Lead Consultant, Data Centers

Ramboll•Hartford, CT

8d•$82,500 - $107,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ramboll is seeking a full-time Lead Consultant to join our Compliance Strategy and Transactions (CST) team and support data center clients with site selection, environmental and technical due diligence, civil/site development review, feasibility assessment, and early-stage project planning. The successful candidate will combine assistant project management capabilities with a civil engineering background to help coordinate multidisciplinary due diligence assignments and evaluate site development considerations. This position can be based in any of our New England offices: Boston, Hartford, Portland, or Westford. Our New England offices put you at a crossroads of vibrant cities, coastal and forested landscapes, and active communities tackling real-world environmental challenges. At Ramboll, we will support and encourage your professional development, invite you to unfold your ingenuity and contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish. If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, chemistry, physics, biology, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
Environmental engineering candidates should have demonstrated civil/site development or land development experience.
Minimum of three years of relevant consulting experience, including civil/site development, due diligence, land development, or multidisciplinary project delivery.
Experience supporting project management activities, including scope, schedule, budget, meeting coordination, action tracking, and deliverable management.
Working knowledge of site development principles, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, earthwork, development constraints, permitting, and interpretation of conceptual site plans, Civil 3D drawings, surveys, and technical studies.
Strong technical writing, organization, communication, problem-solving, and client-service skills

Nice To Haves

experience with CAD, Civil 3D, Bluebeam, GIS, data centers, mission-critical, industrial projects, and/or EIT or PE credentials preferred.

Responsibilities

Support project managers in delivering complex data center due diligence assignments by assisting with scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, and client expectations.
Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, maintain project schedules, track action items and information requests, and provide status updates to ensure timely project execution.
Support client meetings and communications by preparing materials, documenting decisions, tracking follow-up actions, and contributing to progress updates.
Review site development concepts, including master plans, test fits, civil/site constraints, utilities, grading, stormwater management, permitting considerations, and other technical factors to support due diligence recommendations.
Prepare and quality-review client-ready reports, risk summaries, proposals, work plans, cost estimates, and technical deliverables while supporting multiple concurrent data center projects and site visits.