by Ramboll. With Catalyx by Ramboll, siting and design that usually takes months can be completed in days September 22, 2026 As demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, data center developers are under growing pressure to move faster without increasing risk. The challenge begins with site selection, where land availability, power access, water, grid capacity, climate exposure, environmental sensitivities, and community expectations must all be understood early. A site that appears viable on paper can become difficult to advance if major constraints emerge after the layout has been established. That's why Ramboll has developed Catalyx by Ramboll, our proprietary approach to accelerated project initiation, early site formation, approval, and coordinated design. Instead of evaluating power, grading, access, environmental constraints, permitting, and community considerations in sequence allows clients to consider how these factors interact from the beginning, reducing rework and creating a clearer path toward approval and delivery. A fully digitalized, bespoke process, Catalyx by Ramboll combines computational design, parametric geometry, GIS, climate intelligence, environmental analytics, optimization and other advanced insights into one shared virtual 3D environment. This allows teams to generate and compare site strategies in days rather than months, understanding how buildings, earthworks, access, utilities, and phasing interact. Planning power infrastructure from the outset. Power availability is now one of the defining constraints for data center development. Sites may have suitable land, access, and market fundamentals, but still face uncertainty if grid capacity, interconnection timelines, transmission routes, or onsite power infrastructure are not considered early enough. Catalyx helps address this challenge by bringing power and interconnection planning into the same early-stage environment as site formation, grading, access, environmental review, and development phasing. This allows Ramboll to test how different power strategies interact with the physical layout of a site, including the space needed for substations, switchyards, generation assets, cable routes, utility corridors, access roads, and future expansion. Engineering brought to life: With Catalyx by Ramboll, siting and design that usually takes months can be completed in days. Image credit: Ramboll By connecting power planning with master planning, clients can better understand the tradeoffs that influence schedule, cost and deliverability. A layout that optimizes building placement may not be the strongest option if it creates power-routing conflicts, limits future expansion, or increases permitting complexity. Catalyx allows these issues to surface earlier, helping teams compare options, reduce rework, and create a more coordinated path from site opportunity to delivery. Embedding climate resilience into site decisions. For data center developers and operators whose business models depend on reliability and uptime, understanding future climate conditions is becoming increasingly important from a business perspective. One major advantage of the Catalyx approach is its ability to pair with Ramboll's climate risk assessment tool, HazAtlas, to integrate climate intelligence at the earliest stages of development. Using HazAtlas, project teams can rapidly evaluate current and future hazards such as flooding, extreme heat, wildfire, sea level rise, severe storms, and water stress. This integration allows Ramboll to ensure that clients understand how climate exposure influences site viability from the outset. Alternative layouts, elevations, infrastructure configurations, and expansion strategies can be tested quickly against future climate scenarios. Thus, enabling more resilient development decisions while helping organizations protect long-term operational performance and investment value. Digitizing environmental and biodiversity opportunities. As environmental expectations continue to evolve, developers need better visibility into site conditions before breaking ground. Catalyx incorporates environmental intelligence through Ramboll's AI-powered environmental monitoring and biodiversity tool. Using satellite imagery, drones, digital-twin technology, and analytics, Ramboll creates a highly detailed understanding of land conditions, habitat quality, ecological connectivity, and environmental sensitivities that can then be worked into Catalyx's 3D visualization. This provides a powerful layer of real-time intelligence during site evaluation and planning, helping teams spot potential constraints before they slow design or permitting. Ramboll can identify environmentally sensitive areas, understand landscape conditions, assess potential biodiversity impacts, and evaluate opportunities for habitat enhancement before a site is selected or any detailed engineering begins. This shifts environmental considerations from a compliance exercise to a design opportunity, where developers can actively design projects that achieve stronger biodiversity outcomes, improve ecological connectivity, and demonstrate environmental stewardship to regulators and stakeholders. Helping to earn community acceptance earlier. Catalyx enables Ramboll to evaluate community considerations - such as noise pollution, traffic, aesthetics and more - alongside engineering and environmental criteria. Our experts can then translate those insights into practical guidance for developers. From visual impact assessments and environmental performance metrics to infrastructure demands and sustainability outcomes, we can incorporate community impact data into early-stage planning, allowing project teams to understand stakeholder concerns sooner and develop responses before they become schedule barriers. The result is a more transparent process that supports meaningful engagement and stronger alignment between developer objectives and community priorities. A smarter way forward. The future of data center development belongs to organizations that can move faster without creating greater risk. That means moving beyond a fragmented process where engineering, environmental assessments, climate analysis, permitting, and stakeholder engagement happen independently. It means creating a connected workflow where every discipline contributes to a shared understanding of risk, opportunity, and performance. Catalyx represents that shift. "Data centers are critical infrastructure - but how they are developed matters," Roberts added. "By improving decision-making at the earliest stage through Catalyx, we can help clients deliver infrastructure that is more resilient, efficient, and aligned with long-term societal needs." The result is a faster path from site identification to approved project, with reduced risk, strengthened resilience, improved environmental outcomes, accelerated approvals, and, ultimately, infrastructure that is welcomed by communities and designed to perform for decades to come.
