Managing Consultant, Air Quality

About the role

Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company with over 18,000 experts globally. The Environment & Health Division focuses on air quality and environmental compliance, supporting clients with complex regulatory and technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the technical lead, overseeing consultant-level staff on complex air quality projects
• Critically reviewing and interpreting local, state, and federal environmental regulations, with a focus on air compliance
• Maintaining client relationships and managing deliverables to meet client needs efficiently and to the highest quality
• Preparing air quality permit applications and environmental reports across a range of complexity levels and for a range of industry types
• Emitting emissions and conducting engineering evaluations of air pollution sources

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering, Atmospheric Science, or a related physical science with strong quantitative coursework
• PE certification a plus
• 9+ years of air quality consulting experience, including air permitting, compliance, and/or air dispersion modeling
• Demonstrated project management experience, including proposal development, managing scope, schedule, budgets, and multidisciplinary project teams
• Experience with client relationship management, and business development efforts
• Strong understanding of air pollution control technologies and air dispersion modeling tools (e.g., AERMOD)
• Demonstrated experience preparing air permit applications, including NSR/PSD and Title V, encompassing emissions calculations, regulatory applicability analysis, application preparation, and agency coordination through permit issuance
• Proven ability to communicate technical information effectively to clients, regulators, and stakeholders, including presentations and regulatory interactions
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with programming (e.g., Python, R), databases
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff in technical and consulting

Qualifications

• From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company.

Skills

• Opportunities to lead complex, high-impact air quality projects across the U.S., including permitting, modeling, and regulatory strategy for industrial and energy clients
• Exposure to complex, multi-state regulatory environments across diverse industries, providing broad technical and regulatory experience
• Exposure to innovative tools and approaches, including generative AI, to enhance air quality modeling, permitting workflows, and data analysis
• Direct exposure to clients and regulators, with meaningful responsibility in technical decision-making and project delivery
• A clear growth path, with opportunities to advance into technical leadership, project management, or client-facing roles
• Hands-on development in advanced regulatory strategy, emissions analysis, and air quality tools, including dispersion modeling
• A collaborative team environment with experienced practitioners who actively mentor and support your development
• Flexible work arrangements to support productivity and work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including generous Paid Time Off and strong health and retirement plans

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $115,500 - $150,000 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.

Schedule

Work at the heart of sustainable change at Ramboll, 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 flourish and realize their full potential. 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.