Environmental Consulting
US$162,000 – US$210,500 / yr base salary
Posted 29 May 2026
Advertised as “Principal, Environmental Consulting”
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$162,000 – US$210,500 / yr |
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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
Location: NYC
Are 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.
If 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.
Your impact (growth & leadership)
As 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.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Drive growth: build and execute a regional client development plan; cultivate relationships and open new opportunities.
- qualify leads, shape scopes, price strategically, and lead proposals/interviews through close.