Principal, Site Investigation and Remediation

Principal, Site Investigation and Remediation

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation‑owned people company. We have more than 18,000 experts across 35 countries with 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.

Ideal job location: Houston, Austin, or San Antonio, TX, other locations in Texas will be considered.

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?

Join our Environment and Health department as our new Principal and work with our team to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Ramboll is a global multi‑disciplinary engineering, design, and consultancy company. We truly support and encourage your professional development, invite you to unfold your ingenuity and contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish.

As our new Principal, you will join a stellar team that supports clients with a wide range of environmental issues. You will bring your Environmental Consulting and Business Development skills into play as you contribute to innovative and sustainable solutions.

We are seeking a senior site solutions professional with existing client relationships. 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 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 candidate must demonstrate an ability to generate and maintain a volume of business sufficient to support the growth of the firm. Principals typically generate enough business to support 2‑3 full‑time staff and guide clients through the entire project life cycle. The 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 they too can forge meaningful careers.

• 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.

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 seasoned subject‑matter experts, and you will engage in a continual learning environment through coaching, mentoring, and on‑the‑job tasks.

These include:

• 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;
• 15+ years of experience in environmental consulting focusing on site investigation and remediation;
• A successful track record of business development;
• Relevant professional licenses and/or certifications.

• 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…