Managing Environmental Health Scientist

Ramboll US Corporation; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll US Corporation in Oakland, CA is seeking a Managing Environmental Health Scientist to lead HHRA, EJ, EIAs, ESAs, and HIAs across North America. The role oversees staff, budgets, client coordination, and business development while guiding methodological development and risk analyses.

Requires a Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience; remote work is allowed 4–5 days per week. Base salary ranges are disclosed, with a comprehensive benefits package and no sponsorship provided.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related field and 5 years of experience.
• Experience conducting environmental and health risk assessments per regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Python, RStudio, ArcGIS; performing toxicity assessments, exposure modeling and risk analyses; preparing technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead HHRA, EJ, EIAs, ESAs, and HIAs across North America; supervise staff and budgets.
• Design HHRA methodologies; delegate tasks and review outputs.
• Coordinate with clients and agencies; prepare presentations for meetings.
• Support business development; monitor regulations and develop proposals.
• Oversee development of risk assessment tools and databases.
• Oversee remote work arrangement (4–5 days/week).

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client coordination

Business development

Mentorship

Budget management

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

RStudio

ArcGIS

Job description

Managing Environmental Health Scientist - Oakland, CA

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

Tasks and Responsibilities

Manage the workload and staff in the Health Science Group for Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) and Environmental Justice (EJ) analysis, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), and Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) across various geographic areas in North America.

Duties include:

• Project Management & Task Delegation and Supervision: Design overall HHRA methodologies; delegate quantitative and qualitative analytical tasks to project staff by providing clear and comprehensive instructions; supervise the execution of analytical tasks; review resulting work products and reports for HHRA, EJ, and litigation projects; perform routine project management activities, including budget management, pre-bill review, and invoice preparation; and ensure alignment with project timelines and quality standards.
• Client & Agency Coordination: Actively participate in client-facing activities and communication with agencies; and prepare presentations for meetings with clients and regulatory agencies.
• Business Development: Actively participate in business development; track emerging regulations (e.g., PFAS, microplastics), technologies, and market trends; and prepare marketing materials, proposals, and cost estimates.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Develop, coordinate, and conduct training programs to onboard and mentor team members.
• Tool and Database Development Oversight: Oversee the development of tools to enhance and automate internal risk assessment workflows, such as multi-relational HHRA databases and tools supporting fate and transport modeling, human exposure assessment, environmental health risk calculations, and other quantitative analyses essential for EIAs and ESAs.
• Remote work permitted 4-5 days per week.

Qualifications

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

Requires a Master's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience.

Experience must include:

Conducting environmental and health risk assessments in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements, including conducting toxicity assessments, estimating multi-pathway human exposures to chemicals, performing associated fate and transport modeling and food chain modeling, calculating environmental health risks and conducting pathway- and receptor-specific risk source contribution analyses using multi-relational databases, performing sensitivity and uncertainty analyses on risk results, conducting statistical and geospatial analyses of environmental and risk data using Python, RStudio, and ArcGIS, and preparing technical reports for HHRA, EJ, and litigation projects.

Additional Information

Salary Transparency Statement

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $149,365 to $165,000 yearly. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.

Where People Flourish

Our mission is to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish. This means that a culture of inclusion is embedded in everything we do. Our people bring diverse backgrounds and experiences to the company, enabling us to deliver innovative and forward-thinking solutions to our clients. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. We are committed to equal employment opportunity, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. So, please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us [e-mail] such requests.