Managing Consultant, Environmental Impact Assessment

Job Description

This job can be performed from any Ramboll US location. Hybrid work arrangements are available. 

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you our new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Managing Consultant?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Impact Assessment department and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

You will bring your knowledge of EIA, including NEPA, into play as you coordinate statutory EIA and non-statutory environmental assessment processes required to support major development proposals primarily in the energy sector including wind, solar, mining, hydrogen, CCUS, transmission and energy storage. To succeed in this role, you will be able to apply an understanding of environmental consulting processes in the North America as well as an understanding of EIA process and regulations, including international standards such as Equator Principles, and will have the opportunity to support projects at various stages in the project lifecycle from early-stage feasibility/risk appraisal, through EIA, to consent condition compliance. A structured in-house training and development program will provide this knowledge and help personal career development.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead the team to deliver a robust EIA, survey management, stakeholder engagement and consenting advice to support consent submission.

• Developing trusted advisor relationships with both Ramboll colleagues, supply chain partners and our clients
• The day-to-day contact with the client to ensure we are meeting project objectives and client expectations.
• Designs and executes complete projects of moderate to substantial size and complexity.
• Conducts independent technical analyses and directs technical analyses of others.
• Advisory skills in relation to preparing materials for stakeholder meetings and public consultations and participation in public consultation
• Demonstrates ability to present complex technical concepts effectively both orally and in writing so clients, regulatory agencies and legal groups can easily comprehend them.

Your new team

You will be part of our US Impact Assessment department, which forms part of our Global Impact Assessment Spearhead. The Spearhead has been established to drive further growth and specialization in Impact Assessment, building on our existing successes through a continued focus on national impact assessment work, alongside targeting large, strategic projects – no matter where these occur, within our geographic strongholds or beyond. 

Our US business employs over 1000+ environmental science professionals in several locations and covers a breadth of consulting services structured around impact assessment, compliance, strategy and transactions, new initiatives and sustainability, product safety and stewardship, contaminated land, and Water. Our clients include US and global multinationals, utilities, local and central government and international institutions. Ramboll operates a flexible working policy, and with this you will be part of an exciting team of experts, who respect each other and work towards a common goal.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst 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:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering or a related environmental discipline
• 8+ years of experience on complex projects, experience in the energy sector would be advantageous but is not essential
• Demonstrated technical skills in social, environmental, and / or greenfield permitting

• Conducts assigned tasks without supervision
• Manages own time independently to complete assigned tasks
• May delegate parts of own work to others
• Provides training/mentoring to less experienced staff
• Clearly communicates work results to supervisor, colleagues and clients
• Provides a supporting role in client contact (client meetings, client communications).
• Contributes technical and business content and assists in managing proposal preparation or independently manages proposal preparation.

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral, with bi-lingual capabilities preferred