Trans Line Siting Specialist

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is is a major investorowned electric utility in the United States delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states. Our client ranks among the nations largest generators of electricity owning nearly 38000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. The client also owns the nations largest electricity transmission system a nearly 39000mile (3000 km) network that includes 75 kilovolts ultrahigh voltage transmission lines more than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. Our clients utility units operate as our company Ohio our company Texas Appalachian Power (in Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee) Indiana Michigan Power Kentucky Power Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas Louisiana and east Texas). Our clients headquarters are in Columbus Ohio.

Description:

• Previous linear infrastructure sitting experience desired with scientific/natural resourcebased education preference and analytical mindset.

• Bachelors degree in planning Land Use Planning Environmental or Natural Science Engineering Geography or related fields.

• A minimum of one to two years experience working in Utility Siting and/or Environmental Specialist or equivalent.
• Proficiency with ESRI ArcGIS Google Earth Pro Microsoft Office computer applications is desired.
• Excellent written or organizational presentation oral communication and time management skills. The ability to handle multiple projects and assignments is critical.

• Bachelors degree in Planning Land Use Planning Environmental or Natural Science Engineering Geography or related field.

• Minimum of 611 years total industry experience.
• Proficiency with ESRI ArcGIS Google Earth Pro and Microsoft Office computer applications is required.
• Excellent written or organizational presentation oral communication and time management skills.
• The ability to handle multiple projects and assignments is critical.
• A professional license or certification is desired but not required.
• This role is responsible for coordinating the sitting environmental studies and permitting execution for multimilliondollar electric transmission line and substation projects.
• Projects can range from small scale to hundreds of miles in length traversing multiple states.
• Understand the full range of issues related to the successful siting and permitting of a transmission project and will be accountable for making sound recommendations and decisions.
• Areas of required expertise include environmental (cultural natural and visual resource assessment) utility corridor siting (utility regulatory requirements stakeholder interaction and permitting requirements).

• Ensure that transmission siting/environmental/permitting activities are performed in accordance with the policies practices and standards of the Company and regulations and procedures as required by federal state or local regulatory agencies.
• Organize the environmental studies to meet inservice dates and ensure compliance.
• Oversee the oversight of outsourcing related to siting/environmental.
• Work interdependently with a multidisciplinary project team to identify buildable cost effective routes and facilities which minimize environmental impacts.
• Serve as liaison with client Environmental Services on all environmental aspects of the projects.
• Determine siting/environmental/permitting risks tasks scopes and cost estimates.
• Assist in and prepare environmental siting assessments and routing studies for transmission facility projects.
• Coordinate regulatory and local zoning applications (writing exhibits testimony interrogatories schedule etc.)
• Develop and monitor schedules to complete siting/environmental/permitting tasks and manage identified risks.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and public workshops.
• Assist in preparing testimony and testify before federal state and local agencies concerning transmission routing and substation siting.
• Organize and facilitate project meetings related to siting/environmental/permitting.
• Assist in evaluating the impact of proposed legislation and regulations on transmission projects and provide input to the development process.
• Build networks that extend through client and other companies and regulatory agencies.
• Improve standardization and process development.
• Make presentations to civic groups property owners regulatory agencies and client employees.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned.

• Travel requirements are expected 1020% of the time. Must have a valid drivers license the ability to rent a vehicle and the ability to drive 28 hours at time to attend site visits meet with landowners or participate in open houses and stakeholder meetings.
• May require extended hours to accomplish assigned tasks to meet requirements and schedules.
• Overnight travel to facilities and projects (field work) is required.
• Position requires travel and exposure to situations which require knowledge understanding and adherence to applicable safety procedures and ability to hike or walk one to three miles on occasion.