Community Relations Specialist - Oahu

Community Relations Specialist
- Oahu (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Hawaiian Electric Company Honolulu,HI

Description:

We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Applications will be screened based on the information provided; in order to assist us in determining qualifications, please upload a current resume and take some time to update your employment information, certifications, etc. The information will flow over to your profile.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

The P QR COMMUNITY RELATIONS Department of the P COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Professional)

Develops, implements and coordinates community relations programs to further Company goals and objectives, including identifying critical community issues and concerns that may potentially impact the Company and recommending actions designed to address them.

• Develops and implements strategic community relations and communications plans aimed at advancing the achievement of Company goals and facilitating the acceptance of Company initiatives and programs. Plans should incorporate insight gained through building key relationships with residential customers, community leaders, neighborhood boards, and other civic, community, and charitable organizations. Provide community relations guidance and consultation to Company personnel and assists in preparation of meetings, presentations, and materials necessary for public outreach.
  
  Evening and/or weekend work may be necessary to ensure successful working relationships within the community.
• Functions as the company's Company's liaison with customer and community stakeholders for major capital projects and smaller-scale projects. Provides community relations guidance, consultation, and strategy development for these projects to project personnel and assists in preparation of presentations for project managers. Conducts outreach and presentations before public groups and agencies in sometimes potentially hostile environments to explain the Company's position and address sensitive community concerns.
  
  Responds to escalated concerns from customers or community members impacted by projects.
• Collaborates with Government Relations on critical issues being discussed with public and elected officials, including state and local agencies. Conducts research as needed to assist with responding to inquiries from federal, state, and county elected officials and government agencies. Works closely with Corporate Communications and Government Relations on external communications.
• Apprise, inform, and educate Company management and employees about customer and community concerns that may impact operations to assure that the Company is fully aware of the environment in which it is operating and doing business. Solicit, monitor, and assess customer and community issues, community newsletters and other communications to track community sentiment and feeling. Also provides community relations support and training to employees and contractors to ensure awareness and sensitivity to customer and community member needs.
• Provides cultural support for Company's projects in culturally sensitive areas and assists project leads with compliance with historic preservation issues. Collaborates closely with Community Relations Manager, Community Affairs Director, and Consultants to develop strategies for navigating through cultural sensitivities unique to Hawai'i. Such sensitivities include inadvertent burial discoveries, cultural protocols, and working in cultural resource areas. Coordinates…