Senior Transmission Siting Specialist

Jacobs; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO for salaried employees

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Potential merit increases and bonuses

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Siting Professional to support planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects. You will lead siting workstreams, coordinate teams across disciplines, and prepare regulatory filings.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4–8 years of experience in transmission projects, along with strong writing and GIS skills. The role supports hybrid work with periodic site visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning, geography, environmental science, engineering, natural resources, real estate, public policy, or a related discipline (advanced degree or professional certification is beneficial).
• 4–8 years supporting electric transmission or other linear infrastructure projects, with experience in route evaluation, permitting, and environmental planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and reviewing consultant deliverables.
• Working familiarity with utility siting, transmission permitting, agency coordination, landowner outreach, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong technical writing, problem-solving, prioritization, and GIS/project-management tool skills.
• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits and project meetings.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute route, site, and constraint evaluations; apply professional judgment to identify opportunities, data gaps, and alternatives.
• Support landowner outreach, property research, access coordination, and right-of-way activities.
• Lead portions of client meetings, agency consultations, stakeholder discussions, and field activities.
• Review junior staff work, providing task-level direction, coaching, and quality control.
• Recommend solutions to routine technical, coordination, and project-management challenges while maintaining budget and schedule awareness.

Skills

GIS

Project management

Technical writing

Team coordination

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelors degree in planning, geography, environmental science, engineering, natural resources, real estate, public policy, or related discipline

Tools

GIS tools

Project-management tools

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electric Transmission Siting Professional to support planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects. You will lead siting workstreams, coordinate teams across disciplines, and prepare regulatory filings.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4–8 years of experience in transmission projects, along with strong writing and GIS skills. The role supports hybrid work with periodic site visits.