Junior Transmission Siting Analyst: GIS & Permitting

Jacobs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support transmission projects across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll help develop facilities, manage records, and coordinate with engineers, environmental teams, regulators, and real estate groups.

The role emphasizes strong research, map interpretation, report drafting, and communication skills, with occasional travel for site visits and meetings.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

GIS

Environmental planning

Writing

Communication

Microsoft Office

ArcGIS

Maps interpretation

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArcGIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support transmission projects across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll help develop facilities, manage records, and coordinate with engineers, environmental teams, regulators, and real estate groups.

The role emphasizes strong research, map interpretation, report drafting, and communication skills, with occasional travel for site visits and meetings.