Lead Consultant, M&A Due Diligence and Compliance

Company Description

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.

This hybrid-based position is open at our Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Texas, or Baton Rouge, Louisiana offices.

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 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 like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our global M&A Environmental Due Diligence Practice and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

As our new Lead Consultant or Senior Lead Consultant, you will conduct Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) and limited environmental compliance reviews of industrial facilities, desktop reviews, and will work closely with the transaction team to discuss identified liabilities and assist clients with post-transaction support. Other tasks may include assisting clients with maintaining and achieving environmental regulatory compliance.

• Conducting environmental due diligence reviews, including environmental compliance reviews, of industrial sites to support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other business transactions. These responsibilities may include desktop reviews, visiting industrial facilities, interviewing company management or site personnel, reviewing historical information regarding a site, and/or preparing Phase I Environmental Site Assessment reports consistent with ASTM standards or other custom reports tailored to client-specific needs;
• Interacting with clients, regulatory agencies and facility personnel and preparing well-written reports to summarize review findings.
• Providing general environmental compliance support to clients across a variety of regulatory program areas including hazardous waste, wastewater/stormwater, air emissions, chemical/spill prevention, and Community Right-to-Know regulations. These tasks may also include permit transfers and environmental reporting. A knowledge of Gulf Coast environmental regulatory programs is a plus.
• Traveling to facilities for site visits, including both local and non-local travel (typically 1 or 2 days in duration).
• Supporting multiple projects and meeting high-quality standards on project deliverables.
• Assisting with the development of junior team members.

You will be a self-driven, team-oriented environmental diligence professional. You may be growing your career through conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) to ASTM E1527, conducted limited environmental (and perhaps health and safety) regulatory compliance reviews.

You have 5 or more years of directly related experience, and ready to take your career to the next level, challenging yourself on larger and more complex diligence with a wider portfolio of highly regarded clients. You are interested in growing in your abilities to assess complex liabilities (compliance and contamination) and interested in working on projects the expand your immediate areas of environmental diligence expertise.

• Minimum B.S. degree in a relevant engineering discipline (civil, environmental, chemical) or B.S./B.A. in a relevant science discipline…