Senior SOAR+E Lead - Transmission Siting & Permitting

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Deferred compensation

Executive Deferral Plan

Unlimited PPTO

Paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Merit increases

Discretionary bonus

Stock

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to guide a large-scale electrical transmission program in the eastern United States. The role demands strategic leadership across siting, ROW, environmental permitting, and client relationships to deliver complex projects from development through construction.

The preferred location includes several states; travel to client offices and project sites will be required.

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.
• 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.
• Lead integration across disciplines to deliver end-to-end transmission projects.
• Serve as a key member of the program leadership team with engineering, PM, construction and stakeholders.
• Establish strategies and best practices to support project execution.
• Identify risks and opportunities and keep schedules, budgets, and quality on track.
• Oversee environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and agency coordination.
• Maintain final quality control for technical reports, permitting packages, and land documents.
• Support continuous improvement to increase efficiency and delivery performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Environmental permitting

Program management

Regulatory coordination

Client relationship management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Travel flexibility

Education

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

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Siting, Outreach, Right-of-Way, and Environmental Lead to guide a large-scale electrical transmission program in the eastern United States. The role demands strategic leadership across siting, ROW, environmental permitting, and client relationships to deliver complex projects from development through construction.

The preferred location includes several states; travel to client offices and project sites will be required.