Senior Consultant, Communications and Outreach

Edge Engineering and Science • Houston, TX

18d • Onsite

About The Position

EDGE is seeking a senior consultant to support a growing practice focused on strategic communications, community engagement, and initiatives that help clients achieve successful outcomes. The position combines strategy development and implementation with event logistics, on-site support, and facilitation of listening sessions. It is suited to a communications generalist and strategist who enjoys listening, learning, teaching, and hands-on work.

The role develops communications and outreach plans aligned with client goals, creates messaging for multi-stakeholder audiences, and partners with creative and digital teams on print and digital content. It also designs and facilitates listening sessions, plans and manages public events, and builds relationships with community leaders, advocacy groups, and other partners. The consultant contributes to client development by identifying opportunities to expand existing work and pursue new clients, and by supporting proposals, scopes, and budgets.

This is primarily an office-based position and requires travel, including some evenings and weekends, for meetings and events. Candidates must bring exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, technical writing ability for permit applications and reports, and strong problem-solving skills. EDGE seeks a candidate with a service-excellence mindset, technical quality, leadership potential, commitment to continued learning, and interest in building a long-term career in environmental consulting.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of experience in communications, community engagement, and strategy.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or English from an accredited college or university.
• Demonstrated proficiency in AP-style writing.
• Proven ability to manage projects and project teams.
• Service-excellence mindset and ability to support clients across diverse sectors, including oil and gas, power, technology, and manufacturing.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and outstanding oral and written communication skills to support positive internal, client, and contractor relationships.
• Excellent technical writing skills for permit applications and reports.
• Outstanding problem-solving abilities.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication.
• Comfort interfacing with a wide range of audiences, including those opposing a project.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work well with internal teams and independently.
• Ability to travel, including some evenings and weekends, for meetings and events.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in crisis communications and media.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement communications and outreach plans aligned with clients’ goals and corporate communications plans.
• Write messaging and frequently asked questions and answers for multi-stakeholder audiences.
• Partner with creative and digital teams to develop digital and print content.
• Design and facilitate listening sessions, community advisory sessions, and interviews.
• Create discussion guides and protocols that encourage inclusive participation, and integrate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Plan and manage in-person, virtual, and hybrid open houses.
• Facilitate public meetings, workshops, and other sessions designed to gather input.
• Prepare run-of-show documents, agendas, and presentations; write or edit post-event summaries; and manage questions, answers, and feedback loops.
• Identify partnership opportunities on behalf of clients.
• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders, advocacy groups, and key partners based on project locations.
• Establish engagement plans, feedback mechanisms, and escalation paths to promote responsiveness and two-way communication.
• Identify opportunities to expand work with existing clients and pursue opportunities with new clients.
• Write or support proposal development, including scopes and budgets.
• Travel for meetings and events, including some evenings and weekends.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan.
• Annual performance bonus program.
• Student loan repayment assistance after 12 months of employment for employees who graduated within 6 years of their start date.
• Competitive maternity leave.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior