Community Engagement Lead

About the Opportunity & The Company

Our client is a hyper-growth AI and data center infrastructure pioneer building the physical foundation for the future of artificial intelligence. They acquire power, design and build next-generation data centers, and operate massive compute clusters for the world's leading technology laboratories and enterprise firms. Backed by substantial institutional capital, they operate at a breakneck pace where speed-to-market and sheer scale are their core competitive advantages. Because their physical developments represent long-term investments that will integrate into local communities for decades, our client treats community integration as a fundamental pillar of project success. They are looking for a Community Engagement Lead to act as the primary bridge between their scaling infrastructure projects and the local municipalities, utility networks, and civic organizations that surround them.

What You Will Do

• Build the Playbook: Standardize the company’s community relations strategy by developing a scalable engagement playbook covering stakeholder mapping, local outreach cadences, risk escalation protocols, and regional benefit structures.
• Act as the face of the company at local town halls, county planning commissions, public hearings, and regional economic development forums.
• Manage Complex Stakeholder Matrices: Cultivate and sustain trusted partnerships with a diverse web of external stakeholders, including elected officials, municipal staff, utility providers, school districts, trade associations, and grassroots community groups.
• Mitigate Reputational & Political Risk: Proactively detect local opposition or regulatory shifts before they organize. Monitor state and municipal legislation, analyze utility and environmental policy trends, and brief internal site-selection and legal teams before capital is committed.
• Structure Local Impact Programs: Design and execute customized community benefit initiatives—including local workforce development programs, educational partnerships, and targeted grants—and translate complex engineering realities into clear, meaningful local narratives.

Who You Are

• Hyperscale or Energy Sector Context: Direct experience managing public affairs, site-selection support, or community relations within the hyperscale data center, heavy energy, or large-scale industrial infrastructure sectors.
• Utility & Grid Literacy: Solid familiarity with regional energy procurement, grid interconnection dynamics, or large-scale sustainability and environmental permitting communications.
• Multi-Jurisdictional Depth: A proven track record of handling municipal approvals and community diplomacy across multiple US states or international jurisdictions.
• Sovereign & Private Diplomacy: Experience successfully balancing relationships with government bodies and public utilities alongside fast-moving private enterprise priorities.
• Willingness to Travel: Flexibility to travel 30%+ to active and prospective data center project sites as required by development timelines.

The Compensation Package

• Highly competitive base salary mirroring top-tier technology market rates.
• Meaningful equity upside package tied to company scale and milestones.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Roads retirement program.
• Generous paid time off policy and flexible corporate perks.