Junior Electric Transmission Siting Analyst

Jacobs; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Hybrid work policy

Stock purchase program

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a Junior Siting Analyst to support electric transmission projects across planning, routing, siting, and permitting. You will work with utility clients and stakeholders, contributing to siting studies, reports, and project trackers while collaborating with engineering, environmental, regulatory, and real estate teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience, with GIS and MS Office proficiency and willingness to travel for site visits and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning, geography, environmental science, engineering, natural resources, real estate, public policy, or a related discipline.
• 2-4 years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, infrastructure, utilities, GIS, or land use.
• Basic ability to interpret maps and technical documents with strong research, writing, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and exposure to ArcGIS or other mapping platforms.
• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits and project meetings

Responsibilities

• Support GIS mapping, constraint screening, route comparisons, and data-quality checks.
• Assist in field reconnaissance, meeting preparation, site documentation, and stakeholder tracking.
• Draft assigned portions of technical reports, exhibits, presentations, correspondence, and project trackers.
• Coordinate assigned tasks with internal teams/consultants and communicate schedule concerns or data gaps promptly
• Maintain accurate project records, correspondence logs, decision histories, data responses, and document repositories.

Skills

Research skills

Writing skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArcGIS

MS Office

Job description

Jacobs seeks a Junior Siting Analyst to support electric transmission projects across planning, routing, siting, and permitting. You will work with utility clients and stakeholders, contributing to siting studies, reports, and project trackers while collaborating with engineering, environmental, regulatory, and real estate teams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience, with GIS and MS Office proficiency and willingness to travel for site visits and