Senior Siting Specialist - Transmission & Substation

Senior Siting Specialist

The Senior Siting Specialist is the senior level role for the Facilities Planning and Siting team. The incumbent will lead the siting, environmental, and permitting processes for transmission, substation, and generation projects at Pike Engineering. This role will include a diverse array of coordination with internal team members, clients, subcontractors, and other external stakeholders. Expertise in environmental assessments, utility coordination, project management, and critical thinking skills under high pressure is essential for this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under minimal supervision, the incumbent will provide:

Ensures that transmission siting, environmental, and/or permitting activities are performed in accordance with policies, practices, and standards of Pike as well as regulations and procedures as required by federal, state or local regulatory agencies.

Oversees the environmental studies and permitting activities to meet in-service dates and ensure compliance.

Oversees sourcing of services to subcontractors, as necessary, related to siting, environmental, and permitting.

Leads multidisciplinary project teams to identify constructable, cost-effective routes and facilities which minimize environmental and land use impacts.

Serves as liaison between engineering, siting, permitting, and environmental project teams.

Reviews and approves siting, environmental, and permitting risks, tasks, scopes, and cost estimates.

Prepares and reviews siting and environmental evaluations, assessments, reports, and studies for facility projects.

Coordinates regulatory and local zoning applications (writing, exhibits, testimony, interrogatories, schedule, etc.).

Develops and monitors schedules to complete siting, environmental and permitting tasks and manage identified risks.

Leads communication during stakeholder meetings and public workshops.

Prepares testimony and testifies before federal, state and local agencies as an expert witness on behalf of client's projects.

Organizes and facilitates project meetings related to siting, environmental and permitting.

Evaluates the impact of proposed legislation and regulations on transmission projects and provides input on the development process.

Establishes and fosters relationships that within Pike and with our clients, consultants, and regulatory agencies.

Creates and improves standardization and process development.

Gives presentations to clients, civic groups, property owners, and regulatory agencies.

Conducts visual impact assessments of proposed projects and prepare visual mitigation solutions.

Performs other duties as requested or assigned by management.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK: Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP: Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

May act as Team Lead or Project Manager, taking charge of projects while not holding official supervisory responsibility over other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or University in Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Science or related field.

EXPERIENCE

7-10 Year(s) Experience in performing siting studies.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Preferred Professional License PE, PLA, PLS, and/or GISP

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:

N/A

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operational procedures, etc.

Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or the business community

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.

Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Proficiency with ESRI, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative suite, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, and Teams) programs is desired.

Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, presentation, and time management skills.

Ability and experience to manage multiple projects and assignments is critical.

Strong project management and leadership skills, with a proven track record of guiding teams toward project goals.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. How much on the job time is spent in the following physical activities?

Stand: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

Walk: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

Sit: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

Talk or Hear: 2/3 and more (Regularly)

Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls: 2/3 and more (Regularly)

Climb or balance: None

Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl: None

Reach with Hands and Arms: 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

Taste or Smell: None

B. Does this job require that weight be lifted or force to be exerted? If so, how much and how often?

Up to 10 Pounds: 1/3 to 2/3

Up to 25 Pounds: Up to 1/3

Up to 50 Pounds: None

Up to 100 Pounds: None

More than 100 Pounds: None

C. Does this job have any special vision requirements?

Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Peripheral visions (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eyes to bring an object into sharp focus)

No special Vision Requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Wet, humid conditions (non-weather): None

Work near moving mechanical parts: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Work in high, precarious places: None

Fumes or airborne particles: None

Toxic or caustic chemicals: None

Outdoor weather conditions: Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)

Extreme cold (non-weather): None

Extreme Heat (non-weather): None

Risk of electrical shock: None

Work with explosives: None

Risk of radiation: None

Vibration: None

While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is (Select one):

Moderate