Manager, Community Relations - Large Loads
About The Position
The Manager, Community Relations is responsible for building and maintaining community relationships in support of the Company's growth projects, with particular focus on large-load customer developments. The role develops jurisdiction-specific engagement plans tailored to local context, builds relationships with local officials, community organizations, and relevant economic development or regulatory bodies, and monitors community sentiment and local risks to inform project planning. The manager coordinates strategy and messaging with Community Relations and Communications counterparts and works with regulatory and site development teams to keep communities informed as projects progress. The position represents the Company in local government and community engagement to build trusted relationships that support growth projects.
Requirements
- College degree in communications, public affairs, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Seven years of experience developing community engagement or public affairs strategy.
- Very strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work with complex issues in a public setting.
- Ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
- Willingness to work non-traditional hours to attend community and local government meetings.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in an energy, infrastructure, or large-scale development context.
- Experience working across multi-state, multi-jurisdiction, or municipal/local government contexts.
- Experience coordinating with external communications or public affairs partners.
- Familiarity with economic development organizations (EDCs) and their role in project siting and community engagement.
- Familiarity with rural electric cooperatives, zoning processes, or other jurisdiction-specific land/site partnership structures.
Responsibilities
- Build community- and jurisdiction-specific engagement plans for large-load growth projects, tailored to local context and stakeholder landscape.
- Build and maintain relationships with elected officials, community leaders, relevant economic development or governing bodies, and local organizations.
- Respond to, listen for, and elevate community concerns and questions related to growth projects, including monitoring local regulatory or approval processes that may affect project timing.
- Keep internal teams informed of community sentiment and local developments; coordinate with counterparts from other OpCos and the central communications team.
- Partner with existing Community Relations, Account Management, and/or local partners, such as NGOs, EDCs, and governments, to coordinate outreach and share learnings across the territory.
- Tailor messaging to jurisdiction-specific priorities and keep engagement aligned as regulatory filings and site development progress.
- Perform special projects and other duties as required.
- Attend community and local government meetings, including during non-traditional hours.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Program
- Medical/Pharmacy Plan
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
- Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
- Transportation Reimbursement Account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
