Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Permitting

at  Ramboll

Job Description
Job locations: Arlington, VA, Princeton, NJ, and Syracuse, NY are preferred locations; Richmond, VA; Bowie, MD; Hunt Valley, MD, USA are options as well.
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?
Ramboll is a global multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and consultancy company. We truly support and encourage your professional development, invite you to unfold your ingenuity and contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish.
If this sounds good to you, then this role could be the perfect opportunity to develop your excellence! Join our Environment and Health department as our new Managing Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

YOUR NEW ROLE

Ramboll is seeking a highly motivated Manager to lead projects and tasks primarily in regulatory compliance and land use permitting. The successful candidate will join our stellar team that supports clients with a wide range of environmental challenges. Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledge base to create sustainable cities and societies. We combine insights with the power to drive positive change for our clients, in the form of ideas that can be realized and implemented.

For this role, your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide project strategy, oversight and direction for regulatory compliance, environmental permitting and land use projects.
• Lead the preparation and review of local, state, and federal permitting documents with an emphasis on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VA, MD, NJ, NY rules and regulations.
• Lead client and agency meetings regarding land use permitting and associated activities.
• Conduct and prepare permitting alternatives analysis, compliance statements, and application materials.
• Conduct and manage field surveys, wetland delineations, stream assessments and the preparation of associated deliverables.
• Review and prioritize risk-based mitigation recommendations covering a variety of technical topic areas.
• Present information to clients, Ramboll staff, subconsultants, stakeholders and leaders to drive alignment and strategic approach to site development or infrastructure projects.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and prepare reports and other written communication while meeting high quality standards on project deliverables.
• Take on leadership roles in supporting internal and external clients, including managing and leading junior to mid-level staff in the development of natural resource assessments, evaluations, and land use permitting.
• Support regulatory negotiations and the evaluation of technical documents (e.g., regulations, court decisions).

PERSONAL QUALITIES THAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ABILITIES:

• Interest in quantifying and communicating about risks and uncertainty
• Comfort with public speaking and presentations to large groups
• Working independently with minimal supervision
• Ability and desire to work in a collaborative environment with other technical experts locally or in other global offices