Stakeholder Relations Associate / Manager

The Company:

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Energix Renewables is a leading independent power producer that develops, constructs, owns and operates solar energy projects in Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Energix Renewables is a subsidiary of an Israeli publicly traded company, Energix – Renewable Energies Ltd. (TASE: ENRG). With operations in Israel, Poland, and the United States, the Energix group of companies has brought online over 1GW, with a pipeline of more than 7GW, leading the “green revolution” in the energy sector with its innovative solar and wind energy generation projects.

The Role:

The Stakeholder Relations Associate/Manager will work within Energix Renewables Development Team focused within the PJM-ISO, specifically Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and other states as assigned. This is an exciting opportunity to have a career in industry-leading engagement strategies to empower communities and advance a carbon-free future. This role will support Energix Renewables strategic renewable energy-related stakeholder engagement, local community relations, drafting communications for strategic planning and social impact partnership development.

This position is intended to be based out of Energix's Arlington, Virginia office, but a hybrid (part-time in office/part time remote) structure could be discussed for the right candidate; preference to candidates located within driving distance to our projects and our Arlington, Virginia office.

Travel estimated at 30-40%.

Primary Duties:

As a Stakeholder Relations Associate/Manager your primary focus is to:

• Accountable for the development and implementation of state and project-specific engagement plans and related budgets that align with the company’s brand positioning and support its development objectives.
• Maintain, cultivate, and document relationships and engagement activities with key leadership within affected communities and local organizations. Key stakeholders may include local government officials, business leaders, landowners, emergency responders, and non-government organizations.
• Build and maintain strong internal relationships with cross-functional teams, including development, permitting, execution, construction and others. Informing the team of potential project risks, opportunities, stakeholder concerns and critical engagement activities.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Research, engage, and build strategic partnerships within local communities hosting Energix projects in alignment with project educational and collaboration needs.

• Create and maintain accurate lists of stakeholders in project areas. Collect, review, and document stakeholder feedback and interactions through the utilization of our stakeholder relations management tool.

• Draft, collaborate, and distribute targeted external communications, such as informational handouts, talking points, presentations, and public meeting displays, to bolster local presence and maintain open project communications.

• Monitor project toll-free phone lines and project emails as well as social and traditional media.
• Complete needed administrative tasks such as processing invoices, mailings, ordering marketing materials, and managing an events and communications calendar.

• Participate in formalized Energix-specific learning opportunities to further your knowledge and understanding towards leading the energy transition.

• Other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

Personal Traits

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Team-oriented, collaborative and enjoys networking with internal and external stakeholders.

• Character that is high achievement and action-oriented, self-confident, reliable, open, curious, considerate, accommodating, courageous, and bold.

• Well-developed prioritization, adaptable, time management and multi-tasking skills.

• Ability to work independently on multiple projects, under deadline pressure.

Knowledge

• University degree from a related post-secondary program.

• Related work or internship experience in project community engagement preferred. Applicable educational/experience backgrounds may include communication studies, public relations, public policy, public administration, environmental studies/sustainability, social sciences, business administration/management.