Manager, Project Development – Transmission & Distribution

Manager, Project Development – Transmission & Distribution

The Manager, Project Development – Transmission & Distribution will lead the development of a pipeline of utility-class, high-voltage electrical infrastructure projects, including transmission lines, substations, distribution systems, and grid interconnection facilities. These projects will extend reliable grid access and deliver purpose-built electrical infrastructure to Priority Power's large industrial and commercial customers across market verticals including oil and gas, hyperscale data centers, crypto mining, manufacturing, and other power-intensive industries.

The successful candidate will manage all aspects of T&D project development, with particular attention to the unique requirements of high-voltage infrastructure: transmission line routing and right-of-way acquisition, substation siting and permitting, distribution system design, utility coordination, and grid interconnection. Responsibilities include site identification and ROW acquisition, environmental and land-use permitting, coordinating engineering and siting studies, managing the ERCOT or applicable RTO/ISO interconnection process, overseeing development budgets and schedules, and shepherding projects from concept through construction handoff.

This position can be based in Priority Power's Arlington, Midland or Houston, Texas office (Hybrid) and will be expected to travel at least 25% of the time to other Priority Power offices, customer meetings, and project site visits.

The successful candidate will work on a cross functional team with new product development, origination, commercial, legal, finance, engineering, construction, and outside consultants, landowners, customers, project stakeholders and utility companies. The role requires project management knowledge and expertise with utility-class electrical infrastructure development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Sr. Director, Development and other internal stakeholders with T&D expertise to qualify and advance high-voltage infrastructure projects, including transmission lines, substations, distribution systems, and grid interconnection facilities.
• Develop a pipeline of utility-class T&D infrastructure projects — including high-voltage transmission lines, switching stations, substations, distribution extensions, and private wire systems — serving Priority Power's existing and prospective industrial and commercial customers.
• Develop conceptual T&D service plans, one-line diagrams, load flow assessments, and other high-level technical documents to support project scoping and customer proposals.
• Develop and manage project development schedules and budgets.
• Lead project meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage contract obligations in key project documents.
• Lead project permitting for T&D infrastructure, including land-use, NEPA, TCEQ, and local/county permits; develop permitting strategy, track all permit work streams, and represent the project at public hearings and regulatory proceedings as required.
• Coordinate delivery of site and environmental studies including geotechnical reports, Phase I/II environmental site assessments, transmission line routing studies, substation siting studies, survey and ALTA reports, and Title commitments.
• Coordinate for delivery of ALTA Surveys and Title Reports.
• Lead the ERCOT or applicable RTO/ISO interconnection process for transmission and distribution projects, from Interconnection Application through Facilities Study, System Impact Study, and Interconnection Agreement execution; coordinate directly with the applicable transmission service provider (TSP) or distribution service provider (DSP).
• Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams as they advance T&D engineering and design, including line routing, structure selection, conductor sizing, substation equipment, protection and control schemes, and distribution system design.
• Work with internal construction management team on contractor selection process.
• Coordinate with construction management team on securing other permits.
• Handoff projects once fully developed and permitted to construction management team.
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