Senior Siting & ROW Environmental Lead - Transmission

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Jacobs in the United States is seeking an Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a large-scale electrical transmission program in the eastern US.

This client-facing role requires strong lifecycle expertise, executive collaboration, and the ability to build trusted client relationships while identifying growth opportunities across siting, land services, and permitting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, land management, natural resources, public administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experiencesupporting major infrastructure programs, preferably electrical transmission, utility, energy, or other linear infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and complex project portfolios
• Proven experience overseeing transmission siting, stakeholder engagement, ROW acquisition, and environmental permitting/compliance efforts
• Experience working directly with utility clients and managing high‑profile stakeholder relationships
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local permitting processes applicable to transmission infrastructure
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship‑building skills
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced program environment
• Experience with quality control and delivery management for complex technical documents and regulatory submissions
• Demonstrated business acumen with experience managing the financial, contractual, resource, and operational aspects of multidisciplinary project delivery, including the ability to oversee scope performance, budgets, staffing, risk, and client expectations within a larger integrated transmission program
• Ability to travel regularly to client offices, project sites, stakeholder meetings, and industry events

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level leadership and oversight for siting, outreach, ROW, and environmental functions supporting a large electrical transmission portfolio.
• Lead integration across disciplines to ensure seamless delivery of end-to-end transmission projects.
• Serve as a key member of the program leadership team, partnering with engineering, project management, construction, and utility stakeholders.
• Establish strategies, processes, and best practices to support successful project execution.
• Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities and develop proactive solutions to maintain project schedules, budgets, and quality objectives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree (environmental science / planning / engineering)

Job description

Jacobs in the United States is seeking an Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a large-scale electrical transmission program in the eastern US.

This client-facing role requires strong lifecycle expertise, executive collaboration, and the ability to build trusted client relationships while identifying growth opportunities across siting, land services, and permitting.