Senior Public Involvement and Communications Specialist

Senior Public Involvement and Communications Specialist

POWER Engineers seeks a Senior Public Involvement and Communications 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 Salt Lake City, Utah office and offers a hybrid work environment that allows for a combination of office and at-home work.

The successful candidate will engage in substantial public-facing interactions and 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 lead, 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 dissemination and gathering
• Maintain quality control for all deliverables
• Coordinate, lead and attend public meetings
• Develop project presentation materials such as mailers, digital content, and frequently asked questions (FAQs), 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
• Travel up to 15-30% of time; overnight stays will be required for evening meetings

Requirements

Desired Education / Experience

Benefits

POWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities

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