People

We care for all employees and their development through leadership, investment in people, and equal opportunities. We put health and safety first through a zero-harm culture and safety in design.

Employees are at the heart of our ambition to create sustainable change and make a lasting impact for our clients and society at large. Committed and skilled employees, who enjoy their work, are the fundamental source of our strength.

That is why we constantly strive to improve our workplace to foster an inclusive culture where our employees thrive and develop.

A thriving organisation

One of our strategic aims is to be recognised as a highly engaging, modern, and inclusive workplace with attractive career opportunities. We want our employees to feel and experience that they are making a difference for our clients and for society.

To continuously develop and improve our workplace, we actively listen and learn from our employees. Our annual Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Survey (ESES) helps us gain important feedback from employees, take the temperature of our organisation, and focus on follow-up actions at team level.

Our Employee Satisfaction Survey results 2023

: 92%
Employee response rate

: 4.2/5
Overall satisfaction score

In 2023, we once again saw a high satisfaction score of 4.2 out of 5 and a participation rate of 92% globally. These numbers reflect the high level of engagement among our employees and their willingness to provide feedback.

We are proud to have a workplace where people flourish and feel at home, and are pleased to see that some of our highest ESES scores relate to engagement and collaboration.

Focus on

Fostering conversations

We believe in the power of information and dialogue and supported employees to inspire each other on various EDI topics. For example, the global LGBTQ+ reference group provides advice on how to improve the inclusion of LGBTQ+ colleagues in the workplace. Such input is also important for Ramboll’s EDI council, which helps foster conversations on EDI with leaders.

“One word needs to be more spread out and understood, and that is empathy. Everyone has their own particularity, and we need to respect everyone,” Rafael do Valle Melo says.

“Ensuring everyone feels safe to be themselves at work is crucial. Some people still keep their identity secret, but I hope they can be able to show their true selves. And be respected for that."

Rafael do Valle Melo

Compliance, Strategy, and Transactions Manager and part of Ramboll’s global LGBTQ+ reference group

Gender reporting

: 40%
Women in new hires. A new hire is referring to all new, external hires joining Ramboll
: 37%
Women in total workforce
: 32%
Women in company governance body

Safety certifications

Our company-wide health, safety, environmental, and quality management system ensures that we systematically identify, manage, and monitor safety risks and act on them.

The management system complies with and is certified according to internationally recognised standards: ISO 45001 on occupational health and safety management, ISO 9001 on quality management, and ISO 14001 on environmental management.

The Ramboll Legacy

Ramboll is built on a strong legacy, which we uphold and nurture as part of our culture and our way of doing business. Our legacy describes our heritage, beliefs, and ideals across four areas:

We behave decently and responsibly
Our employees are our strength
We are an active member of society
Excellence and insight are our hallmarks

Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is deeply rooted in how a responsible company should act and behave, as described in our Legacy.

Learn more about our Legacy and how it guides our work The Ramboll Legacy

Developing our employees

In today’s often fast paced and changing work environment, it is essential that our employees are correctly equipped to solve complex and emerging client challenges while keeping sustainability impact in focus.

We offer learning and development opportunities across a variety of themes and topics to build and mature skills and knowledge, including a comprehensive internal learning universe dedicated to several topics, such as sustainability.

We also work on strengthening leadership capabilities to deliver on our strategic goals and to support our employees in their personal and professional development journeys.

“Sustainability upskilling drives innovation and helps our employees deliver on our strategy. The feedback we get from employees also helps us develop new initiatives and promotes a culture of sustainability across the organisation.”

Lone Tvis

Chief People Officer

Focus on

Our PhD programme

Ramboll’s industrial PhD programme, which is supported by the Ramboll Foundation, gives PhD students the opportunity to study relevant topics in our industry, enhancing their expertise, career development, and overall knowledge sharing.

Empowering colleagues to talk sustainability

Solving tough challenges in the built and natural environment requires that our employees are equipped with leading-edge skills and knowledge of sustainability practices.