Community Engagement Manager
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JobgetherEnergy infrastructure
Ability to work remotely from MinnesotaFull-TimeManager
SalaryAnnual base salary: $105,400–$143,200, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least five years of experience in community relations, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, or a related field.
- Required Skills
- Stakeholder managementWriting
Requirements
- At least five years of experience in community relations, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, or a related field.
- Experience developing and executing community engagement strategies.
- Experience building productive relationships with local officials and community organizations.
- Strong public speaking, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings and engage diverse audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and sound judgment when navigating sensitive discussions, public concerns, conflicting perspectives, and external communications.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and project timelines with organized follow-through.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Strong writing skills and the ability to develop clear, audience-appropriate messaging about complex topics.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Willingness to travel regularly throughout Minnesota, including occasional overnight and out-of-state trips.
- Preferred: experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure, or another regulated industry.
- Preferred: familiarity with Minnesota communities, local government structures, permitting processes, and regulatory requirements.
- Preferred: experience organizing public meetings or managing engagement for infrastructure, energy, or land-use projects.
- Preferred: familiarity with CRM platforms, stakeholder engagement dashboards, or AI-enabled tools.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead community engagement strategies to support energy project deployment across Minnesota.
- Identify stakeholders, assess community sentiment, anticipate concerns, and develop proactive engagement plans.
- Build relationships with local government officials, community organizations, public representatives, and other stakeholders.
- Represent the organization at public meetings, local government discussions, community events, and stakeholder consultations.
- Plan and facilitate informational sessions, outreach activities, and community meetings.
- Coordinate engagement activities with Host Engagement, Commercialization, Marketing, and Project teams.
- Identify community opposition, stakeholder concerns, and project risks, and recommend practical solutions.
- Support local approval processes and coordinate engagement with relevant authorities and decision-makers.
- Develop engagement tools, dashboards, tracking systems, and repeatable processes; maintain records of communications, feedback, commitments, and follow-up actions.
- Create audience-appropriate communication materials with Marketing and share local insights with internal teams.
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