Lead Consultant, M&A Due Diligence and Compliance

Ramboll•Dallas, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

This hybrid-based position is open at our Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Texas, or Baton Rouge, Louisiana offices. 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. As our new Lead Consultant or Senior Lead Consultant, you will conduct Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) and limited environmental compliance reviews of industrial facilities, desktop reviews, and will work closely with the transaction team to discuss identified liabilities and assist clients with post-transaction support. Other tasks may include assisting clients with maintaining and achieving environmental regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate You will be a self-driven, team-oriented environmental diligence professional. You may be growing your career through conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) to ASTM E1527, conducted limited environmental (and perhaps health and safety) regulatory compliance reviews. You have 5 or more years of directly related experience, and ready to take your career to the next level, challenging yourself on larger and more complex diligence with a wider portfolio of highly regarded clients. You are interested in growing in your abilities to assess complex liabilities (compliance and contamination) and interested in working on projects the expand your immediate areas of environmental diligence expertise.

Requirements

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).
5+ years of experience in the performance of Phase I ESAs for various types of industrial facilities, including limited compliance reviews of state and federal environmental compliance programs.
Driver’s license and air travel required.
Exceptional written and oral communication, active listener.
Possessing excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to distil complex EHS or other technical issues into terms our clients can understand.
Accustomed to working in a fast-paced transactional environment.
Highly motivated, flexible, and willing to learn, grow, and actively contribute to the project team.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree desirable, but not required.
GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred.
Additional experience in performing transaction-related desktop reviews, and in the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites is helpful.

Responsibilities

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
Interacting with clients, regulatory agencies and facility personnel and preparing well-written reports to summarize review findings.
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 include permit transfers and environmental reporting. A knowledge of Gulf Coast environmental regulatory programs is a plus.
Traveling to facilities for site visits, including both local and non-local travel (typically 1 or 2 days in duration).
Supporting multiple projects and meeting high-quality standards on project deliverables.
Assisting with the development of junior team members.