Senior Transmission Siting Lead

Jacobs; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Deferred compensation

PPTO

Paid holidays

Caregiver leave

merit increases

Performance discretionary bonus

Stock

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Siting Lead to manage clients on transmission projects from planning to stakeholder engagement. The role covers routing, siting, permitting, and team leadership, with preference for Virginia/West Virginia locations, and access to hybrid work.

Expect collaboration across environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and engineering disciplines. The base salary ranges from $85,100 to $165,275 with pay determined by location and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, geography, environmental science, engineering, natural resources, real estate, public policy, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in electric transmission siting, utility infrastructure, environmental planning, permitting, or related work.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex transmission or linear-infrastructure siting projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Advanced experience with GIS, transmission routing, permitting strategy, regulatory filings, budget/schedule management, and client relationship management.
• Established ability to communicate effectively with utility executives, regulatory agencies, communities, landowners, and technical specialists.
• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits, agency consultations, and public hearings

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transmission-line, substation, and infrastructure siting assignments involving high-risk or multi-jurisdictional issues.
• Serve as a senior advisor to utility clients and project leadership on routing, permitting, regulatory, property, stakeholder, and constructability considerations.
• Guide agency strategy, public engagement, and responses to critical project risks.
• Resolve complex technical, agency, and stakeholder conflicts, determining when strategic adjustments or escalations are required.
• Support proposal development, client relationship management, business development, and industry forum presentations

Skills

Leadership

GIS

Regulatory liaison

Client relationship mgmt

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning or related field

Tools

GIS software

Project management tools

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Siting Lead to manage clients on transmission projects from planning to stakeholder engagement. The role covers routing, siting, permitting, and team leadership, with preference for Virginia/West Virginia locations, and access to hybrid work.

Expect collaboration across environmental, regulatory, real estate, legal, and engineering disciplines. The base salary ranges from $85,100 to $165,275 with pay determined by location and experience.