Role overview
In addition, BGE provides unlimited sick leave, floating holidays, and robust career growth guidance, including organization-wide leadership and mentorship programs to help you build connections and shape your career. BGE goes beyond competitive benefits to attract and retain the best in an environment that inspires excellence.
BGE is seeking an experienced Electric Transmission Environmental & Siting Specialist to support the planning, development, permitting, and execution of electric transmission and utility infrastructure projects. This position plays a critical role in evaluating routing alternatives, coordinating environmental reviews, supporting permitting efforts, and guiding projects through regulatory approval processes.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of electric transmission development, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and utility infrastructure planning. Working closely with engineering, environmental, GIS, right-of-way, and client teams, this individual will help deliver successful projects that balance technical, environmental, regulatory, and community considerations.
What you’d do
- Lead and support electric transmission routing and siting studies for utility, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects.
- Evaluate routing alternatives using environmental, engineering, land use, stakeholder, and regulatory considerations.
- Coordinate environmental reviews, permitting activities, and regulatory approvals for transmission and utility infrastructure projects.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, schedule, budget, and client expectations.
- Collaborate with engineering, environmental, GIS, cultural resources, biological resources, right-of-way, and public involvement teams throughout all phases of project development.
Required and preferred
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Wildlife Management, Geography, Planning, Natural Resources, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience supporting electric transmission, utility, renewable energy, or linear infrastructure projects.
- Experience conducting or supporting transmission routing and siting studies.
- Knowledge of environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and utility project development processes.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and managing project schedules and deliverables.
Preferred
- Experience with electric transmission project development and planning.
- Knowledge of NEPA, environmental review processes, and permitting requirements.
- Experience supporting utility-scale renewable energy or transmission infrastructure projects.
- Familiarity with public utility commission processes and regulatory approvals.
- Experience with agency coordination, stakeholder engagement, and public involvement efforts.
Pay and benefits
Your future begins here! BGE, Inc . is a nationwide civil engineering consulting firm offering diverse career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines for public and private infrastructure projects. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes outstanding health care, generous 401(k) match, professional career resources, and highly competitive work-life balance programs, including personal-time allowances, dependent care, and flexible Fridays.
BGE, Inc. is a nationwide engineering consulting firm that provides services in civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture, construction management and environmental services for public and private clients. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package to include outstanding health care, generous 401(k) match, career mapping and highly competitive time away from work programs to include dependent care and flexible Fridays.
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Why Join BGE?
- Help shape the future of energy infrastructure across Texas, Oklahoma, and beyond.
- Work on high-profile electric transmission and utility development projects.
- Collaborate with industry-leading engineers, environmental scientists, planners, and project managers.
- Enjoy opportunities for technical growth, leadership development, and career advancement.
- Be part of a collaborative culture focused on innovation, client service, and professional excellence.
Some of our Benefits
- 401k Match: 100% up to 4% of your contributions with immediate vesting + 3% Safe Harbor Contribution with immediate vesting
- Merit-Based Bonus Compensation
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance; BGE contributes to HSA on eligible plans
- 9 paid Holidays, including 3 Floating holidays
- Personal Time Allowances
BGE is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We prohibit discrimination and all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Vietnam Era Veteran Status, Disabled Veteran Status, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws.