Lead Consultant, Environmental Due Diligence

Ramboll•Hartford, CT

2d•$82,500 - $107,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ramboll is seeking a Lead Consultant to support its growing Data Centers practice and deliver due diligence and early-stage development planning for hyperscale, colocation, and mission-critical projects across North America. The position is hybrid and may be based in Ramboll’s New England offices in Boston, Hartford, Portland, or Westford. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available. The Lead Consultant will serve in an assistant project manager role on data center projects, from early site screening through due diligence and conceptual planning. Working with project managers, technical specialists, and client teams, the role coordinates multidisciplinary inputs and tracks scope, schedule, budget, actions, and deliverables. It also applies civil engineering knowledge to evaluate site development considerations, including access, grading, stormwater, utilities, and earthwork. The successful candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, technically grounded, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, chemistry, physics, biology, or a related discipline.
At least three years of relevant consulting experience, including civil/site development, due diligence, land development, or multidisciplinary project delivery.
Working knowledge of site development principles, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, earthwork, development constraints, and permitting.
Ability to interpret conceptual site plans, Civil 3D drawings, surveys, and technical studies.
Strong technical writing, organization, communication, problem-solving, and client-service skills.
Environmental engineering candidates must have demonstrated civil/site development or land development experience.
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience with CAD, Civil 3D, Bluebeam, or GIS.
Experience with data centers, mission-critical projects, or industrial projects.
EIT or PE credentials.

Responsibilities

Support subject matter experts with scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, and client expectations for complex data center due diligence assignments.
Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, maintain project schedules, track action items and information requests, and provide project status updates.
Review site development concepts, including master plans, test fits, civil and site constraints, utilities, grading, stormwater management, permitting considerations, and other technical factors.
Prepare and quality-review client-ready reports, risk summaries, proposals, work plans, cost estimates, and technical deliverables.
Support multiple concurrent data center projects and site visits.