Director, Transmission Strategy

Rise Technical; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k)

PTO

Full benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Rise Technical in Houston, TX is hiring an experienced transmission professional to lead strategic opportunities across major interregional projects. You will work with senior leadership to shape transmission strategy and project development, with a clear route to senior leadership.

You will identify opportunities, manage external consultants, and engage utilities, RTOs/ISOs, and industry stakeholders nationwide, expanding your influence beyond traditional planning.

Qualifications

• Looking for greater responsibility and strategic influence over transmission opportunities.
• Desire to broaden beyond traditional planning into markets, interconnection and commercial strategy.
• Motivated by working on complex, nationally significant projects with progression.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic transmission opportunities across interregional projects.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders across the US power market.
• Manage external consultants and coordinate with utilities, RTOs/ISOs and industry partners.

Skills

Transmission planning

Transmission strategy

Energy markets

Stakeholder management

Job description

$220,000 - $240,000 + Annual bonus + 401(k) + PTO + Full Benefits + Career Progression

Houston, TX (Commutable from: Sugar Land, Katy, The Woodlands, Cypress, Pearland and surrounding areas)

Are you an experienced transmission professional looking to take your career beyond traditional planning and engineering into transmission strategy, market analysis and the development of major interregional projects?

On offer is the opportunity to take a highly visible strategic role, working on innovative, nationally significant projects while having genuine influence over how transmission opportunities are identified, evaluated and developed. You will work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders across the US power market with a clear route to Senior Director.

This company are growing and working on some of the most forward-thinking infrastructure projects in the US. With projects spanning multiple regions and power markets.

In this role you will be responsible for identifying new transmission opportunities, manage external consultants and work cross-functionally with internal teams, while engaging with utilities, RTOs/ISOs and other industry stakeholders.

This role would suit a Transmission Planning, Transmission Strategy, Interconnection or Energy Markets professional looking for greater strategic responsibility, exposure to complex interregional projects and a clear path to senior leadership.

The Role:

• Step into a highly strategic transmission leadership position with genuine influence over major interregional projects.
• Gain greater exposure to senior leadership, commercial decision-making and project development, broadening your experience beyond technical planning.
• Work on high‑profile, complex infrastructure projects across multiple US power markets, with further progression.

The Candidate:

• Looking for greater responsibility, autonomy and strategic influence over transmission opportunities and projects.
• Wants to broaden their experience beyond traditional transmission planning, gaining more exposure to markets, interconnection and commercial strategy.
• Motivated by working on complex, nationally significant projects and building towards further progression.