Career Area:

Communications

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

ELECTRIC POWER DIVISION  

From providing back-up power to hospitals and data centers to delivering emergency power when natural disasters strike, Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division (EPD) develops the power solutions our customers need to build a better, more sustainable world.

With more than 95 years in the electric power business, our dynamic and global team is at the forefront of energy transition, growing our core businesses, and innovating for the future. To support this exciting work, we’re looking for a creative and passionate senior communications consultant to join our fun and collaborative team.

To support this exciting work, we're looking for a creative and passionate division communications manager to join our fun and collaborative team.

The Electric Power communications team plays a powerful role in connecting teams and efforts across the organization. As a trusted business partner, you’ll work closely with senior leaders and business partners to drive our strategic priorities and OneEPD culture through actionable communications plans. You’ll also lead and collaborate with global, cross-functional teams that make an important impact to the business. 

Job Summary: 

The Electric Power Division (EPD) has an exciting opportunity for a Division Communications Manager. In this role, you lead a team to implement communication strategies to achieve divisional and enterprise objectives to enhance our OneEPD culture and enable business success for our workforce of 2,000+ global employees. You’re a trusted adviser to the Sr. Vice President, the HR Director and senior leadership team as you provide innovative and tailored communications solutions. 

This role will focus on enhancing the employee experience by prioritizing people and internal communications. You will develop and implement strategies to improve internal communication channels, ensuring that employees are well-informed, engaged, and connected. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the media team to tell compelling stories highlighting our businesses and people in various markets. Every day you can positively influence and impact the culture, business, and success of employees, leaders and the division.

What you will do: 

Lead a global communications team to develop and execute actionable communication strategies to drive collaboration, understanding and pride in our power systems solutions. 

Inspire the Electric Power leadership team and senior business partners to embrace effective communication solutions, including storytelling, change management, and new technologies. 

Prepare internal and external presentations, speeches, and other materials to embed the identity of Electric Power with key stakeholder groups. Conduct final review and approval before communications are released. 

Partner with Human Resources to build and manage strategies that develop leaders, prioritize inclusion, and instill deep understanding of the business. 

 

What Skills you will have: 

Planning & Project Management: Creating and implementing a strategy for supporting current and future business needs while also leading the execution of the agreed upon timelines. Ensuring stakeholder awareness and approvals are gained appropriately. 

Communicating Complex Concepts: Quickly grasps complex ideas and details with the ability to summarize and simplify in a simple, clear language appropriate to the audience(s). 

Effective Communications: Communicates effectively with diverse audience, internally and externally, develops a deep understanding of global cultures, to ensure messages are clearly written and understood. Has the ability to coach others on methods of improving their own communications. 

Influencing: Leads and presents collaborative proposals that persuasively influence decision makers. Delivers well-received presentations of cost, benefits, risks, and other considerations. Advises on techniques to build rapport and commitment to common purpose. Achieves influence and impact even when holding a position contrary to the majority. 

Initiative: Chooses to go above and beyond what’s expected of the role without being asked. Proceeds without seeking unnecessary permissions while keeping stakeholders properly updated with progress. 

Interpersonal Relationships: Seeks out what's common in conflicting points of view. Establishes, influences and maintains credibility with key individuals inside and outside own group and earns respect at all levels of the organization. 

Communicating & Writing: Creates and develops materials, speeches, presentations, reviews press releases, and develops internal and external social media plans. Will play a leading role in defining division and segment specific writing approaches and practices. 

Organizational Communications: Develops organizational communication strategies and policies. Advises others on a wide spectrum of communications programs. Leads in the design and development of multimedia communications campaigns. Champions the use of innovative communications vehicles and practices. 

Education and Experience Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, or related field, or the equivalent in on-the-job experience. 

Excellent interpersonal skills are required to deal with sensitive issues, develop others, or persuade others inside and outside the department to take specific actions. 

Additional Information: 

The primary location for this position is Irving, TX.

Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.

This position may require 15% travel. 

Visa Sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Final Details:
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers

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Summary Pay Range:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Annual incentive bonus plan*

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

February 12, 2025 - February 19, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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