Junior Electric Transmission Siting Analyst (Hybrid Role)

Jacobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Health benefits

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support siting, routing, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects. You’ll contribute to screening sites, evaluating routes, and coordinating with engineers, environmental teams, regulators, and communities.

Ideal candidates have a planning/environmental background, 2–4 years in relevant fields, and strong writing and GIS skills. This hybrid, nationwide role includes travel and company-wide benefits.

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 electric transmission siting activities, corridor/route evaluations, and substation/interconnection site screening from early feasibility through development
• Conduct desktop research, field reconnaissance, constraint screening, and comparative route analyses using GIS, aerial imagery, technical studies, and public data
• Coordinate with utility clients, engineers, environmental specialists, survey crews, real estate teams, regulators, municipalities, and community stakeholders
• Assist in preparing siting study reports, routing memoranda, permitting strategies, exhibits, presentations, and project trackers
• Maintain accurate project records, correspondence logs, decision histories, data responses, and document repositories
• Identify risks affecting route viability, cost, schedule, permitting, property acquisition, or public acceptance, escalating complex issues appropriately
• Assist with internal siting tools, templates, workflows, and best practices
• The Junior Siting Analyst supports day-to-day project activities under the direction of a Siting Lead or Senior Siting Lead
• Perform research and compile environmental, land-use, property, regulatory, and infrastructure data
• Support GIS mapping, constraint screening, route comparisons, and data-quality checks
• Assist with 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

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support siting, routing, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects. You’ll contribute to screening sites, evaluating routes, and coordinating with engineers, environmental teams, regulators, and communities.

Ideal candidates have a planning/environmental background, 2–4 years in relevant fields, and strong writing and GIS skills. This hybrid, nationwide role includes travel and company-wide benefits.