Public Outreach and Communications Specialist

Location Portland

Job Code 16145

# of openings 1

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Public Outreach and Communications Specialist

POWER Engineers seeks a Public Involvement and Outreach 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 Portland, OR office and offers a hybrid work environment that allows for a combination of office and at-home work.

The successful candidate will engage in extensive fieldwork, constituting up to 50% of their weekly responsibilities. The role involves substantial public-facing interactions, both in-person at meetings and one-on-one engagements with landowners, necessitating continuous coordination with clients.

The ideal candidate 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 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 gathering and dissemination.

· Maintain quality control for all deliverables.

· Coordinate, lead and attend public open house meetings.

· Develop project presentation materials such as mailers, digital content, and frequently asked questions, 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 seven (7) years’ 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 interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team and collaborative environment.

· Excellent written and verbal skills are essential.

· 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

· Seven - ten (7-10) years of experience working on communications and public outreach for utility and energy related projects.

· Five (5) 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!

EOE, including disability/vets

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