Principal Consultant, Project Manager, Electric Transmission Routing and Siting

About the role

Join ERM and help shape the future of energy infrastructure while advancing your career with a global leader in environmental consulting. This role focuses on leading and overseeing routing and siting efforts for electric transmission line projects, ensuring they are planned, approved, and delivered efficiently and responsibly.

Responsibilities

• 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 ensuring high-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

• 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.
• Prominent 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%.

Preferred

• Experience supporting or leading business development efforts, including proposal preparation.
• Experience supporting state siting authority filings including providing expert witness testimony in evidentiary hearings.
• Familiarity with state siting authorities as well as environmental permitting processes for electric transmission projects.
• Collaborative leadership style and commitment to shaping the future of energy infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Land Use Planning, Geography, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Required: 6+ years of consulting or industry experience with power clients on complex infrastructure projects.
• Required: Demonstrated experience managing and overseeing routing and siting for electric transmission lines, including development of route alternatives.
• Required: Strong technical understanding of transmission line siting considerations and construction constraints, including wetlands, protected species, cultural resources, land use, and community impacts.
• Required: Exceptional technical writing, communication, and organizational skills, with experience preparing routing studies, siting reports, and regulatory filings.
• Required: Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, influence stakeholders, manage budgets and schedules, and deliver high-quality work products.
• Required: Willingness to travel up to 15%.
• Preferred: 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.

Skills

• Technical writing and communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Leadership and influence skills.
• Project management skills.
• Stakeholder engagement skills.
• Environmental science and natural resources knowledge.
• Technical understanding of transmission line siting considerations and construction constraints.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, routing analyses, siting applications, and regulatory filings.
• Expertise in state siting authorities and environmental permitting processes for electric transmission projects.
• Collaborative leadership style.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees. Bonus pay may be available based on performance and business needs.

Pay

The annual base pay range for this role is $111,000 - $160,905 (USD). The actual pay position will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling options are available, including in-office, hybrid, or fully remote work arrangements based on your location.

Application

To apply for this role, please visit https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At ERM, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. We believe that a diverse workforce leads to better solutions and a stronger company. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.