Project Director - Utility Transmission and Distribution

Join us to shape communities, collaborate with passionate professionals, and grow with a company that invests in your success, where you’re not just an Employee but an Owner. About Our Firm Since 1968, NTH Consultants, Ltd. has been a critical part of the infrastructure engineering and environmental services that strengthen our communities and protect our ecosystem. From geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting to structural design, electric power engineering, construction management, and beyond, we provide solutions that support the success and sustainability of projects. When you join NTH, you’ll gain more than a job- you’ll become part of a team that values your career, your growth, and your life. We are committed to providing a flexible and supportive environment, professional development opportunities, and a vibrant culture that celebrates collaboration and innovation. Our culture is built on accountability, ownership, inclusion, integrity, safety, and excellence. How This Role is Unique NTH is seeking a Project Director to help grow our client footprint and market presence within the utility and municipal, transmission, distribution, and substation markets. This is a senior client-facing and market-development role for an experienced utility and energy professional who understands how major utility infrastructure projects move from opportunity through execution. The Project Director will develop strategic client relationships, identify and convert new opportunities, provide executive client leadership for major projects, and help shape NTH's growth strategy in the target markets. The role will work closely with NTH's electrical, civil, environmental, geotechnical, and construction professionals while being part of the Electrical Engineering Power and Utilities Division. The Project Director's value will be in client leadership, market knowledge, project strategy, stakeholder coordination, and aligning NTH's technical capabilities with client needs. How You Will Make an Impact MARKET GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Develop and execute a focused growth strategy for transmission, distribution, and substation engineering work within the public power and investor-owned utility markets. Develop and maintain relationships with utility executives, municipal leaders, industry partners, and other key stakeholders through regular client engagement and industry involvement. Identify emerging client needs, capital programs, market trends, regulatory drivers, and upcoming project opportunities; translate that intelligence into actionable opportunity for NTH. Lead account planning, opportunity qualification, capture strategies, and pursuit activities that convert relationships into secured work. Promote and expand NTH's multidisciplinary services within utility and municipal markets. CLIENT AND PROJECT LEADERSHIP Serve as executive client lead and trusted advisor for selected major utility, transmission, municipal, and energy projects. Lead early project development activities and partner with internal technical resources to define project strategies, scopes, delivery approaches, and fee structures. Provide executive oversight of client satisfaction, project performance, staffing, risk management, and overall delivery. Support resolution of significant client, contractual, permitting, stakeholder, and project execution issues. Coordinate across NTH divisions and outside partners to assemble the right team for multidisciplinary opportunities. ELECTRIC DIVISION STRATEGIC GROWTH Partner with the Director of Electrical Engineering Division to expand NTH's electrical engineering services and align growth initiatives with market needs. Support development and execution of division growth plans, account strategies, and opportunity pipelines. Help position NTH for utility transmission, distribution, and substation projects through strategic relationships and teaming partnerships. TALENT AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT Assist in recr…

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