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We have more than 18,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries with thousands of experts working across 70 offices in the Americas. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.\n Location: NYC\nAre you a senior consultant ready to build a book, grow a market, and lead a team? We’re hiring a Principal Environmental Scientist/Engineer to team with us to grow our office in Midtown Manhattan, placing you at the center of one of the region’s most dynamic business hubs with exceptional access to clients, partners, and transit. This is a growth role for a seller-doer leader: you’ll set the go-to-market approach, open doors with new and existing clients, and deliver high-impact work-supported by strong technical resources and collaborative colleagues.\nIf this sounds interesting to you, and you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity for you. Join our Environment and Health department as our new Principal and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future. We’re looking for an established principal with a solid presence in the New York City market, 15+ years of consulting experience, and a track record of winning and expanding client work. Your expertise may span permitting and compliance, site assessment/remediation, air quality, due diligence, sustainability/ESG and decarbonization, energy transition, or environmental data services. If you thrive on relationship-building, shaping solutions, and creating growth, this role is built for you.\nYour impact (growth & leadership)\nAs a Principal, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor and market-facing growth leader-owning priority accounts, developing new client relationships, and building a durable pipeline for the region. You’ll pair technical credibility with commercial leadership to help clients manage environmental risk, meet regulatory obligations, and advance sustainability goals across sectors such as manufacturing, commercial/industrial, government, energy, financial services, insurance, and legal.\nYour key responsibilities will be:\nDrive growth: build and execute a regional client development plan; cultivate relationships and open new opportunities.\nWin work: qualify leads, shape scopes, price strategically, and lead proposals/interviews through close.\nGrow accounts: deepen trusted-advisor relationships, identify cross-sell opportunities, and expand multi-service programs.\n Lead delivery: oversee complex engagements (scope/schedule/budget/quality) and bring the right experts to solve client challenges.\nBuild the team: mentor and develop staff, support recruiting, and create repeatable delivery and sales playbooks.\nRepresent the firm: engage with clients, regulators, and industry groups; speak/publish as appropriate to raise visibility.\nAbout you\nFrom the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.\nThese include:\n 15+ years in environmental consulting with progressive leadership responsibility.\nBusiness development success-evidence of consistently winning work (e.g., annual sales targets achieved, repeatable proposal wins, measurable account growth).\nA strong professional network in New York City or the Northeast; an existing book of business.\nTechnical depth in one or more practice areas (e.g., permitting/compliance, site assessment/remediation, air quality, sustainability/ESG, energy transition, due diligence, environmental data services) with the ability to translate expertise into client value.\nStrong program/project leadership (scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk) and the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.\nRelevant degree in environmental science, engineering, geology, chemistry, or a related field; professional certifications/licensure (e.g., PE, PG) are a plus.\nWhy this role\nGrowth runway: define and expand our New York City market presence with leadership visibility.\nSeller-doer platform: autonomy to lead pursuits plus support from technical specialists and delivery teams.\nStrategic influence: shape offerings, pricing, and account strategies that drive repeatable growth.\nLeadership opportunity: mentor talent, help recruit, and build a practice with staying power.\nFlexibility & balance: hybrid work options.\nThe long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company.\nCompetitive base pay and incentive programs.\nSupport of external memberships, conference and engagements.\nIf you’re excited by the chance to build a market, grow client partnerships, and lead a high-performing team, we encourage you to apply-even if you don’t check every box. We’re open to Environmental Scientists or Engineers and will align the portfolio to your strengths and growth goals.\nSalary Transparency\nAt 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 $162,000 to $210,500 per year. 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.\nWork at the heart of sustainable change\nRamboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start - and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can grow and realize their full potential.\nWhere People Flourish\nOur 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  with such requests.\nReady to join us?\nPlease submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV and a cover letter connecting your background to the responsibilities of the position.\nPlease note, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.\nAs part of our hiring process, Ramboll may conduct pre-employment drug screenings for applicable roles to ensure a safe and compliant workplace. 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