Managing Consultant, Acoustics

Company Description

Develop your excellence in our collaborative, inclusive, diverse, and empowering culture at Ramboll! When you start with Ramboll, you’ll be joining a company that strives to make a difference – for our employees, clients, and society. As you begin working on projects, you will be given increasing responsibility, while also being able to rely on experienced managers and colleagues who offer support and a helping hand as you learn and develop in your role. Our vision is to be a leading consultancy globally, delivering integrated and sustainable solutions that shape today and tomorrow.

Job locations - Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Princeton, NJ, New York, Hartford, CT, Westford, MA, Portland, ME, USA

Are you eager to develop your excellence in an inclusive, collaborative, and empowering community? Are you excited about joining a company that strives to make a difference – for its employees, clients, and society? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? If this sounds interesting to you, and you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Ramboll is looking for experienced candidates for the full-time position of Acoustical Managing Consultant. These positions would be physically located in the Northeast United States. The Acoustical Managing Consultants will work in a challenging and variable environment that will include project management, client interaction, direction/mentoring of junior staff, and detail-oriented independent work.

Your new role

As our new Acoustic Managing Consultant, you will be part of a dynamic team providing state-of-the-art scientific, technical, and strategic risk management knowledge to an international client base. Our team is growing to meet the expanding environmental noise and vibration assessment needs of clients across various sectors – including infrastructure, data centers, renewable energy, ports, and transportation.

Your key responsibilities will potentially include:

• Managing acoustical consulting projects and client relationships
• Leading teams and mentoring team members to develop and deliver innovative acoustical design solutions that address complex environmental noise challenges
• Managing technical analyses related to environmental noise surveys, sound level analyses, computer modeling (CadnaA, SoundPlan, or similar), and mitigation design/specification
• Preparing reports and communicating results to clients as well as preparing proposals and fee estimates
• Critically reviewing and interpreting local, state, provincial, and federal environmental regulations

Your new team

As part of the team, you will be part of a creative group, filled with people who are really excited about solving clients’ problems and creating sustainable solutions for them. You will work with all levels of technical expertise from entry level team members to members with decades of experience, many of whom are subject matter experts in their own fields. And you will engage in a continual learning environment through coaching, mentoring, and on the job tasks.

About you

From 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. These include:

• B.S. or M.S. in an Engineering, Science, or Mathematics related major
• 9 or more years of experience in acoustical consulting, specifically environmental noise assessment
• Proven success in project team leadership in acoustical consulting
• Experience delivering acoustical consultation and design across industry sectors such as manufacturing, technology, energy, water, and transportation, via various project delivery methods including design-bid-build and design-build (turnkey)
• Working familiarity applying acoustical-related industry standards such as ISO and ANSI
• Demonstrated experience implementing environmental noise assessments in compliance with NEPA or comparable state or international requirements.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Solid spreadsheet, noise modeling, and software tool skills
• Demonstrated capabilities in understanding and applying environmental regulations to real-world situations

What we can offer you

• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent health and retirement benefits
• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Salary Transparency

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $126,000 - $157,000 annually and does not include bonuses, overtime or other forms of compensation or benefits. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll 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.

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. 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 [email protected] with such requests.

Ready to join us?

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

Thank you for taking the time to apply, we look forward to receiving your application!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.