Company Description

Ramboll is a global multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and consultancy company. 

We have 16,500 employees worldwide, with 300 offices across 35 countries, including 59 offices in the US. 

Joining Ramboll means working for a company that strives to make a difference – for our employees, clients, and society. We truly support and encourage your professional development. You will contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish. Here you will contribute to a sustainable future in an inclusive, collaborative, and empowering culture. You will feel invited and guided to unfold your ingenuity and develop your excellence.

Ramboll. Bright ideas. Sustainable change. Join us!

Job Description

Ramboll is seeking a highly motivated Senior Consultant or Manager to join the Pacific Northwest Business Unit (Seattle, Washington, Vancouver, Washington, or Portland, Oregon).

Are you eager to develop your excellence in an inclusive, collaborative, and empowering community? Are you excited about joining a company that strives to make a difference – for its employees, clients, and society? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature?

Ramboll is a global multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and consultancy company. We truly support and encourage your professional development, invite you to unfold your ingenuity and contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish.

If this sounds like it’s for you, then this role could be the perfect opportunity! Join our Environment and Health department as our new Managing Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As a Managing Consultant, you will join our team of scientists and engineers located in and associated with our Seattle, Washington office, or working remotely from Vancouver, Washington or Portland, Oregon.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Prepare technical analyses of complicated site contamination, assessing nature and extent and transport and fate of contaminants
• Assess emerging contaminant risks and impacts for sites and portfolios of sites.
• Critically review and interpret environmental regulations, and evaluate regulatory compliance issues
• Evaluate remedial alternatives and develop remedial action plans and cost estimates considering client needs, technical feasibility, and regulatory environment.
• Support the assessment, valuation, management and reporting of environmental liabilities.
• Work collaboratively with other Ramboll subject matter experts to prepare reports that effectively communicate analyses and findings, whether in the context of on-the-ground site work, desktop reviews, or litigation.
• Lead and conduct multiple projects simultaneously and meet high quality standards on project deliverables.
• Take on leadership roles in supporting internal and external clients.
• Demonstrate leadership in implementing corporate health and safety standards.
• Leverage experience and skill set to support training of other team members.
• Draw upon prior experience to provide advisory support to industry, government, and legal clients, helping them to achieve better, more sustainable outcomes.

Your new team

As part of the team, you will be part of a creative group, filled with people who are really excited about solving clients’ problems and creating sustainable solutions for them. You will work with all levels of technical expertise from entry level team members to members with decades of experience, many of whom are subject matter experts in their own fields. And you will engage in a continual learning environment through coaching, mentoring, and on the job tasks.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development, we want you to continue to grow with our company! While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., civil, environmental, or chemical) or in a relevant science discipline (e.g., geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, soil science)
• 5 years of relevant environmental consulting experience
• Experience with environmental site investigations, transport and fate analyses, and remediation implementation and analyses
• Project management experience, including the demonstrated ability to manage project lifecycles from scoping and proposals to managing a team of supporting scientists and engineers to deliver high quality and on-time deliverables
• Litigation services experience, including working with consulting and/or testifying experts to conduct analyses, develop opinions, and preparing reports
• Feasibility study analysis, remedial cost analysis, and costs and liabilities model development experience
• Experience with leading/managing environmental site investigation and remediation projects.
• Strong technical skills and experience writing technical reports. 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

The following additional areas of experience are preferred:

• Experience with multiple environmental media (e.g., soil, groundwater, sediment, surface water, soil vapor, air)
• Experience with multiple contaminant classes (e.g., chlorinated solvents, hydrocarbons, metals, PCBs, and/or PFAS and other emerging contaminants)
• Regulatory experience, including review, interpretation, and compliance
• Agency engagement experience at the federal, state, and/or local levels
• Remediation design, implementation, O&M, and regulatory closure
• Property transaction support/due diligence
• Experience with training team members to help expand skillsets and capacity

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include the following:

• Ability to work concurrently on numerous technical projects while maintaining flexibility
• Strong data analysis and visualization skillsets (e.g., using ArcGIS Pro, R, and/or Python)
• Interest in understanding, quantifying, and communicating about uncertainty
• Comfort with public speaking and presentations
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Desire to work in a collaborative environment with other technical experts locally or in other offices
• Ability to understand the big picture while maintaining attention to detail and quality control
• Interest in making a positive impact on the world through our work and our support to clients

What we can offer you

• Interesting and diverse projects
• The opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest professionals in your field
• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent health and retirement benefits
• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Appreciation for the unique person you are
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects

Salary Transparency Statement

At Ramboll, your base pay is only part of your overall total compensation package. At the time of this posting, this role is likely to be compensated at an annual base salary between $113,000 and $125,000. Actual pay may be more or less than the posted range, depending on numerous factors, including experience, geographical location, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and skill level, and does not include bonuses, overtime, or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application online. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV and cover letter, connecting your background to the requirements of the role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position. We look forward to receiving your application!

Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength, and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.