Principal Consultant, Electric Transmission Routing and Siting
ERM
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Rolling Meadows • Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $104,236 - $137,540 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Direct routing and siting studies, conduct analyses, and oversee the preparation of reports for new-build electric transmission projects with complex technical/regulatory issues.
- Oversee multiple projects consistent with each client’s scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on deliverables.
- Delegate assignments to subject matter experts and mentor junior staff.
- Prepare written expert witness testimony for evidentiary hearings and provide oral testimony at such hearings when required.
- Participate in agency meetings and public open houses, both in-person and online.
- Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM employees.
Requirements
- A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Land Use Planning, Cultural Resources, or related disciplines; or equivalency of 2 years' experience per year of education.
- 6+ years consulting or industry experience working with power clients on complex projects.
- Previous experience managing and supporting the routing and siting of electric transmission projects, particularly in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region.
- Excellent writing, communication, strategic/critical thinking, and "people" skills.
- High degree of technical competence and broad knowledge of transmission line siting and construction best practices, with a solid grasp of key impact assessment issues (e.g., wetlands, protected species, visual resources, cultural resources).
- Well-developed team-building and influencing skills, high integrity, and the experience to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.
- A positive outlook, collaborative, and driven by the success of ERM as a global company.
- Travel up to 15 percent of the time.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
routing studiessiting studiestechnical analysisreport preparationelectric transmission projectsimpact assessmenttransmission line sitingconstruction best practices
Soft skills
writing skillscommunication skillsstrategic thinkingcritical thinkingteam-building skillsinfluencing skillscollaborative mindsetclient management