Senior Lead Consultant, M&A Due Diligence and Compliance

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.

This hybrid-based position is open at any of our Northeast USA offices, located in New Jersey (Princeton); Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), New York (New York City), Connecticut (Hartford), Massachusetts (Boston, Westford, Amherst), or Maine (Portland). We are also willing to consider remote applicants from outside the geographical area. 

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 global M&A Environmental Due Diligence Practice and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Senior Lead Consultant, you will conduct Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) and limited environmental compliance reviews of complex industrial facilities and/or facilities with long industrial histories, liaise with the transaction team to discuss identified liabilities, and assist clients with post-transaction integration. Other tasks may include assisting clients with maintaining and achieving environmental regulatory compliance.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Conducting environmental due diligence reviews, including environmental compliance reviews, of industrial sites to support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other business transactions. These responsibilities may include desktop reviews, visiting industrial facilities, interviewing company management or site personnel, reviewing historical information regarding a site, and/or preparing Phase I Environmental Site Assessment reports consistent with ASTM standards or other custom reports tailored to client-specific needs;
• Providing general environmental compliance support to clients across a variety of regulatory program areas including hazardous waste, wastewater/stormwater, air emissions, chemical/spill prevention, and Community Right-to-Know regulations. These tasks may also including permit transfers and environmental reporting.
• Traveling to facilities for site visits, including both local and non-local travel. 
• Supporting multiple projects and meeting high-quality standards on project deliverables.
• Assisting with the development of junior team members, contributing to proposals and cost estimates, and managing certain projects.

About you

• Minimum B.S. degree in a relevant engineering discipline (civil, environmental, chemical) or B.S./B.A. in a relevant science discipline (environmental science, geology, chemistry, physics, or biology). Advanced degree desirable, but not required.
• 5+ years of experience in the performance of Phase I ESAs and environmental compliance reviews for various types of industrial facilities. Additional experience in the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites is helpful, as is experience with emerging contaminants, health and safety, and ESG.
• A demonstrated ability to perform Phase I ESAs and limited environmental compliance reviews of complex industrial sites, with the ability to travel on short business trips. Travel is typically of short duration (1-2 days) and may be local or throughout the USA, depending on project needs. Driver’s license and air travel required;
• Accustomed to working in a fast-paced transactional environment, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and possessing excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to distil complex EHS or other technical issues into terms our clients can understand, and able to handle multi.
• Highly motivated, flexible, and willing to learn, grow, and actively contribute to the project team.

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• 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

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.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are 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 are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. 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. So, please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at [email protected] with such requests.

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