How to apply for Principal, Human Health Risk Assessment, Community Health Impact Assessment, Emerging Contaminants

About Ramboll Management Consulting

Ramboll Management Consulting drives decarbonization and sustainable business models across global markets. The Global Health Sciences team works on environmental health consulting, spanning human health risk assessment, community health, and emerging contaminants. This role sits at the intersection of science, strategy, and business development, with a focus on protecting communities while supporting sustainable development.

About the role

As Principal, you lead business development, client relationships, and technical delivery for human health risk assessment, community health impact assessment, and emerging contaminants. You help clients navigate regulatory, legal, and stakeholder environments while building trusted advisor relationships with industry, government, and legal-sector clients. The role combines technical excellence, strategic leadership, and commercial responsibility, working across Health Sciences, Water, Site Solutions, Sustainability, and Environment & Health practices.

A typical day

A typical day may involve leading a client call on a human health risk assessment project, reviewing technical deliverables, and developing a proposal for a new business opportunity. You might also coordinate with colleagues across Health Sciences, Water, and Site Solutions to align on project delivery. The role includes both technical work and client-facing business development, so days vary between deep technical review and strategic conversations.

Who Ramboll Management Consulting is looking for

• Senior-level experience in human health risk assessment and environmental health sciences, with a track record of leading technical delivery.
• Proven business development skills, including building client relationships with industry, government, and legal-sector clients.
• Experience with community health impact assessment and emerging contaminants.
• Ability to work across disciplines and lead commercial responsibility for projects.

Tips for this application

• Highlight specific projects where you led human health risk assessment or community health impact assessment, including client types and outcomes.
• Quantify business development results, such as revenue generated, clients won, or contracts managed.
• Name any emerging contaminants you have worked with (e.g., PFAS) and describe your technical approach.
• Mention your experience working with legal-sector clients or in regulatory/legal contexts, as the role involves navigating complex environments.
• If you are targeting a hybrid location, state your proximity to one of the preferred offices; if remote, confirm your ability to work remotely within the US.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your experience leading human health risk assessment projects and delivering technical work for clients.', 'Your business development record, including client relationships and revenue responsibility.', 'Your familiarity with community health impact assessment and emerging contaminants.', 'How you have worked across disciplines such as water, site solutions, or sustainability.']

Research before applying

• Ramboll's Global Health Sciences team and their service areas, including any published work on human health risk assessment.
• Ramboll's projects or publications related to emerging contaminants and community health.
• Ramboll's presence in the preferred locations (Arlington, Princeton, Boston, Seattle, Portland, Oakland/San Francisco, Irvine/Los Angeles) and which office you would be based in.
• Ramboll's sustainability and decarbonization work, since the company description highlights these areas.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you would grow Ramboll's environmental health consulting practice, including target clients and services.
• A specific example of a complex human health risk assessment you led, including regulatory and stakeholder challenges.
• Your approach to community health impact assessment and engaging with communities.
• Your technical experience with emerging contaminants and how you stay current.
• How you build trusted advisor relationships with industry, government, and legal-sector clients.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Focusing only on technical skills without showing business development or client relationship experience.
• Being vague about which emerging contaminants or risk assessment frameworks you have worked with.
• Ignoring the hybrid/remote location requirement or not clarifying your location relative to preferred offices.