Principal
US$190,000 – US$234,000 / yr base salary
Posted 18 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Principal, Human Health Risk Assessment, Community Health Impact Assessment, Emerging Contaminants ”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 15+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | US$190,000 – US$234,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyEnvironmental Health, Environmental Science, Exposure Science, Public Health, Risk Assessment, Toxicology (or related)
Study levelMaster's or higher
Company Description
Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. 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.
Job Description
Preferred U.S. Locations (Hybrid): Arlington, VA; Princeton, NJ; Boston, MA; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Oakland/San Francisco, CA; Irvine/Los Angeles, CA. Remote will be considered.
Shape the Future of Environmental Health
Are you passionate about helping clients solve complex environmental and public health challenges? Do you thrive at the intersection of science, strategy, and business development? Are you excited to work with leading experts to develop solutions that protect communities while supporting sustainable development?
Join Ramboll's Global Health Sciences team as a senior contributor and play a key leadership role in growing one of the industry's premier environmental health consulting practices.
Your New Role
As our new Principal, you will lead business development, client relationships, and technical delivery focused on human health risk assessment, community health, environmental health sciences, and emerging environmental challenges. You will help clients navigate complex regulatory, legal, and stakeholder environments while building trusted advisor relationships with industry, government, and legal-sector clients.
This role combines technical excellence, strategic leadership, and commercial responsibility. You will work closely with clients and colleagues across Health Sciences, Water, Site Solutions, Sustainability, and Environment & Health practices to deliver integrated solutions that support sound, science-based decision making.
Areas of Expertise
We are interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Human health risk assessment
- Air toxics and multi-pathway risk evaluations
- Community health and health impact assessment
- Environmental justice
- Environmental health and exposure science
- PFAS, microplastics and other emerging contaminants