Lead Data Center Due Diligence & Civil Engineering

Ramboll; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Professional development

Job summary

Ramboll Group A/S is seeking a Lead Consultant to join our CST team, focusing on data center due diligence, site development review, and early-stage planning. You will coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, manage scope and budgets, and apply civil engineering expertise to evaluate site access, grading, utilities, and stormwater considerations.

The role is hybrid, based in New England with offices in Boston, Hartford, Portland, or Westford.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, geology, chemistry, physics, biology, or a related discipline; environmental engineering candidates should have civil/site development experience.
• Minimum of five years of relevant consulting experience, including civil/site development, due diligence, land development, or multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Experience supporting project management activities, including scope, schedule, budget, meeting coordination, action tracking, and deliverable management.
• Working knowledge of site development principles, including grading, drainage, stormwater management, utilities, earthwork, permitting, and interpretation of conceptual site plans, Civil 3D drawings, surveys, and technical studies.
• Strong technical writing, organization, communication, problem-solving, and client-service skills; experience with CAD, Civil 3D, Bluebeam, GIS, data centers, mission-critical, industrial projects, and/or EIT or PE credentials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers in delivering complex data center due diligence assignments by assisting with scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, maintain project schedules, track action items and information requests, and provide status updates to ensure timely project execution.
• Support client meetings and communications by preparing materials, documenting decisions, tracking follow-up actions, and contributing to progress updates.
• Review site development concepts, including master plans, test fits, civil/site constraints, utilities, grading, stormwater management, permitting considerations, and other technical factors to support due diligence recommendations.
• Prepare and quality-review client-ready reports, risk summaries, proposals, work plans, cost estimates, and technical deliverables while supporting multiple concurrent data center projects and site visits.

Skills

Civil/site development

Due diligence

Project management

Technical writing

CAD

Civil 3D

GIS

EIT or PE credentials

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CAD

Civil 3D

Bluebeam

GIS

Job description

Ramboll Group A/S is seeking a Lead Consultant to join our CST team, focusing on data center due diligence, site development review, and early-stage planning. You will coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, manage scope and budgets, and apply civil engineering expertise to evaluate site access, grading, utilities, and stormwater considerations.

The role is hybrid, based in New England with offices in Boston, Hartford, Portland, or Westford.