Graduate Vibration Engineer

As a graduate engineer at Ramboll, you will be directly involved in some of the UK’s most innovative and complex projects. Each day as a graduate will provide you with new opportunities and challenges, making no two days feel the same. You will be involved in the design and delivery of buildings, including the component parts of the structure and associated infrastructure, monitoring implementation through the entire project lifecycle, from initial concepts to visits on site.

You will become part of the Buildings Department, which houses Structures, Civil, Mechanical & Electrical, Facades, Vibration, Acoustics and many more disciplines. Your role will allow you to collaborate with all disciplines, providing growth and knowledge to increase engineering competence.

As ‘the Partner for Sustainable Change’ we put sustainability at the forefront of our projects. We encourage our employees to go above and beyond current sustainable practices to provide our projects with relevant sustainable change.

Locations

• Manchester
• Cambridge

Please specify your preferred locations on your application.

Your skills and experience

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• MEng or MSc level degree in a relevant engineering subject (from an Engineering Council Accredited University) including modules in structural dynamics, vibration, or similar. Acoustic-related qualifications will be considered if vibration modules or vibration-based research is included. Please only apply for this role if you hold or are studying the correct degree (obtained no earlier than 2026)
• Interest in vibration and dynamics as applied to the built environment including dynamic behaviour of structures, ground-borne vibration propagation, and human response to vibration.
• Ability to summarise and present engineering concepts in clear English
• An interest in digital transformation, computational modelling tools and data-driven methodologies
• Understanding of and passion for sustainable design

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include flexibility and adaptability, a growth mindset, a positive attitude, proactivity, creativity, good communication skills, willingness and ability to learn, curiosity, enthusiasm, and reliability.

How to apply:

Apply online. Attach your CV. In a separate document, please address the following questions: and attach to your application.

• Question 1. Ramboll’s initiative, ‘The Partner for Sustainable Change’, focuses on four key unifying themes; Decarbonise for net-zero, Resilient societies and liveability, resource management and circular economy, Biodiversity and ecosystem. Please choose one unifying theme and explain what this means to you personally? (max. 150 words)
• Question 2. Why are you interested in joining Ramboll and what strengths do you have which will contribute to your role within the Ramboll team? (max. 150 words)
• Question 3. What drives your interest in vibration engineering? (max. 150 words)

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED IF THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETED.

Selection Process:

We aim to respond to your application shortly after the deadline by the latest. There are three steps to our selection process. You will advance onto the next step if you are successfully shortlisted.

• Step 1: Apply Online and complete required application questions
• Step 2: Shortlisting
• Step 3: Assessment Centre

We personally review every application, as our selection process is fully human-led. It’s absolutely fine to use tools to support you—for example, to check spelling and grammar or to gather background research—but we ask that your answers reflect your own original thoughts. That way, we get to know the real you, and your responses will be a true foundation for your interview.