Senior Siting & ROW Lead — Transmission Projects (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

PPTO (Unlimited)

Holidays

Caregiver leave

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs seeks an experienced Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a major eastern U.S. transmission program.

You'll oversee siting, stakeholder outreach, land services, and environmental permitting from development through construction and closeout. You'll collaborate with engineering, project controls, construction, permitting, and program management to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective transmission solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, land management, natural resources, public administration, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience supporting 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 travel regularly to client offices, project sites, stakeholder meetings, and industry events.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level leadership 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

Strategic leadership

Client relationship management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Executive communication

Travel readiness

Education

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

Job description

Jacobs seeks an experienced Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to provide strategic leadership for a major eastern U.S. transmission program.

You'll oversee siting, stakeholder outreach, land services, and environmental permitting from development through construction and closeout. You'll collaborate with engineering, project controls, construction, permitting, and program management to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective transmission solutions.