Principal, Environmental Consulting - San Diego, CA

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries with thousands of experts working across 70 offices in the Americas. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

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 interesting to you, this role could be the perfect opportunity for you! Join our Environment and Health department as our new Principal and work with our team to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

We are seeking a Principal in the San Diego, CA area to help grow our local office. Those with a consulting background in site investigation and remediation, due diligence, compliance, or air quality would be ideal. As our new Principal, you will join our stellar team that supports clients with a wide range of environmental issues. We invite you to bring your Environmental Consulting and Business Development skills into play as you contribute to innovative and sustainable solutions. The successful candidate is a trusted advisor to clients, responsible for providing technical and business guidance, working with our top-notch talent in the areas of due diligence, site investigation and remediation programs for contaminated media (soil, groundwater, soil vapor, indoor air), real estate and brownfield redevelopment, hazardous waste sites, and compliance issues. As a seller-doer, the successful candidate must demonstrate an ability to generate and maintain a volume of business sufficient to support the growth of the firm. Typically, Principals generate enough business to support 2-3 full time staff and support clients through the entire project life cycle. The successful candidate also is expected to be proficient in all facets of project management, ensuring projects are completed on time, on schedule, profitably, and with high quality. This Principal demonstrates a commitment to developing the next generation of leaders, so that they too do great work and forge meaningful careers.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and pursuing business development opportunities and building client relationships;
• Managing projects, clients, staff, and navigating regulatory agency relations;
• Critically and strategically reviewing and interpreting project needs, applicable local, state, and federal environmental regulations, and communicating findings;
• Project delivery, which may require site visits, preparation and senior review of project deliverables; and
• Serving as a role model to ensure the health, safety and security of our people.

Your new team

As part of the Environments and Health team, you will be part of a creative group, filled with people who are really excited about solving clients’ problems and creating sustainable solutions for them. You will work with all levels of technical expertise from entry level team members to members with decades of experience, many of whom are subject matter experts in their own fields. And you will engage in a continual learning environment through coaching, mentoring, and on the job tasks.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development, we want you to continue to grow with our company! While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

• B.S./M.S./Ph.D. degree in Engineering (Environmental, Civil, Chemical preferred) or science-related field (Geology or Earth Science preferred), or related environmental science discipline;
• Relevant professional licenses and/or certifications; and
• 13+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including a successful track record of business development

What we can offer you

• Interesting and diverse projects
• The opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest professionals in your field
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent health and retirement benefits
• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Appreciation for the unique person you are
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects

Salary Transparency

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $178,000 to $222,000 per year. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can grow and realize their full potential.

Where People Flourish

Our mission is to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish. This means that a culture of inclusion is embedded in everything we do. Our people bring diverse backgrounds and experiences to the company, enabling us to deliver innovative and forward-thinking solutions to our clients. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. We are committed to equal employment opportunity, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. So, please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io with such requests.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV and a cover letter connecting your background to the responsibilities of the position. Please note, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Thank you for taking the time to apply, we look forward to receiving your application!

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