Ramboll

Senior Lead Consultant, Geologist

Ramboll$96K — $120K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Geological Science, Environmental Science, or related field, with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Possession, eligibility, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a PG license and/or LSRP.
  • 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification and up-to-date 8-hour refresher.
  • Strong working knowledge of federal, PA, NJ, and NY environmental and site remediation regulations.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and communicating technical findings to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee geologic and site investigations, including Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies.
  • Oversee and review project documentation; manage scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Act as a key technical point of contact for clients, detailing findings and project status.
  • Coordinate the development and submission of regulatory reports and work plans.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level staff.

Benefits

  • Investment in your development
  • Valued for your unique contributions
  • Inspiration from team members and projects
  • Long-term career vision in a foundation-owned company.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Hybrid-based position in our Princeton, NJ or Blue Bell, PA office.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.

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?

If this sounds like you, or you're curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Environment & Health team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

We invite you to bring your environmental consulting experience into play as you support provide technical and project leadership for environmental investigation and remediation projects in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Metropolitan areas. In this position, the selected candidate will lead and support multidisciplinary teams working closely with Professional Engineers (PEs), Professional Geologists (PGs), Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) and other technical specialists.

As a senior member of the team, you will apply your technical expertise and professional judgment to guide site investigation and remediation strategies, oversee field programs and data evaluation, prepare and review technical deliverables, and support regulatory and client communications. You will also provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level staff while helping ensure projects are completed efficiently, safely, and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

The position provides opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects involving, geologic and environmental investigations, conceptual site model development, remedial strategy and design, data evaluation and modelling, regulatory compliance and technical reporting.

Your key tasks and responsibilities for this role will be:
  • Lead and oversee geologic and site investigations, including Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, Remedial Designs, Remedial Actions, and post-remediation OM&M; plan and oversee various drilling methodologies and investigation techniques, including monitoring well installations, packer testing, groundwater sampling, and vapor intrusion investigations.
  • Oversee and review detailed and accurate field and project documentation; manage and successfully track field and project activities related to scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Serve as a key technical point of contact for clients and project stakeholders, communicating investigation findings, technical recommendations, project status, and emerging issues; participate in client meetings and work collaboratively with LSRP and technical leads to develop practical solutions that meet project and client objectives.
  • Coordinate the development and finalization through final submission of technical documents, including regulatory reports, work plans, and biennial remedial action protectiveness submittals, pursuant to regulatory requirements; independently develop scopes of work and budgetary cost estimates and support initial project setup, invoicing, and project closeout.
  • Proactively communicate change management needs during project execution; provide technical guidance and mentorship to early-career and mid-level Geological Scientists and contribute to the development of team capabilities and technical best practices.


Qualifications

About you
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Geological Science, Environmental Science, or related field, with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Possession, eligibility, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining, a PG license and/or LSRP.
  • At a minimum, 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification and up-to-date 8-hour refresher; additional OSHA health and safety training and certifications are a plus.
  • Strong working knowledge of federal, PA, NJ, and NY environmental and site remediation regulations, with demonstrated experience applying regulatory requirements to investigation and remediation projects.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, managing technical tasks, and communicating technical findings and recommendations to clients, regulators, and other project stakeholders; strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.


Additional Information

What we can offer you
  • Investment in your development
  • Being valued for the unique person you are
  • Never being short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
  • The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Salary Transparency Statement

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $96,677 to $120,846 per year. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application with your up-to-date CV. We invite diversity in all its forms and encourage applicants from all groups to apply.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

About Ramboll

Ramboll is a Danish engineering, architecture and consultancy company founded in 1945. The company employs more than 16,000 experts globally and has especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Ramboll provides services within the areas of buildings, transport, planning and urban design, water, environment and health, energy, oil and gas, telecoms, and management consulting. The company is owned by the Ramboll Foundation and has a revenue of approximately EUR 1.5 billion.
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