Senior Lead Consultant, Geologist

Ramboll3; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll3 is seeking a senior Environmental Geologist to lead environmental investigations and remediation projects across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, oversee field programs, and ensure regulatory compliance and client communication.

You will mentor junior staff, manage scopes, schedules, and budgets, and contribute to the development of technical best practices within our Environment & Health team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Geological Science, Environmental Science, or related field; 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Possession, eligibility, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a PG license and/or LSRP.
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification and up-to-date 8-hour refresher; additional OSHA training is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of federal, PA, NJ, and NY environmental and site remediation regulations; experience applying regulatory requirements.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and communicating technical findings; proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee geologic and site investigations, including Remedial Investigations, Feasibility Studies, Remedial Designs, Remedial Actions, and post-remediation OM&M; plan and oversee drilling methodologies and investigation techniques.
• Oversee and review field and project documentation; manage field and project activities related to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Serve as technical contact for clients and stakeholders; communicate findings, recommendations, and project status; collaborate to develop practical solutions.
• Develop and finalize technical documents and regulatory reports; budget, scopes of work, invoicing, and closeout support.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff; contribute to team capabilities and best practices.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology/Environmental Science

PG license / LSRP

Tools

MS Office

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 submittals, pursuant to regulatory requirements; independently develop scopes of work and budgetary cost estimates and support initial project setup, invoicing, and project closeout.
• Proactively communicate change management needs during project execution; provide technical guidance and mentorship to early-career and mid-level Geological Scientists and contribute to the development of team capabilities and technical best practices.

About you

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Geological Science, Environmental Science, or related field, with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Possession, eligibility, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining, a PG license and/or LSRP.
• At a minimum, 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER certification and up-to-date 8-hour refresher; additional OSHA health and safety training and certifications are a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of federal, PA, NJ, and NY environmental and site remediation regulations, with demonstrated experience applying regulatory requirements to investigation and remediation projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, managing technical tasks, and communicating technical findings and recommendations to clients, regulators, and other project stakeholders; strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Being valued for the unique person you are
• Never being short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• 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 $96,677 to $120,846 per year. This range reflects the compensation we reasonably expec