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Senior or Principal Scientist/Senior Manager - Power Generation and Electric Transmission

Braun Intertec Corporation

Bloomington, MNFull-time$96–144K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$96–144K/yr
Location
Bloomington, MN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degreeValid Driver's License

Job overview

Braun Intertec seeks a senior environmental consulting leader to manage complex, multidisciplinary projects in power generation, renewable energy, battery storage, and electric transmission. The role combines project and team leadership, client and regulatory relationships, business development, and oversight of project performance. Candidates should bring extensive environmental consulting and energy infrastructure project management experience, along with knowledge of applicable environmental planning and permitting processes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Transmission Project ManagementSubstation Project ManagementRenewable Energy ProjectsPower Generation ProjectsNEPA RegulationsEnvironmental Planning and PermittingRegulatory Agency CoordinationStakeholder Relationship ManagementRegulatory InterpretationApplicability DeterminationsProposal DevelopmentCost EstimationBusiness Risk AssessmentContract ManagementService DeliveryOperational ProcessesRisk ManagementSupervisory ResponsibilitiesMinnesota PUC ProcessesWisconsin PSC ProcessesIowa Utilities Commission ProcessesTexas PUC ProcessesMinnesota MEPA ProcessesEnergy Infrastructure SitingFERC ProcessesEnvironmental PlanningTeam ManagementClient-Facing EngagementLeadershipInterpersonal SkillsRapport BuildingEnvironmental Regulatory ProgramsBusiness DevelopmentCommunicationCritical Thinking

Qualifications

15+ Years Environmental Consulting10+ Years Energy Project ManagementMultiple Years Team ManagementValid Driver's LicenseSatisfactory Driving RecordBachelor's in Environmental Science/Studies, Land Use Planning, Engineering, Geology or Related

Full job description

Job Duties

Responsibilities:

Be a connector: Actively seek out, build, and nurture lasting relationships with clients, vendors, and partners through networking, outreach, outstanding project work, and consistent communication.

Lead with energy: Inspire and guide project teams, keeping momentum high and ensuring smooth execution-even when challenges arise.

Drive performance: Monitor project profitability, timelines, and resource allocation to ensure excellence across the board.

Be a brand ambassador: Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.

Mentor and manage: Lead, motivate, and mentor team members in areas of technical practice, provide coaching and feedback, and support staff development while fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Grow the business: Collaborate with business development and program management teams to identify and pursue new opportunities with both existing and prospective clients in the energy sector.

Deliver and develop resources for technical excellence: Manage and direct complex multi-disciplinary environmental projects and teams for power sector projects, including power generation (wind/solar/geothermal), battery storage (BESS), and/or electric transmission projects.

Required technical areas include experience in:

o Managing large-scale transmission, substation, renewable energy, and power generation projects.

o NEPA or state-equivalent regulations and processes, including State Public Utility Commission and environmental planning/permitting.

o USACE, USFWS, federal land management, SHPO, state DNR or equivalent, and county/city/local government regulatory agencies

o Developed relationships with clients, regulatory agency staff, resource managers, and other key project stakeholders.

o Experience working as a third-party contractor on NEPA or State Public Utility Commission projects

o Ability to read and interpret regulations and perform applicability determinations

o Proposal and cost estimate development, business risk assessment, contract management

o Ensure high-quality service/product delivery

o Operational processes, procedures, risk management, and supervisory responsibilities

What We'd Love to See in You

BS degree or higher in Environmental Science/Studies, Land Use Planning, Engineering, Geology, or related field.

15+ years of direct environmental consulting experience commensurate with the described duties of the position, with a minimum of 10+ years project management experience in energy infrastructure projects.

Existing industry network within utilities, developers, independent system operators, and regulatory agencies.

Experience working with Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, Iowa Utilities Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, preferred.

Minnesota's MEPA processes (EAWs, EAs, AUARs, and EISs) and siting/routing processes outlined in the Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act.

Experience with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other linear energy infrastructure environmental planning projects.

Naturally outgoing and enjoy interacting with people.

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Comfortable initiating conversations and building rapport with new contacts.

Demonstrated experience and knowledge of environmental and regulatory programs and processes as they apply to energy and commercial clients.

Multiple years of experience in team management and client-facing roles.

Strong desire to help build and grow a client base through supporting diverse business development initiatives.

Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.

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Compensation Range:

$96,000.00 - $144,000.00

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

Braun Intertec strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email [email protected].

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Braun Intertec is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at [email protected]. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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Minimum Education Required

Not Specified

Minimum Experience Required

Not Specified

Shift

Other

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$96,000.00 - $144,000.00 / Annually

Postal Code

55431

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

105402

Job Benefits

See job description

How this job compares

Set against the 15,465 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$96–144K/yr
  • Minnesota median$100–166K/yr217 salary ranges
  • US median$102–170K/yr9,809 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $120K, is 9% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($133K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 278 open Project Management jobs in Minnesota and 15,465 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,297 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,247 of the 15,465 open Project Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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