Senior Electric Transmission Siting Lead (Hybrid)

Jacobs

Moundsville (WV)

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 165,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase at a discount

Deferred compensation plan

Executive Deferral Plan

PPTO and holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Siting Lead to manage multi-discipline teams across routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for major transmission projects in the Virginia/West Virginia region, with flexible location within the United States.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, and legal groups while traveling for site visits and hearings as

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Lead complex transmission-line, substation, and infrastructure siting assignments involving high-risk or multi-jurisdictional issues.
Serve as a senior advisor to utility clients and project leadership on routing, permitting, regulatory, property, stakeholder, and constructability considerations.
Guide agency strategy, public engagement, and responses to critical project risks.
Resolve complex technical, agency, and stakeholder conflicts, determining when strategic adjustments or escalations are required.
Support proposal development, client relationship management, business development, and industry forum presentations