Senior Lead Consultant, Geologist

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.

Job Description Hybrid-based position in our Princeton, NJ or Blue Bell, PA office. 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 Environment & Health team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

We invite you to bring your environmental consulting experience into play as you support provide technical and project leadership for environmental investigation and remediation projects in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Metropolitan areas. In this position, the selected candidate will lead and support multidisciplinary teams working closely with Professional Engineers (PEs), Professional Geologists (PGs), Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) and other technical specialists.

As a senior member of the team, you will apply your technical expertise and professional judgment to guide site investigation and remediation strategies, oversee field programs and data evaluation, prepare and review technical deliverables, and support regulatory and client communications. You will also provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level staff while helping ensure projects are completed efficiently, safely, and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

The position provides opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects involving, geologic and environmental investigations, conceptual site model development, remedial strategy and design, data evaluation and modelling, regulatory compliance and technical reporting.

Your key tasks and responsibilities for this role will be:

Lead and oversee geologic and site investigations, including Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, Remedial Designs, Remedial Actions, and post-remediation OM&M; plan and oversee various drilling methodologies and investigation techniques, including monitoring well installations, packer testing, groundwater sampling, and vapor intrusion investigations.

Oversee and review detailed and accurate field and project documentation; manage and successfully track field and project activities related to scope, schedule, and budget.

Serve as a key technical point of contact for clients and project stakeholders, communicating investigation findings, technical recommendations, project status, and emerging issues; participate in client meetings and work collaboratively with LSRP and technical leads to develop practical solutions that meet project and client objectives.

Coordinate the development and finalization through final submission of technical documents, including regulatory reports, work plans, and biennial remedial action protectiveness…