Ramboll makes key appointments to support Scottish growth. 21/09/2026 Global consultancy Ramboll has announced two appointments to bolster its transport infrastructure offering and support its growing presence in Scotland following project wins in the devolved nation. Mark Baynham has been made market director for highways, and Graeme Dodds has been appointed director of urban and transport planning. Together they have 65 years of experience and will be working on Ramboll's 'growing portfolio of work in major mass transit and large complex highways projects,' the company said. Ann Gordon, transport market director, said: 'At Ramboll, we recognise that resilient transport systems have an increasingly important part to play in the future of our local communities and national economy. Mark and Graeme bring with them stellar reputations as leaders and infrastructure experts and will play key roles in delivering the smart, sustainable solutions our clients expect, in Scotland and beyond.' Mr Baynham joins Ramboll from Mott MacDonald and has previously served as a civil servant in the Cabinet Office. He is a chartered engineer and procurement professional, with over 36 years of experience in the sector. Based in Scotland, he has led complex highways and defence infrastructure projects and operating services across the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Australasia. Mr Dodds is an experienced project director who spent 29 years at Jacobs and developed a skillset focused on strategic planning, solution development and appraisal, governance advice and public policy. He will help drive strategic growth across the advisory market and enhance delivery for new and existing clients. Mr Baynham said: 'My passion for future digital innovation aligns closely with Ramboll's priorities and principles as a business and as a proponent of the use of technology for sustainable change. Drawing on my industry experience, I hope to play a key role in delivering the creative mobility and asset optimisation solutions Ramboll is known for.' Mr Dodds said: 'I look forward to working closely with my accomplished new colleagues to bring deliverable solutions to tackle the complexity of challenges faced by our clients, and work successfully with them and our partners to deliver real change, and drive the success of our business.' In recent years, Ramboll won a range of work in Scotland, including conducting an environmental report for Transport Scotland's Island Connectivity Plan. It also previously worked on the Forth Road Bridge. Get daily updates straight to your inbox.
Ramboll strengthens senior team with double appointment. 21 September 2026 ARCHITECTURE, engineering and sustainability consultancy Ramboll has bolstered its transport infrastructure offering with two senior apointments. Graeme Dodds has been named director of urban & transport planning, while Mark Baynham becomes market director, highways. Mark joins from Mott MacDonald and has previously served as a civil servant in the cabinet office. He has over 36 years of experience in the sector. Whilst based predominantly in Scotland, he has also led highways and defence infrastructure projects and operating services across the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Australasia. Graeme is an experienced project director who joins Ramboll following 29 years at Jacobs. He will be tasked with helping to drive growth across the advisory market and enhance delivery for new and existing clients. The appointments will also support Ramboll's growing presence in Scotland following a series of project wins north of the border. Ann Gordon, transport market director, said, "It's a pleasure to welcome Mark and Graeme to the business. At Ramboll, we recognise that resilient transport systems have an increasingly important part to play in the future of our local communities and national economy. Mark and Graeme bring with them stellar reputations as leaders and infrastructure experts and will play key roles in delivering the smart, sustainable solutions our clients expect, in Scotland and beyond." Mark Baynham added, "I am very much looking forward to stepping into this new role to support the growth of Ramboll's highways business across the UK and Ireland, supporting our clients to develop and deliver policies that maximise the value of existing transport assets in the face of climate change and growing financial constraints. My passion for future digital innovation aligns closely with Ramboll's priorities and principles as a business and as a proponent of the use of technology for sustainable change. Drawing on my industry experience, I hope to play a key role in delivering the creative mobility and asset optimisation solutions Ramboll is known for." Graeme Dodds commented, "Ramboll's reputation for excellence and its focus on multidisciplinary collaboration both attracted me to the business, and it is a huge privilege to be joining the team at such a critical moment for transport infrastructure and devolution changes. I look forward to working closely with my accomplished new colleagues to bring deliverable solutions to tackle the complexity of challenges faced by our clients, and work successfully with them and our partners to deliver real change, and drive the success of our business."