Senior Siting, ROW & Environmental Lead

Jacobs; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Hybrid work policy

Stock options

Job summary

Jacobs seeks an accomplished Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a large eastern U.S. transmission program. The role integrates siting, stakeholder outreach, ROW, and environmental permitting across development to closeout.

Lead a multidisciplinary team, build client relationships, and identify opportunities to grow the business while ensuring regulatory compliance and project quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 15+ years of infrastructure program leadership experience.
• Experience with transmission siting, ROW, and environmental permitting.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.
• Ability to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level leadership and oversight for siting, outreach, ROW, and environmental functions for a large transmission portfolio.
• Lead cross-discipline integration to ensure end-to-end delivery of transmission projects.
• Serve on the program leadership team with engineering, project management, and utility stakeholders.
• Establish strategies, processes, and best practices for successful project execution.
• Identify risks and opportunities to maintain schedules, budgets, and quality.

Skills

Executive-level leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Program management

Regulatory coordination

Client relationship management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, land management, natural resources, public administration, or related field

Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS)

Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)

Certified Planner (AICP)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Job description

Jacobs seeks an accomplished Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a large eastern U.S. transmission program. The role integrates siting, stakeholder outreach, ROW, and environmental permitting across development to closeout.

Lead a multidisciplinary team, build client relationships, and identify opportunities to grow the business while ensuring regulatory compliance and project quality.