Transmission Siting Analyst — GIS & Permitting

Jacobs; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs seeks an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support utility clients across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects.

You will contribute to developing transmission facilities, including lines and substations, and may lead siting workstreams, manage project teams, and provide guidance across engineering, environmental, regulatory, and real estate functions. This hybrid role blends field and office work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, infrastructure, utilities, GIS, or land use.
• Basic ability to interpret maps and technical documents with strong research, writing, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and exposure to ArcGIS or other mapping platforms.
• Willingness to travel periodically for site visits and project meetings

Responsibilities

• Support electric transmission siting activities, corridor/route evaluations, and substation/interconnection site screening from early feasibility through development.
• Conduct desktop research, field reconnaissance, constraint screening, and comparative route analyses using GIS, aerial imagery, technical studies, and public data.
• Coordinate with utility clients, engineers, environmental specialists, survey crews, real estate teams, regulators, municipalities, and community stakeholders.
• Assist in preparing siting study reports, routing memoranda, permitting strategies, exhibits, presentations, and project trackers.
• Maintain accurate project records, correspondence logs, decision histories, data responses, and document repositories.
• Identify risks affecting route viability, cost, schedule, permitting, property acquisition, or public acceptance, escalating complex issues appropriately.
• Assist with internal siting tools, templates, workflows, and best practices

Skills

Research

Writing

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

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

Tools

ArcGIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jacobs seeks an Electric Transmission Junior Siting Analyst to support utility clients across planning, routing, siting, permitting, and stakeholder engagement for transmission projects.

You will contribute to developing transmission facilities, including lines and substations, and may lead siting workstreams, manage project teams, and provide guidance across engineering, environmental, regulatory, and real estate functions. This hybrid role blends field and office work.