Ramboll appoints head of cities for North and Midlands

Richard Dean will work across the global engineering, architecture, and consultancy firm’s Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and Chester offices to build up its private development project pipeline.

“I’m thrilled to join Ramboll to grow our project portfolio and teams in the North and Midlands,” Dean said.

“Clients are seeking practical pathways to develop in a challenging commercial environment and deliver projects that are commercially resilient and socially impactful,” he continued.

“Ramboll’s integrated approach, combining deep technical insight with a pragmatic, client-focused approach to design, will position us as a leader in the market in this area.”

Dean brings more than 30 years of experience in the built environment to the roll of head of the cities service line for the North and Midlands. He got his start as a building services engineering before transitioning into project, development, and construction management.

He joined Ramboll from CPC Project Services, and his CV includes roles at Balfour Beatty, Bovis, TCM, KW Linfoot, Bovis, and Pinebrook Developments.

Ramboll’s UK Head of Cities Matt Hann welcomed Dean to the team.

Hann said: “His deep rooted and client-focused understanding of the commercial construction market in the region, coupled with his longstanding knowledge of project design and delivery are a great match for our renewed strategic ambitions. We look forward to the valuable insights he will bring to the team as we renew our focus on working in our home cities”.

Ramboll has 18,000 staff, including 562 in the North and Midlands. Headquartered in Denmark, it has offices in Germany, the United States, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Ramboll’s recent work in the North and Midlands includes Bruntwood SciTech’s West Village in Leeds, Microsoft’s Skelton Grange data centre campus, Chester Race Company’s £20m refresh of its racecourse, Extra MSA group’s M62 services in Warrington, and Birmingham City Council and Lendlease’s 3,000-home Smithfield project.