Transmission Constructability Planning Lead - Long Range Planning

Join Our Team as a Transmission Specialist - Planning Lead (Program Sequencing & Outage Strategy) Are you driven by a passion for precision, accuracy and structure? We are seeking a process-focused professional to own the constructability strategy for upcoming transmission projects. This role requires a high-capacity individual who can analyze complex data, identify operational constraints, and implement structured solutions. Why Us: Expert Team: Join a team of seasoned professionals dedicated to delivering quality, integrity, efficiency, and safety in infrastructure projects. Respectful and Supportive Culture: Join a workplace that prioritizes respect, integrity, and professionalism, fostering a culture where employees are treated with honor and dignity. Alignment with Core Values: Be part of a team that values and embodies core principles such as Integrity, Grit, Agility, Innovation, and Respect in every aspect of business and project execution. Personal and Professional Growth: Thrive in an environment that not only serves clients but also actively supports and empowers employees, promoting continuous learning, adaptation, and the transformation of ideas into action. What Sets You Apart: Methodical Approach: Driven to achieve technical excellence, goals serve as your momentum, and you're highly motivated to excel with a methodical and structured approach, embodying the characteristics of a systematic thinker who values structure in the technical domain. Proactive Problem Solving: The ability to anticipate, identify, and address challenges as they arise. Exceptional Communication Skills: A manager who can convey complex concepts in a concise and understandable manner fostering trust, ensuring alignment, and minimizing misunderstandings. Why You’ll Love It Here: Purpose Driven Mission: Experience the fulfillment of contributing to a mission focused on building and empowering a high-performing team dedicated to adding substantial value to clients. Autonomy & Support: Experience a shared commitment to building and empowering a great workforce. We give our employees the freedom to make impactful decisions and take ownership of tasks. Purpose-Driven Culture: Engage in a workplace culture supported by three pillars—Corporate Giving, Employee Connection, and Community Engagement—where success is not only measured by business achievements but also by the positive impact on others and the communities in which we operate. Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced professional to join our Long Range Planning team in a key role that bridges the gap between system planning and constructability. This individual will be responsible for evaluating upcoming ERCOT-approved and internally planned transmission projects across our service territory to identify construction options (greenfield/bypass) and construction timelines for each, project sequencing and outage needs, and constructability constraints. Their work will directly support safe, efficient project execution by aligning internal planning efforts with real-world construction requirements. Key Responsibilities: Analyze and interpret “Planning Stories” developed by ERCOT and internal planners to identify project scope, system drivers, and regional impacts. Develop “planning story” documents identifying all system components that will be affected by project construction. Collaborate with internal Transmission Planning, Engineering, and Construction groups to shape the long-range buildout schedule in a way that maximizes system reliability and construction efficiency. Review portfolios of projects in common geographic or electrical zones to propose optimized sequencing and outage strategies across multiple years. Identify outage windows, ERCOT moratorium constraints (e.g., summer peak), and interdependencies between projects that impact buildability. Support the development of 3–5 year transmission build programs, incorporating constructability logic into the planning cycle. Serve as a subject matter liaison between Planning and Construction to ensure scope handoffs are aligned with field execution needs. Work with all project stakeholders to ensure accountability to the project plan and schedule. Contribute to internal constructability reviews, strategy meetings, and pre-construction risk workshops. Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in transmission project management, construction coordination, utility engineering, or system planning support at an Electric Utility company. Deep understanding of ERCOT transmission planning processes, CCN progression, and outage coordination considerations. Strong working knowledge of how major outages are planned, sequenced, and executed in a regulated utility environment. Ability to read and interpret planning models, one-lines, and construction packages to assess physical and operational project impacts. Skilled at identifying logical construction sequences and integrating field constraints into planning efforts. Exceptional collaboration and communication skills; ability to “translate” planning language into actionable construction strategy. Former utility project manager with cross-functional exposure to planning, engineering, regulatory and construction groups. Preferred Experience: Familiarity with P6 scheduling or long-range capital program tools. Field knowledge of outage-based construction, substation cutovers, and line rebuild methodologies. Requirements: Ability to safely access and navigate active outdoor worksites, including uneven terrain, overhead equipment, and field environments. Ability to visually and audibly recognize worksite hazards, alarms, signals, and equipment indicators to maintain a safe working environment. Ability to use corrective or assistive devices (e.g., prescription lenses, hearing aids, mobility supports) as needed to meet safety requirements. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, such as when carrying safety equipment, training materials, or site inspection tools. Ability to stand, walk, and perform physical tasks consistent with field operations, often on uneven terrain and in outdoor environments. Ability to sit for extended periods while driving, attending meetings, or completing reports and training documentation. Ability to work in a variety of weather and environmental conditions, including heat, cold, wind, and noise exposure, while wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE). Ability to travel frequently to project sites and client locations as required, including overnight stays and extended field assignments. Ability to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as company and client safety policies and procedures. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals to enable the performance of essential functions. Principle Services is committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and compliant workplace. All essential job functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

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This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and general nature of the work performed. It is not exhaustive and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of job duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties as necessary to meet business needs. Equality / Non-discrimination statement: The company is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. Employment at-will statement: This job description is not a contract of employment, implied or otherwise. Employment with the company is at-will, meaning the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr Principle Services, LLC