Senior Consultant, Electric Transmission Routing & Siting

ERM•Pittsburgh, PA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Ready to lead? Join ERM and help shape the future of sustainable energy. Bring your expertise to a team that values innovation, collaboration, and impact. Why This Role Matters Are you ready to support complex, high-impact projects that shape the future of energy infrastructure? At ERM, we’re driving innovation in the power sector, and we need talented staff who thrive on solving challenges. This is your opportunity to work on critical transmission projects and make a lasting impact with a global environmental leader. What Your Impact Is As a Senior Consultant, Electric Transmission Routing & Siting, you will play a central role in ERM’s transmission routing and siting practice across the Midwest, Mid‑Atlantic, and Appalachian regions. You’ll help advance new‑build transmission projects from early concept through completion, guiding clients through complex environmental and regulatory requirements. In this position, you’ll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary project teams and engage directly with agencies, communities, and stakeholders to support transparent, informed decision‑making. We welcome applicants from the Midwest, Mid‑Atlantic, and Appalachian regions and offer flexible work arrangements—including in‑office, hybrid, and fully remote options—based on location. What You’ll Bring Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Geography, Land Use Planning, Cultural Resources, or related field (or equivalent experience). 4+ years of consulting or industry experience with power sector projects. Experience supporting routing and siting for electric transmission projects. Exceptional writing, organizational, communication, and strategic thinking skills. Ability to work with teams and interact with stakeholders effectively. Willingness to travel up to 15%. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred: Familiarity with impact assessment issues (wetlands, protected species, cultural resources). Familiarity with transmission line siting and construction best practices. Key Responsibilities Support routing and siting studies and participate in development and analyses of transmission projects. Work on multiple projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule expectations. Represent ERM at agency meetings and public open houses. Foster collaboration across ERM’s global impact assessment team. For the Managing Consultant, Electric Transmission Routing & Siting Project Manager position, the anticipated annual base pay is $74,825 - $83,641 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures. Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level. Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Thank you for your interest in ERM!

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Geography, Land Use Planning, Cultural Resources, or related field (or equivalent experience).
4+ years of consulting or industry experience with power sector projects.
Experience supporting routing and siting for electric transmission projects.
Exceptional writing, organizational, communication, and strategic thinking skills.
Ability to work with teams and interact with stakeholders effectively.
Willingness to travel up to 15%.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with impact assessment issues (wetlands, protected species, cultural resources).
Familiarity with transmission line siting and construction best practices.

Responsibilities

Support routing and siting studies and participate in development and analyses of transmission projects.
Work on multiple projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule expectations.
Represent ERM at agency meetings and public open houses.
Foster collaboration across ERM’s global impact assessment team.