Senior Transmission & Grid Strategy Partner (West)

ERM

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 172,000 - 236,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

ERM is seeking a senior leader with deep transmission expertise to grow the electric transmission advisory practice across the West and nationally. This Partner-level opportunity shapes strategy, influences the market, and leads major infrastructure projects.

The role focuses on siting, routing, permitting, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder management, building a high-impact practice with utilities, developers, and grid operators.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in transmission siting, routing, environmental permitting, impact assessment, or regulatory strategy.
  • Strong relationships with utilities, developers, or transmission owners.
  • Experience in the Power market across several states, especially on the West Coast.
  • Demonstrated leadership delivering complex capital projects.
  • Commercial and business development acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-impact consulting services.
  • Grow a portfolio of transmission clients aligned with ERM’s business strategy.
  • Generate multi-million-dollar revenue through siting, NEPA/EA/EIS, routing, permitting, and compliance work.
  • Contribute to ERM’s North America leadership team and strategic agenda.
  • Champion ERM’s technical excellence and thought leadership in the power sector.

Skills

Transmission siting
Regulatory strategy
Environmental permitting
Impact assessment
Power market relationships
Leadership
Business development
West Coast experience

Job description

ERM is seeking a senior leader with deep transmission expertise to grow the electric transmission advisory practice across the West and nationally. This Partner-level opportunity shapes strategy, influences the market, and leads major infrastructure projects.

The role focuses on siting, routing, permitting, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder management, building a high-impact practice with utilities, developers, and grid operators.

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