Managing Environmental Health Scientist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Ramboll in Oakland, CA seeks a Managing Environmental Health Scientist to lead HHRA and EJ analyses, EIAs, ESAs, and HIAs across North America. You will supervise staff, coordinate with clients and agencies, and guide tool development for risk workflows.

The role requires a Master’s degree and 5 years of experience in environmental health risk assessment and related methods; remote work 4–5 days weekly is supported.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience.
• Experience conducting environmental and health risk assessments and regulatory analyses.
• Proficiency with Python, RStudio, ArcGIS and communicating technical results.

Responsibilities

• Lead HHRA and EJ analyses across North America.
• Oversee project management including budgets, pre-bill review, and reporting.
• Coordinate with clients and regulatory agencies; prepare presentations.
• Develop training programs and mentor team members.
• Oversee development of tools and databases to support risk workflows.
• Remote work permitted 4-5 days per week.

Skills

HHRA analysis

EJ analysis

Risk assessment

Project management

Team leadership

Budget management

Client coordination

Education

Master’s degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering

Tools

Python

RStudio

ArcGIS

Job description

Company 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.

Job Description

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.

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. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

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 at [e-mail] with such requests.