Managing Environmental Health Scientist

Ramboll•Oakland, CA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Managing Environmental Health Scientist – Oakland, CA Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position. This role involves managing the workload and staff in the Health Science Group for Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) and Environmental Justice (EJ) analysis, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), and Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) across various geographic areas in North America. The position also includes project management, client and agency coordination, business development, team leadership, and oversight of tool and database development to enhance risk assessment workflows. Remote work is permitted 4-5 days per week.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience.
Conducting environmental and health risk assessments in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements.
Conducting toxicity assessments.
Estimating multi-pathway human exposures to chemicals.
Performing associated fate and transport modeling and food chain modeling.
Calculating environmental health risks and conducting pathway- and receptor-specific risk source contribution analyses using multi-relational databases.
Performing sensitivity and uncertainty analyses on risk results.
Conducting statistical and geospatial analyses of environmental and risk data using Python, RStudio, and ArcGIS.
Preparing technical reports for HHRA, EJ, and litigation projects.

Responsibilities

Design overall HHRA methodologies; delegate quantitative and qualitative analytical tasks to project staff by providing clear and comprehensive instructions; supervise the execution of analytical tasks; review resulting work products and reports for HHRA, EJ, and litigation projects.
Perform routine project management activities, including budget management, pre-bill review, and invoice preparation; and ensure alignment with project timelines and quality standards.
Actively participate in client-facing activities and communication with agencies; and prepare presentations for meetings with clients and regulatory agencies.
Actively participate in business development; track emerging regulations (e.g., PFAS, microplastics), technologies, and market trends; and prepare marketing materials, proposals, and cost estimates.
Develop, coordinate, and conduct training programs to onboard and mentor team members.
Oversee the development of tools to enhance and automate internal risk assessment workflows, such as multi-relational HHRA databases and tools supporting fate and transport modeling, human exposure assessment, environmental health risk calculations, and other quantitative analyses essential for EIAs and ESAs.