Program Supervisor, Economic Development

About the role

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, with electric rates among the lowest in the nation. Its mission is to power the quality of life for 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri, covering 64 counties and over 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

The Program Supervisor, Economic Development focuses on developing and managing economic development programs that strengthen readiness across Ameren Missouri's service territory by advancing site readiness, infrastructure preparedness, community capacity, and long-term development competitiveness. The role works with communities, economic development organizations, developers, site selectors, and internal business partners to design program strategies, align utility infrastructure planning, leverage site intelligence and funding opportunities, and coordinate stakeholder engagement in support of business attraction, expansion, customer growth, and sustainable economic development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement economic development capacity-building programs and strategies that enhance development readiness, infrastructure preparedness, and long-term growth opportunities across Ameren Missouri's service territory.
• Partner with local governments, economic development organizations, developers, consultants, and other stakeholders to identify and advance initiatives that strengthen community and development capacity.
• Lead programs that improve the inventory and competitiveness of development-ready sites and other economic development opportunities that support business attraction, retention, and expansion.
• Coordinate site readiness, due diligence, infrastructure planning, and development assessments to identify opportunities that enhance market competitiveness and accelerate future development.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Planning, Transmission, Operations, Key Accounts, and other business partners to integrate utility infrastructure considerations into economic development planning and growth initiatives.
• Identify and evaluate funding opportunities, infrastructure investments, grants, and development programs that support economic growth and capacity-building objectives.
• Develop and maintain economic development intelligence, geographic data resources, readiness assessments, and related information to support strategic decision-making and project evaluation.
• Support business attraction and project development efforts through coordination of economic development inquiries, responses to Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs), analyses, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Monitor program performance, development readiness progress, economic development