Civil Engineering Project Manager - Data Centers
About The Position
Ramboll is seeking a Civil Engineering Project Manager to lead civil engineering and land development work for data center, mission-critical, and other large-scale industrial projects. The role supports the expansion of Ramboll’s civil engineering capabilities in strategic U.S. markets, with particular emphasis on local permitting expertise, coordination with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), and strong project delivery. The position is hybrid-based in a Pennsylvania, Seattle, Texas, or Louisiana office. The project manager will guide projects from site selection and due diligence through conceptual planning, permitting, design, and construction support. Responsibilities span project management, technical direction, client and agency coordination, review of technical deliverables, and mentoring staff. The role also contributes to client development, growth initiatives, and Ramboll’s local presence in target data center markets. Ramboll is a foundation-owned global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company working across Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. It describes its mission as creating sustainable societies where people and nature flourish and emphasizes collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, and sustainable solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Approximately 10 or more years of relevant civil/site engineering experience, including responsibility for project delivery and client coordination.
- Substantial experience with land development and site civil design for large, complex sites, including industrial, logistics, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical projects.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with AHJs, negotiating permitting requirements, responding to review comments, and guiding projects through local approval processes.
- Strong knowledge of grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, roadway/access design, erosion and sediment control, and civil permitting.
- Proven project management and leadership skills, including scope and fee development, budget and schedule control, risk management, client communication, and distributed team coordination.
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D/CAD-based design review.
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available.
- Strong ownership of project outcomes, a practical and solutions-oriented approach, and sound professional judgment.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical issues to clients and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Strong commercial judgment and disciplined management of project scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands while maintaining quality, responsiveness, safety, and client focus.
- Collaborative leadership style and commitment to mentoring, staff development, teamwork, and quality.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer license; ability to obtain licensure by comity in one or more target states is expected.
- Direct data center experience.
- Agency relationships in Pennsylvania, Washington, Texas, or Louisiana.
Responsibilities
- Lead civil engineering and land development services for data center, mission-critical, and large industrial projects from site selection and due diligence through conceptual planning, permitting, design, and construction support.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, staffing, and client communications across multiple concurrent assignments.
- Develop proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, work plans, schedules, and change requests.
- Manage subconsultants and specialty vendors.
- Direct technical work involving site layout, grading and earthwork, stormwater management, drainage, utility infrastructure, access roads, erosion and sediment control, and site permitting.
- Serve as a primary liaison with AHJs and agencies; interpret local codes, development standards, permitting pathways, and agency expectations.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs from survey, geotechnical, environmental, wetlands, traffic, power, water, wastewater, architectural, and construction teams.
- Review and approve technical memoranda, calculations, plans, specifications, permitting packages, and client deliverables.
- Mentor project engineers and CAD staff.
- Support client development, growth initiatives, and Ramboll’s local presence in target data center markets.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.
- The position may be eligible for a bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
