Project Outreach Specialist Senior

## Project Outreach Specialist Senior Apply:
New Albany, OH:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 3, 2026 (10 days left to apply):
R18953
** Job Posting End Date
** Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
** Job Summary
** This position supports the primary field customer relations and communications resource for public interaction and outreach on AEP Transmission projects. Responsible for assisting in identifying, developing, and coordinating delivery of overall outreach strategies to support the goals, philosophies, policies, initiatives, and day-to-day activities of AEP Transmission and its affiliates, including joint ventures. Key member of project siting team who interfaces with or supports interaction with external audiences, including individual customers and local officials.

Requirements include excellent written and public speaking skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong business knowledge. Able to meet with affected or potentially affected customers to surface issues, solve problems, and bring local knowledge and insight to the siting process.
** Job Description**#
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* What You’ll Do:

*** # Works directly with affected or potentially affected landowners to gain beneficial project routing information and resolves issues before and during the transmission line routing process.* # Represents AEP Transmission and projects to external affairs teams and educates the public (landowners, thought leaders, elected officials) about proposed transmission projects.* # Determines and guides customer outreach strategies that improve two-way communications and line routing success at the project level.

Also will have the responsibility of directing outside consultants and resources in support of individual projects.* # Provides field support to transmission siting, line engineering, right-of-way, and project management team to ensure projects are executed on time.* # Works closely with Project Management, Line and Station Engineering, Right of Way, Corporate Communications, and External Affairs to foster two-way communications between key stakeholders and the project team to improve success in siting transmission projects.

Coordinates deployment of resources accordingly.# #
** What we're looking for**#
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* Note:

This position is posted at multiple grade levels and offers a range of opportunities for advancement. The minimum qualifications outlined below apply to the Project Specialist with increased educational, skill, experience and certification requirements for the Project Outreach Specialist Sr. role.**
* ** Project Outreach Specialist (SG - 006)
**** Education requirements are listed below:
** Bachelor's degree in journalism, business, marketing, customer service, advertising, communications, public relations or public affairs, or related field.  
** Work Experience requirement listed below:
** Minimum two years of experience in Utilities, Corporate Communications, Customer Service, Marketing, Media Relations, Journalism, or related field.  #
** Project Outreach Specialist Sr (SG-007)**#
** Education requirements are listed below:
** Bachelor's degree in journalism, business, marketing, customer service, advertising, communications, public relations, public affairs, or related field.# #
** Work Experience requirement listed below**:
Four years' experience in Utilities, Corporate Communications, Customer Service, Marketing, Media Relations, Journalism, or related field.  #
** OTHER REQUIREMENTS**:  # Travel requirements are expected 25% of the time.# Physical demand level is Sedentary.# # These are additional expectations for the job and could include specific work experience, license / certifications, preemployment testing, expectations about…