Civil Engineering Project Manager - Data Centers

Ramboll • Seattle, PA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ramboll is seeking a Civil Engineering Project Manager to lead site development work for data center and other large-scale industrial programs. This role will expand Ramboll's civil engineering capabilities in strategic U.S. geographies, focusing on local permitting knowledge, authority-having-jurisdiction (AHJ) coordination, and strong project delivery. The position is hybrid-based and requires a bachelor's or master's degree in Civil Engineering, approximately 10+ years of relevant experience, and demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary site civil projects. The role is within the Environment & Health Division and aims to contribute to sustainable change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Approximately 10+ years of relevant civil/site engineering experience and 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, with 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, distributed team coordination, and AutoCAD Civil 3D/CAD-based design review.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer license strongly preferred, with ability to obtain licensure by comity in one or more target states expected.
• Direct data center experience and agency relationships in Pennsylvania, Washington, Texas, or Louisiana are strongly preferred.
• Strong ownership of project outcomes with a practical, solutions-oriented approach and sound professional judgment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical issues effectively to clients and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong commercial judgment with 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 with a strong commitment to mentoring, staff development, teamwork, and quality.

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, client communications, proposals, scopes of work, fee estimates, work plans, schedules, change requests, subconsultants, and specialty vendors across multiple concurrent assignments.
• 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, and 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 while supporting 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
• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior