Manager, Community Engagement

Community Engagement Manager

Invenergy is North America's largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

The Community Engagement Manager will lead local outreach and serve as relationship lead with stakeholders in communities where Invenergy has a presence.

Responsibilities

• Represent Invenergy in meetings with local officials, landowners, and other stakeholders and in public meetings hosted by the project.
• Understand and explain benefits of projects to host community members.
• Negotiate and obtain certain local approvals required for project development.
• Lead development and implementation of a structured community relations program to support Invenergy's planned developments and operating projects
  • The goal of the community relations program will be to build awareness of and position Invenergy as a good corporate citizen both in local project communities and with statewide NGOs in the energy industry, economic development, non-profit and other realms.
  • Ensure the project's community relations plan aligns with company priorities and partnerships.
• Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support and assist in project budgeting and scheduling based on local public engagement needs.
• Monitor local project opposition and develop relationships and educate key individuals to neutralize or mitigate the spread of opposition.
• Coordinate with local counties and government groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with local political and stakeholder engagement (preferably in rural areas).
• A BS or BA from an accredited college program.
• 5+ years' work experience in local economic or real estate project development, and/or in the renewable and clean energy industry.
• Ability to spend approximately 50% of time traveling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong organizational, networking, leadership and time management skills.
• Ability to write effective, concise reports.
• Familiarity with energy project development, real estate development, transmission and power project engineering are advantageous.

Base Pay $ - $ USD Annual Bonus: 25% - 40%

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.