Transmission Constructability Planning Lead

Description

• Analyze and interpret “Planning Stories” developed by ERCOT and internal planners to identify project scope, system drivers, and regional impacts.
• Support the development of 3–5 year transmission build programs, incorporating constructability logic into the planning cycle.
• Identify outage windows, ERCOT moratorium constraints (e.g., summer peak), and interdependencies between projects that impact buildability.
• Review portfolios of projects in common geographic or electrical zones to propose optimized sequencing and outage strategies across multiple years.
• 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.
• 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.
• Develop “planning story” documents identifying all system components that will be affected by project construction.
• Serve as a subject matter liaison between Planning and Construction to ensure scope handoffs are aligned with field execution needs.

Requirements

• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills; ability to “translate” planning language into actionable construction strategy.
• Ability to read and interpret planning models, one-lines, and construction packages to assess physical and operational project impacts.
• 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.
• Expert Team: Join a team of seasoned professionals dedicated to delivering quality, integrity, efficiency, and safety in infrastructure projects.
• 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.
• 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.
• Strong working knowledge of how major outages are planned, sequenced, and executed in a regulated utility environment.
• Skilled at identifying logical construction sequences and integrating field constraints into planning efforts.
• Exceptional Communication Skills: A manager who can convey complex concepts in a concise and understandable manner fostering trust, ensuring alignment, and minimizing misunderstandings.
• 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.
• Former utility project manager with cross-functional exposure to planning, engineering, regulatory and construction groups.
• Familiarity with P6 scheduling or long-range capital program tools.
• Proactive Problem Solving: The ability to anticipate, identify, and address challenges as they arise.
• 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.
• Field knowledge of outage-based construction, substation cutovers, and line rebuild methodologies.

Benefits

• Respectful and Supportive Culture: Join a workplace that prioritizes respect, integrity, and professionalism, fostering a culture where employees are treated with honor and dignity.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance