Lead Consultant, Geospatial Analyst

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, 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. Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture.

Ramboll in the Americas has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design.

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 excited about understanding, interpreting, and navigating complex issues? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

If this sounds like you, or you are curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Environment and Health team as our new Lead Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

Ramboll is seeking a Lead Consultant, Geospatial Analyst based in Arlington, VA to support environmental, infrastructure, federal, and industrial projects across the Mid-Atlantic region and nationally. This role will combine office-based GIS consulting with periodic field and client-site support throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and surrounding states. This is a hands-on consulting role that combines office-based GIS analysis and data management with field-based geospatial support, mobile data collection, and direct collaboration with project teams and clients.

The successful candidate will apply GIS throughout the project lifecycle, from planning field activities and configuring digital data collection workflows to managing, analyzing, and visualizing project data and delivering maps, web applications, and other geospatial solutions. The role requires someone comfortable working in both office and field environments, independently managing geospatial tasks across multiple projects, and providing regular on-site support at project and client locations.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide office and field-based GIS support for environmental, remediation, infrastructure, industrial, and federal projects.
• Plan, configure, and support digital field data collection using ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey
  123, GPS/GNSS equipment, mobile devices, and related geospatial technologies; support field teams by managing and validating field-collected data, troubleshooting mobile GIS and positioning technologies, and integrating field information into project systems and decision-making workflows.
• Work directly with scientists, engineers, field personnel, project managers, and clients to understand project needs and develop practical geospatial and data management solutions.
• Develop and maintain geospatial databases, ArcGIS Online environments, web maps, applications, and field workflows; perform geospatial analysis, mapping, data visualization, quality assurance and quality control, and preparation of client-ready technical deliverables.
• Independently lead GIS tasks and smaller geospatial work streams while coordinating schedules, priorities, deliverables, and technical requirements with project teams.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Geospatial Science, Engineering, or a related field, with five or more years of professional GIS experience, including experience in an environmental, engineering, infrastructure, or similar…