Senior Transmission Siting Lead: Route & Permitting
Jacobs
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Jacobs in Houston seeks an Electric Transmission Siting Lead to manage projects across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement. You will lead multi-discipline teams on transmission facilities, including overhead lines, substations, and interconnections, delivering strategic client guidance.
You will coach mid-level and junior staff, oversee budgets and schedules, and maintain strong relationships with utility executives and regulators.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in electric transmission siting or related work.
- Proven leadership of complex siting projects and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong GIS, routing, permitting, regulatory filings experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex transmission-line, substation, and infrastructure siting assignments.
- Serve as a senior advisor to utility clients and project leadership on routing, permitting, and regulatory considerations.
- Guide agency strategy, public engagement, and responses to project risks.
- Resolve complex technical, agency, and stakeholder conflicts; determine escalations as needed.
- Support proposal development, client relationship management, and industry forum presentations.
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Job description
Jacobs in Houston seeks an Electric Transmission Siting Lead to manage projects across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement. You will lead multi-discipline teams on transmission facilities, including overhead lines, substations, and interconnections, delivering strategic client guidance.
You will coach mid-level and junior staff, oversee budgets and schedules, and maintain strong relationships with utility executives and regulators.
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