Site Development, Permitting, And Risk Evaluation Manager - Pnw

Pacific Northwest, North America

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.

Ramboll is seeking a highly motivated Manager to join the Pacific Northwest Business Unit (Seattle or Vancouver, Washington; Portland, Oregon; or a Pacific Northwest remote location). To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy
• 10-15 years’ experience in infrastructure construction, due diligence, land use permitting, utility planning, engineering, environmental site assessments, or risk management in a consulting environment..
• Undergraduate degree in applicable disciplines preferred (e.g., engineering, physical science, construction management, urban planning, or architecture), and/or Masters degree in relevant subjects
• Proven track record of sound decision making, taking ownership, and delivering results in a leadership role
• Direct experience with projects in data center operations/mission critical facilities, permitting, technical due diligence, or risk assessment experience strongly preferred
• 10-15 years’ project or program management experience in a consulting environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with client managers and technical staff

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions strive to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Pacific Northwest Business Unit

As a new Manager, you will join our team of scientists and engineers located in and associated with our Seattle or Vancouver, Washington or Portland, Oregon offices.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be to:

• Coordinate internal teams and manage relationships with consultants, external subject matter experts, and clients.
• Present assessment results to clients, Ramboll staff, subconsultants, stakeholders and leaders to drive alignment on risk management strategies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, driving efficiencies, and developing initiatives to improve client risk management.
• Assess and draw conclusions from a wide range of real estate, engineering, construction, policy, planning, and business development considerations.
• Take on leadership roles in supporting internal and external clients.
• Develop and monitor internal metrics, goals, and key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide project oversight and direction for technical due diligence projects involving selection of data center development sites throughout the US.
• Review and prioritize risk-based mitigation recommendations covering a variety of technical topic areas relating to development and operation of data centers.
• Draw upon prior experience to provide advisory support to industry, government, and legal clients, helping them to achieve better, more sustainable outcomes.
• Work on multiple projects and meet high quality standards on project deliverables.

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:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Customer focus
• Experience managing site selection and feasibility assessments of industrial or mission-critical properties, preferably data centers
• Strong collaborative working style, attention to detail, and critical thinking ability
• Strong technical skills, experience writing technical reports and excellent presentation skills

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include the following abilities:

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

About Ramboll

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. Our 16,500 experts create sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Water, Management Consulting and Architecture & Landscape.

Across the world, 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.

We call it: Bright ideas. Sustainable change.

We partner with our clients to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish. With our unique combination of technical excellence and socio-economic insights we deliver enduring structures, resource-efficient solutions, and socially cohesive communities for today and tomorrow.

We have a multidisciplinary approach to what we do and what we aspire to achieve. We work to create a sustainable society where improved quality of life and economic growth is enabled by innovative and durable solutions to the most pressing needs, challenges, and concerns for businesses, public institutions, and people.

Often these challenges are related to the physical environment in which life unfolds – natural resources, infrastructure, buildings and structures, urban spaces – and our ambition is to help drive a sustainable transition towards a more resource efficient future.

Salary Transparency Statement

At Ramboll, your base pay is only part of your overall total compensation package. At the time of this posting, this role is likely to be compensated at an annual base salary in the Seattle area between $115,000 and $120,000. Actual pay may be more or less than the posted range, depending on numerous factors, including experience, geographical location, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and skill level, and does not include bonuses, overtime, or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Additional Information

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