Principal Consultant, Project Manager – Electric Transmission Routing and Siting

ERM

Principal Consultant overseeing electric transmission routing and siting studies for sustainable energy infrastructure projects. Leading multidisciplinary teams and managing client relationships in a flexible work environment.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRolling Meadows • Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $111,000 - $160,905 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and oversee electric transmission routing and siting studies, including alternatives development, impact analysis, and development of state siting authority filings.
Manage multiple electric transmission line projects simultaneously to meet client scope, budget, and schedule expectations while making sure quality deliverables.
Coordinate and direct subject matter experts across environmental, land use, engineering, and stakeholder engagement disciplines.
Review and guide preparation of technical reports, routing analyses, siting applications, and regulatory filings.
Represent ERM and clients in agency meetings, stakeholder briefings, and public open houses.
Prepare and deliver expert witness testimony or technical support for evidentiary hearings, as needed.
Oversee and direct environmental field studies and environmental permitting applications, including agency consultations and coordination.
Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals and helping expand ERM’s transmission and power sector portfolio.
Build strong, collaborative relationships across ERM’s global network of experts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Land Use Planning, Geography, or related field (or equivalent experience)
6+ years of consulting or industry experience with power clients on complex infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated experience managing and overseeing routing and siting for electric transmission lines, including development of route alternatives.
Strong technical understanding of transmission line siting considerations and construction constraints, including wetlands, protected species, cultural resources, land use, and community impacts.
Exceptional technical writing, communication, and organizational skills, with experience preparing routing studies, siting reports, and regulatory filings.
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, influence stakeholders, manage budgets and schedules, and deliver high-quality work products.
Willingness to travel up to 15%.
Experience supporting or leading business development efforts, including proposal preparation (preferred).
Experience supporting state siting authority filings including providing expert witness testimony in evidentiary hearings (preferred).
Familiarity with state siting authorities as well as environmental permitting processes for electric transmission projects (preferred).
Collaborative leadership style and commitment to shaping the future of energy infrastructure (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off
medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)

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Hard Skills & Tools

routing analysissiting applicationsenvironmental permittingtechnical writingimpact analysisproject managementbudget managementschedulingexpert witness testimonybusiness development

Soft Skills

communicationorganizational skillscollaborative leadershipstakeholder engagementteam leadershiprelationship buildinginfluencingproblem-solvingadaptabilitynegotiation