Public Involvement Specialist

Public Involvement and Outreach 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 Orlando-area office, located in Maitland, FL, 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

• Coordinate and implement public involvement and outreach programs and project communications
• Coordinate meetings with agencies and other stakeholders for information gathering and dissemination
• Face-to-face meetings with project stakeholders including landowners, municipal officials, and others
• Field visits with the project team to identify areas of potential concern and solutions for abutting landowners, businesses, and other stakeholders
• Assist with coordinating public involvement for Environmental Justice communities
• Plan, coordinate logistics, and participate in public open house meetings and small group briefings
• Develop project collateral materials such as mailers, newsletters, FAQs, and PPTs for presenting to project stakeholders
• Manage vendors including print, mail, language translation and interpretation, and video hosting firms
• Schedule and facilitate communications meetings for project team members, including web-based video meetings
• Coordinate with internal and external project teams
• Monitor and respond to stakeholder inquiries and concerns received via hotline and email
• Maintain quality control for all deliverables
• Travel up to 25% of the time within the State of Florida; overnight stays may be required for evening meetings or fieldwork
• Work across all of POWERs business lines to provide communications services with engineering, planning, design and construction projects
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education / Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Communications, Marketing, Political Science, Environmental Planner, or a related field
• Zero to three (0-3) years of experience, ideally with large infrastructure construction projects and / or real estate / land management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in participating in web-based meeting platforms including but not limited to Zoom, Cisco WebEx, and MS Teams

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple : Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

Youll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives and have the chance to make a positive impact on society, and the environment.

And youll find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career.

Since were employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development, and a full benefits package :

Medical / Dental / Vision

Maternity Leave

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Vacation / Paid Sick Leave

Voluntary Life Insurance

Telehealth Benefit covers all providers

New Dads and Moms Benefit program

Fertility Benefits

Gender-affirming care