Experienced Senior Consultant Environmental Due Diligence

Ramboll3; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private medical cover and life assured

Leadership Principles and development

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking an Experienced Senior Consultant Environmental Due Diligence to join the UK&I team and support fast-paced M&A transactions across the UK and globally. You will identify key EHS/ESG risks and provide targeted advice to buy-side and sell-side clients, delivering high-quality reports and proposals.

You will work with in-house EHS/ESG specialists to deliver due diligence and support project management and client proposals.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree/qualifications. Ideally in environmental studies/geography or similar.
• Sound understanding of UK environmental regulations and key environmental/sustainability regulations in Europe.
• 7 to 12 years of practical work experience delivering Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, LECR assessments, ideally to ASTM standards, and ESG assessments.
• Ability to understand information quickly and work efficiently, proactively and autonomously.
• Experience in supporting the preparation of proposals.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with external clients/advisors.
• Project Management experience.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to travel, typically within the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of proposals, including pricing and timescales, with client discussions.
• Project management and coordination of medium to large projects across geographies for buy- and sell-side.
• Delivery of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and LECR assessments for diverse sites.
• Delivery of ESG assessments based on data rooms and public information, with client reports.

Skills

EHS/ESG knowledge

Project management

Client engagement

Communication skills

Education

Degree in environmental studies/geography

Job description

Are you an experienced environmental due diligence consultant, skilled in uncovering environmental risks and turning technical findings into clear, actionable advice for decision-makers? Do you enjoy working across EHS and ESG topics to help shape sustainable outcomes for transactions and post-acquisition strategies? Are you a detail-focused communicator who thrives on fast-paced due diligence work, site visits, and collaborative problem-solving?

If this sounds like you, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our CST Due Diligence UK & Ireland team as our new Experienced Senior Consultant Environmental Due Diligence and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As an Experienced Senior Consultant Environmental Due Diligence, you will be part of our busy UK transactions team supporting fast-paced UK and global M&A transactions. You will assist with the identification of key EHS and ESG risks and opportunities and provide high-quality, targeted advice to clients on both buy-side and sell-side due diligence projects

Our team advises on transactions across a wide range of sectors, typically including industrial, commercial and infrastructure assets and businesses, often for finance sector clients. We work closely with in-house specialists across several EHS and ESG disciplines to provide targeted due diligence advice. Our clients use this advice to support negotiations during the bidding process and o to make informed impactful decisions on sustainability priorities post-acquisition.

You will play a key role in the team, principally delivering due diligence assessments, while also supporting project management and the development of client proposals.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Preparation of proposals, including pricing/budgets and timescales. Participation in client discussions and support with developing new client relationships.
• Project Management and coordination of medium to large projects including multi-site projects over several geographies in support of buy-side and sell-side due diligence.
• Delivery of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Limited Environmental Compliance Review(LECR) assessments for a range of sites, including more complex manufacturing facilities; including participation in management calls, interpreting available information and preparing focussed client reports.
• Delivery of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessments of companies in support of buy-side and sell-side due diligence. This will include desk-based research (review of data rooms and publicly available information), participation in management calls, interpreting available information and preparing client focussed reports.

About you

If you have relevant EHS/ESG knowledge, experience in due diligence and want to advance your career in a collaborative team, we would like to hear from you.What matters most to us:

• Relevant degree/qualifications. Ideally in environmental studies/geography or similar.
• Sound understanding of UK environmental regulations and an understanding of key environmental and sustainability regulations in Europe.
• 7 to 12 years of practical work experience in other companies where you have personally been involved in the delivery of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, LECR assessments, ideally including to ASTM standards, and ideally also ESG assessments. Have the ability to understand information quickly and work efficiently, proactively and autonomously.
• Experience in supporting the preparation of proposals.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal), and be comfortable engaging with external clients and advisors.
• Project Management experience.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to travel, typically within the UK and Ireland.

What we can offer you

• Commitment to your development
• Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
• A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• Private medical cover and life assurance

You might be the perfect fit for this opportunity or another within our team.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll

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 peopl