Public Engagement & Outreach Professional

About the role

The Public Engagement & Outreach Professional helps lead the planning and delivery of meaningful, inclusive, and transparent engagement for electric transmission projects. This role builds relationships with communities, landowners, public officials, agencies, Tribal representatives, environmental‑justice communities, and other stakeholders throughout project planning, permitting, construction, and closeout. The successful candidate demonstrates sound judgment, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across engineering, environmental, regulatory, real‑estate, legal, and stakeholder‑engagement disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of public engagement and stakeholder outreach plans for assigned electric transmission projects or geographic regions.
• Plan, manage, and facilitate open houses, workshops, public hearings, community meetings, site visits, and small‑to‑medium stakeholder presentations.
• Develop tailored engagement content, presentations, fact sheets, newsletters, FAQs, and project communications for diverse audiences.
• Translate complex technical project details (routing, schedule, impacts, benefits) into clear, accessible language.
• Evaluate community feedback, identify emerging issues/trends, maintain issue logs, and propose timely response strategies.
• Promote culturally appropriate, equitable, and accessible engagement practices, including outreach to historically underserved and environmental‑justice communities.
• Coordinate across internal engineering, environmental, permitting, real‑estate, legal, and construction teams to align messaging and commitments.
• Independently manage stakeholder interactions, event schedules, material preparation, and cross‑functional support.
• Maintain stakeholder strategies, issue‑resolution plans, contact databases, and engagement metrics.
• Coach less experienced outreach team members and provide quality control for their deliverables.
• Represent the project with increasing independence and judgment at public or agency meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, public policy, environmental studies, planning, political science, community development, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• 4–8 years of progressive experience in stakeholder engagement, public affairs, community relations, or communications.
• Demonstrated experience managing public meetings, facilitating discussions, and developing outreach materials for infrastructure projects.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, stakeholder‑relationship‑management databases, and project trackers.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel up to 25 % of the time for site visits, community events, and evening/weekend public meetings.

Preferred qualifications

• Direct experience with electric transmission, utility, renewable energy, or linear infrastructure permitting processes.
• Experience engaging landowners, municipal governments, elected officials, and regulatory agencies.
• Deep experience with environmental‑justice, equity‑focused engagement, or Tribal consultation.
• Multilingual skills relevant to project service areas.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
• Eligibility for a deferred compensation plan or Executive Deferral Plan.
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) for full‑time salaried/exempt employees.
• Seven paid holidays and caregiver leave.
• Potential merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and additional stock awards.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $75,300.00 to $117,600.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.