Routing & Siting Specialist

Merjent • ,

3d • $145 - $183

About The Position

Merjent, Inc. is seeking an experienced Routing & Siting Specialist to support the planning, routing, permitting, and regulatory approval of electric transmission projects throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest. The role will help utility clients evaluate transmission corridors, develop defensible route alternatives, prepare regulatory applications, and navigate complex siting proceedings. Candidates should have direct experience with Wisconsin Public Service Commission transmission siting and routing processes, including Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and Certificate of Authority (CA) proceedings, and understand how engineering, environmental, land, community, and regulatory considerations contribute to successful transmission projects.

The position is intended for an experienced power-sector professional with at least ten years of direct experience and a minimum of three years leading routing and siting activities. Relevant work includes developing or leading regulatory records, expert testimony, data requests, technical exhibits, public engagement, and contested-case proceedings for major transmission projects.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible opportunity that can be based anywhere in the Midwest, with preference for candidates located in Wisconsin. The anticipated annual salary is $145,300 to $183,400, depending on qualifications and experience, and the position is bonus eligible. Merjent supports remote, in-office, or hybrid work arrangements. Its culture emphasizes quality, professional integrity, career-related training, employee growth, and collaboration across its service lines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Geography, Engineering, Natural Resources, Public Policy, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in the Power Sector and at least 3 years leading electric transmission routing, siting, permitting, and regulatory approval projects.
• Demonstrated experience with Wisconsin PSC transmission siting processes, including CPCN and CA proceedings.
• Experience developing route alternatives and evaluating environmental, engineering, land use, community, permitting, cost, and regulatory considerations.
• Experience preparing regulatory applications, technical reports, exhibits, mapping products, discovery responses, and supporting documentation for major transmission projects.
• Direct involvement in building and defending the regulatory record, including expert testimony, contested-case proceedings, hearings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of utility project development and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Ability to identify project risks, develop practical solutions, and provide defensible technical recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with utilities, regulators, local governments, landowners, and project teams.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, project management, and quality assurance skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead routing and siting studies, including developing an internal team, for electric transmission lines and associated facilities in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest.
• Develop and evaluate route alternatives considering environmental, engineering, constructability, land use, community, cost, permitting, and other regulatory factors.
• Support preparation of applications and supporting documentation for Wisconsin PSC CPCN and CA proceedings.
• Coordinate with environmental, engineering, GIS, land, public involvement, and regulatory specialists to develop technically sound and defensible routing recommendations.
• Prepare or contribute to route alternatives analyses, regulatory applications, technical reports, exhibits, maps, and supporting documentation.
• Develop technical positions and documentation capable of supporting projects through regulatory review and contested proceedings.
• Prepare and support expert written and oral testimony, including exhibits and responses to discovery or data requests.
• Assist project witnesses with testimony preparation, technical review, and hearing preparation.
• Respond to questions and information requests from regulatory agencies, intervenors, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Participate in meetings with utilities, regulators, local governments, landowners, and other project stakeholders.
• Identify routing and permitting risks early in project development and help clients develop strategies to address those risks.
• Provide senior-level quality review of routing, siting, and regulatory work products.
• Support multidisciplinary project teams through planning, application development, regulatory review, construction, and project implementation.
• Assist Merjent's continued growth in the electric transmission and utility market throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility.
• Generous paid vacation, prorated according to start date.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Competitive benefits and compensation packages.
• Annual career-related training.
• Remote employees may receive travel support to attend in-person team meetings and all-staff events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior