Powered by our dedicated team, we are seeking an enthusiastic advocate for our Regional Public Affairs Manager position located in Washington State (Pullman). Join us today!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Educate and inform Washington state policymakers, agency officials, and organizations about the impacts of regulations, laws, and policies on our operations.
• Identify, analyze, and provide strategic recommendations on public policy issues primarily affecting our regional operations.
• Build and manage relationships, acting as a liaison with state officials, staff, and local and regional policymakers and government entities.
• Manage relationships with various regional trade associations, state chambers, and other industry stakeholders; drive policy development with these groups to align with our legislative and regulatory policies.
• Identify opportunities for executives and subject matter experts to share company experience and knowledge for key policy development.
• Regularly update employees and leaders on potential, imminent, and current government impacts on business operations.
• Serve as an integral and participative member of the SEL public affairs team.
• Advocate for fair, free, flat, and open business environments.
• Model and teach SEL values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Extensive experience in government relations, public affairs, or a similar field or related industry
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Satisfactory background check results

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational, networking, leadership, and time management skills
• Previous public affairs experience in Washington state

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. Pay range for position is $76,900 - $120,300. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location.

Communication with Applicants

We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

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