Senior Managing Consultant - LCA

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Company Description

Job Description

As our new Senior Managing Consultant, you will join our stellar team that supports clients with a wide range of environmental issues. We are seeking someone with initiative and relevant leadership experience to help grow our sustainability practice and contribute to advancing innovative, cross-disciplinary solutions for our clients. We are looking for candidates with 10-20 years of experience largely with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability project management experience in a consulting environment. If you are technical, self-motivated, and passionate about climate action and sustainability, please apply!

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?

Ramboll is a global multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and consultancy company. We support and encourage your professional development, invite you to unfold your ingenuity and contribute to exciting and innovative projects, and work for sustainable change so people and nature can flourish.

If this sounds like interesting to you, or 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 Senior Managing Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide overall leadership for LCA services, including developing long-term client relationships, building sales pipeline, ensuring high quality project delivery, and contribute to growing and building capacity of the required team to deliver against agreed upon growth targets.
• Work alongside the established Ramboll global LCA teams which includes approximately 70 LCA practitioners.
• Technical execution of LCA projects during the interim period as we expand the LCA team.
• Oversee project delivery with a focus on client management, quality assurance, and building deep, long-term relationships that position Ramboll as the partner of choice for our clients.
• Provide industry-specific thought leadership on emerging LCA, sustainability, and climate change topics and leverage your and Ramboll's collective expertise to position Ramboll as a trusted, expert advisor in this sector.
• Collaborate with Ramboll's UK and global business units to identify and develop business opportunities.
• Drive innovation and thought leadership within focus area(s) to stay ahead of client needs and support brand and positioning efforts.
• Work cooperatively to manage team growth and workload, and train/mentor staff to drive career development for junior team members.

Your new team

You will be part of our Sustainability and Carbon team within the UK Environment and Health business unit. We provide services in net zero strategy, science-based targets advisory, carbon data management, energy efficiency, sustainability and climate risk, biodiversity net gain, natural capital, EHS management, impact assessment, health sciences, air quality, BREEAM Infrastructure and due diligence to diverse clients in various sectors. We have a collaborative and supportive team culture that encourages initiative, teamwork, and continual improvement in all aspects of our work. You will work within our dynamic and growing team with the opportunity to work and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and overseas including transport, marine and buildings across the wider Ramboll business.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we are committed to supporting your personal and professional development, ensuring you have the opportunity to grow with the company. While we look forward to fostering your continued learning, we have identified key qualifications, skills, and capabilities for this role that will set you up for success.

These include:

• B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability or related discipline.
• 10-20 years sustainability consulting experience including LCA and carbon management.
• Experience delivering LCA, sustainability, and/or carbon management projects to clients across a variety of sectors, including development of project scopes, coordination and delegation of work, and management of budget and schedule.
• Subject matter expertise in LCA and LCA calculations, methods and standards.
• Experience developing and modelling environmental LCAs, EPD, and/or carbon footprints.
• Certifications related to LCA and sustainability (e.g., ISO 14040/14044).
• Proficiency in Umberto, SimaPro or similar LCA Software.
• Demonstrated thought leadership in LCA.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Not essential but you may also be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• Experience in Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA), social, economic or organizational LCA, Life Cycle Costing, and/or Economic Input-Output LCA
• Experience with product sustainability, design for the environment, and design for sustainability approaches and sustainable product taxonomies
• Experience with audit or assurance engagements
• Familiarity with voluntary/mandatory climate change and sustainability methodologies and reporting frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, Science-Based Targets, TCFD, CDP, SASB, GRI, GRESB, PCAF, CSRD)
• General sustainability knowledge (waste, circular economy, sustainable finance, biodiversity, air pollution, social impact etc.)
• Energy auditing and/or energy regulation compliance.

What we can offer you

• Interesting and diverse projects
• Flexible working arrangements (remote/flexible work)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions (up to the Company limit)
• Private medical cover and life assurance
• Investment in your development
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

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 flourish and realise their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices working towards a more sustainable future. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. Strong values guide what we do and drive an inclusive, collaborative, and highly flexible culture that values people and ideas. Explore and nurture your own passion, expertise, and creativity at Ramboll through work that benefits our people, partners, nature, and society.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment, where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics, in addition to the Protected Characteristics as set out in the Equality Act, (2010). As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you'll have the ability to work your hours flexibly through our positive and inclusive approach to work.

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