Managing Consultant - Risk and Technical Safety

About the role

Ramboll is looking for an experienced Managing Consultant to provide technical leadership and project management across risk and technical safety projects in Singapore. The consultant leads complex technical studies, manages multidisciplinary project teams and ensures deliverables meet regulatory, technical and quality requirements, working with clients, project managers and technical specialists. The role includes mentoring junior consultants and controlling scope, programme, budget and quality.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical studies such as quantitative risk assessments, consequence modelling, fire and explosion risk assessments, toxic release assessments, hazardous area classification, process hazard analyses, HAZID/HAZOP workshops, emergency response assessments and process safety reviews.
• Define technical approaches, review process data and engineering documents, and ensure modelling inputs, calculations and conclusions are robust and well documented.
• Translate technical results into practical, risk-based recommendations and advise clients and internal teams on risk management and process safety.
• Perform technical reviews and quality assurance of reports, calculations and models, and identify technical gaps and uncertainties.
• Manage projects from initiation to delivery: plans, scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, change control, stakeholder coordination, client communication and invoicing.
• Act as the primary technical and project contact for clients, and support the preparation of technical scopes, work plans and fee estimates.
• Mentor and coach junior consultants, delegate work, review outputs and support knowledge sharing and technical procedures.
• Ensure compliance with quality, health and safety requirements and promote a strong safety culture.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical or Safety Engineering or a related technical discipline; a master's degree is advantageous.
• Professional registration or progress towards professional accreditation is advantageous.
• Experience in process safety, risk assessment or technical safety consulting, leading complex studies and managing projects (scope, budget, programme, client communication).
• Experience supervising technical team members and presenting technical findings to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with recognised risk and consequence modelling software; experience with HAZID/HAZOP workshops is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of risk assessment, process safety and technical safety principles, and of fire, explosion and toxic release hazards.
• Ability to develop and review consequence and risk modelling methodologies.
• Interpretation of P&ID, equipment data sheets and engineering documentation.
• Knowledge of legislation, technical standards and industry guidance.
• Project planning, organisation, multi-project management and client communication.