Lead Consultant, Site Solutions

Job Description

Hybrid-based position in our Hartford, CT office.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.

Ramboll is seeking a full-time Consultant to join the Site Solutions Team with an interest in developing a career as a Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP). The position is based in the Hartford, Connecticut office located in Hartford’s vibrant downtown area.

At Ramboll, we will 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.

Your new role

As our new Consultant, you will join our Site Solutions team and work closely with Project Managers and other Consultants on environmental characterization, investigation, remediation, ecological assessments, and remedial strategy and implementation projects. You will help deliver innovative, inspiring, and sustainable solutions that set new standards and make a genuine difference to our clients, the environment, and society.

Your key responsibilities may include:

• Coordination and oversight of drilling, sampling, surveying, and laboratory services. Manage and/or perform field work, including soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and indoor air sampling, hydraulic testing such as slug tests and pumping tests, soil boring and monitoring well installation, soil logging, and well purging and sampling.
• Manage and/or provide oversight of implementation and field management (including operation, maintenance, and monitoring) of various environmental remediation systems (e.g., soil vapor extraction (SVE), enhanced in-situ bioremediation (eISB), in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), permeable reactive barriers (PRB), and groundwater extraction and treatment).
• Manage and/or assist with the development of comprehensive site investigation work plans by participating in scope of work development, budgeting, and data analysis to characterize contaminants in sediments, soil, soil vapor, air, surface water, and groundwater.
• Manage and/or assist with development of Conceptual Site Models and ecological assessments.
• Manage and/or assistance with the preparation and editing of technical and regulatory reports.

About you

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geological Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Science from an accredited institution. 6+ years of relevant consulting experience with the last 4 years being in Connecticut is a plus.
• For candidates with a background in geology and environmental science, classwork or experience with geophysics, geochemistry, organic chemistry, hydrology, ecology, and biology is desired. Groundwater flow and/or contaminant transport modeling, GIS mapping, and/or field geology coursework (as applicable) are a plus.
• Experience with Connecticut Environmental Remediation Regulations including but not limited to the Property Transfer Act, Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs), Release Based Cleanup Regulations, Release Reporting Regulation, UST Regulations, or other environmental regulatory programs, document database management, risk assessment, environmental sampling, and property and/or Merger/Acquisition due diligence is a plus.
• OSHA 40‑hour HAZWOPER training and applicable annual refresher training.
• Candidates must be willing to travel up to 30% of the time and possess a valid driver’s license. Most travel will be local; however, some may include overnight stays and may be out of state. Travel duration may vary and could range from one to five days, depending upon the specific requirements of each project.
• The physical requirements of this position may include the need for climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing/sitting/walking, pushing/pulling, and lifting up to 40 pounds. Depending on assignment, this role may involve exposure to extreme weather (hot and cold), elevated noise levels, and site hazards such as proximity to moving machinery and vehicles, electrical currents, and potential chemical exposure. Ramboll places a…