Junior Transmission Siting Analyst

Jacobs; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Entry Level Siting Analyst to support transmission projects through planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.

The role contributes to developing transmission facilities, including overhead and underground lines and substations. You will perform GIS mapping, desktop research, field reconnaissance, and coordinate with utilities, regulators, and communities, while drafting reports and maintaining project records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning, geography, environmental science, or related disciplines.
• 0–2 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.
• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits and project meetings.

Responsibilities

• Support siting activities, corridor evaluations, and site screening from feasibility through development.
• Conduct desktop research, field reconnaissance, constraint screening, and route analyses.
• 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.
• Draft assigned portions of technical reports, exhibits, presentations, correspondence, and project trackers.

Skills

GIS mapping

Field reconnaissance

Research & data collection

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

ArcGIS

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning, geography, environmental science, engineering, natural resources, real estate, public policy, or related discipline

Tools

ArcGIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Entry Level Siting Analyst to support transmission projects through planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement.

The role contributes to developing transmission facilities, including overhead and underground lines and substations. You will perform GIS mapping, desktop research, field reconnaissance, and coordinate with utilities, regulators, and communities, while drafting reports and maintaining project records.