Senior Public Involvement and Communications Specialist

POWER Engineers seeks a Senior Public Involvement and Communications Specialist to join our Environmental Division which provides planning, permitting, engineering, site assessment, and corrective action services to clients worldwide.

This opportunity is based at our Salt Lake City, Utah office and offers a hybrid work environment that allows for a combination of office and at-home work.

The successful candidate will engage in substantial public-facing interactions and will possess exceptional writing and interpersonal skills. This is a full-time, salaried position with an accompanying comprehensive benefits package.

Roles and Responsibilities

        Oversee primary strategy, work plan, and internal resource assignments for the public outreach and communications aspect of client projects         Work with junior staff to lead, mentor and help develop professionally         Help lead innovation for new technologies and processes for public involvement services         Manage and oversee administrative and professional staff on tasks, schedule, and budget         Participate as part of the division’s extended leadership team to help shape our group’s future         Coordinate meetings with agencies and other stakeholders for information dissemination and gathering         Maintain quality control for all deliverables         Coordinate, lead and attend public meetings         Develop project presentation materials such as mailers, digital content, and frequently asked questions (FAQs), etc         Schedule and facilitate internal and external communications meetings for project team members, including web-based video meetings         Coordinate with internal and external project teams         Work across all of POWER’s business lines to assist with engineering, planning and design efforts         Assist supervisor with long-range visioning and business planning         Assist in preparing work scope and tasks, budget and schedule for completion         Other duties as assigned         Travel up to 15-30% of time; overnight stays will be required for evening meetings

Required Education/Experience

        Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Political Science, Public Policy or related field         Minimum ten (10) years of experience working on communications and public outreach for utility- and energy-related projects; or applicable large infrastructure projects         Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail         Supervisory experience         Direct interaction with external stakeholders (both public speaking to groups and 1:1 interactions) required; facilitation skills strongly desired         Excellent written and verbal skills are essential         Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team and collaborative environment         Experience with Microsoft Office suite of programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)         Proficiency in participating in web-based meeting platforms including but not limited to Zoom, Cisco WebEx, MS Teams

 Desired Education/Experience

        Ten to fifteen (10-15) years’ experience working on communications and public outreach for utility and energy related projects         Seven (7) years’ leading communications and public outreach for utility and energy related projects         Management experience

 At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You’ll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives with the opportunity to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you’ll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.  Since we’re employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

        Medical/Dental/Vision          Paid Holidays          Vacation/Paid Sick Leave          Voluntary Life Insurance          401K          Telehealth Benefit covers all providers          Maternity and Paternity Leave          New Dads and Moms Benefit program          Fertility Benefits          Gender -Affirming Care 

 POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

POWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities

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