Vice President, Strategic Communications - Industrial Real Estate Development

What You'll Do

• Translate complex legislative and regulatory issues into compelling narratives that advance strategic objectives.
• Tailor communication strategies based on local political, regulatory, and community dynamics, ensuring messaging is properly localized while staying aligned to overall strategy.
• Guide retained agencies, consultants and internal resources to coordinate messaging across owned, earned, and digital channels in key markets.
• Mobilize and direct external consultants and internal resources to execute rapid-response communication plans when navigating political developments, regulatory hurdles, or localized community pushback.
• Serve as the internal coordinator between Strategic Initiatives, Development, and Government Affairs with outside consultants executing external communications for high-profile real estate development projects.

Strategic Direction & Implementation

• Set the strategic vision and messaging strategy that supports market-specific objectives by guiding internal team members and work of external consultants, ensuring their output advances company priorities.
• Establish clear KPIs, review deliverables, and hold outside firms accountable for quality, consistency, and impact.
• Manage scopes of work, contracts, and budgets across multiple consultant relationships.
• Direct development of speeches, op-eds, policy memos, grass-roots communication and presentations that position the company as a responsible industry leader and partner.

Consultant Identification & Selection

• Source, evaluate, and onboard outside strategic communications, public affairs, and PR consultants and agencies suited to the regulatory and political dynamics of each market.
• Represent the company in relationships with retained firms, setting expectations from day one on quality, responsiveness, and fit with our culture.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Communications, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, or corporate communications, ideally with substantial experience directing outside agencies or consultants.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, vetting, and managing a portfolio of external communications consultants or agencies across multiple markets or regions.
• Experience in real estate development, energy/utility sectors, or highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.
• Skilled in developing scopes of work, negotiating contracts, and managing consultant budgets and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to bring clarity to ambiguous political or regulatory situations and translate them into clear direction for outside partners.
• High level of political savvy, maturity, and experience directing communications in crisis scenarios.
• Exceptional judgment and editorial eye, with a track record of developing and reviewing a wide variety of public affairs, executive communication and grass-roots communications materials.
• Able to influence and manage relationships with a wide network of external partners, as well as internal stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Able to travel as required to support consultant oversight and business needs across our markets.