Senior Environment and Social Due Diligence Consultant - Project Finance Sector (Multiple Locations)

We invite you to bring your business development, consultancy and management skills into play as you contribute to innovative and high quality environmental, social and sustainability solutions across a range of international development projects in the infrastructure, energy and renewables sectors. To succeed in this role you must have demonstrable experience in successfully leading environmental and social input to complex international development projects, and to a have a sound knowledge of international lender E&S standards, including the IFC Performance Standards, the OECD Common Approaches and the Equator Principles. Are you our new Senior Project Finance Due Diligence a Consultant? Click the apply-button to send your application.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

You will join our Impact Assessment Spearhead

As our new Senior Project Finance Due Diligence Consultant, you will be part of our world-renown project finance team, which sits within our global Impact Assessment Spearhead (IASH). Based in one of our European offices, you would be working closely with Spearhead colleagues across our global office network in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Working for both borrowers and lenders, the team's core services are to support the bankability of international developments projects, and offer the opportunity work on important and prestigious projects across a range of geographies and sectors We offer flexible office locations across the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Project managing small, medium and large-scale international lender Independent Environmental & Social Consultant (IESC) projects and international ESIAs
• Technical input and delivery, including report writing and internal reviews, on a range IESC projects and ESIAs
• Proposal management and writing, and contract negotiation
• Support to implementation of the Impact Assessment Spearhead business development plan
• Taking an active role in key client management and business development
• Line management and mentoring of junior Impact Assessment Spearhead staff

Your key deliverables within the first 12 months will be:

• Successful delivery as project manager of a number of E&S due diligence assessments on behalf of Project Finance lenders
• Establishment of a personal business development plan to support the broader Impact Assessment Spearhead business development plan, with a focus international Project Finance and the development new clients

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Good organizational and communication skills
• Good client management skills
• Good presentation and technical report writing skills
• Proven and sound commercial acumen
• Extensive experience in the field Project Finance as described above.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of environmental, social and engineering technical specialists
• Project Management experience, including management of ESIAs/EIAs for large-scale developments
• Practical experience of the implementation of international lender E&S standards, including the IFC Performance Standards, the OECD Common Approaches and the Equator Principles
• Must be fluent in English and fluency in French and/or German would be advantageous

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include:

• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to 'see the wood for the trees' and to identify and focus on issues in complex projects
• Creative problem solver who is 'solution focused'

Who we are

Ramboll is a leading engineering, architecture and consultancy company employing 16,500 experts. Our presence is global with especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. We constantly strive to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine difference to our clients, end-users and society at large.

Welcome to our Environment & Health division

A globally recognized environmental and health division, our 2,700 experts have earned a reputation for technical and scientific excellence, innovation and client service. Advances in science and technology and evolving regulatory, legal and social pressures create increasingly complex challenges for our clients. We evolve to keep pace with these changes - by adding new services and contributing to scientific advances. Our vibrant and collaborative work environment enables us to attract and retain many of the world's top consultants.

Ramboll develops innovative, scientifically sound solutions that help increase livability by reducing pollution and restoring natural environments. One of the world's leading environmental and health consultancies, our bright minds are trusted by clients to manage their most challenging environmental, health and social issues.

We are recognized as a leading consulting and design firm by business and industry rankings alike, including Engineering News Record, Environmental Business Journal, Climate Change Business Journal, Environment Analyst, Edie and Verdantix.

How to apply

Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start. Please submit your application in English. We look forward to receiving your application.

Deadline: 24/09/2021.