Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Important Application Submission Information

In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Thursday, December 18, 2025

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives.

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

Please note: the preferred locations are Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC. However, Greensboro, NC or Winston-Salem, NC locations will also be considered. The selected candidate must live within a reasonable travel distance of any of these locations.

Position Summary

The Principal Stakeholder Engagement Manager is an expert in external project engagement strategy and execution, supporting multiple business units and project types. This specific role focuses on new electric generation, solar generation, battery energy storage, and transmission projects. This position leads comprehensive planning and implementation of external stakeholder engagement to support infrastructure projects in North Carolina.

Key Priorities

- Engagement Planning and Implementation

- Relationship Management

- Direct Customer Interaction

Responsibilities

- Develop project-specific engagement plans for infrastructure projects in North Carolina

- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal business units and external stakeholders

- Facilitate internal alignment to support project success

- Create, edit, and publish accurate project communications

- Establish and manage two-way communication mechanisms with external audiences

- Serve as a field engagement representative as needed

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years minimum of related experience

- In lieu of bachelor's degree, high school diploma/GED and eleven (11) years minimum of related experience

Desired Qualifications

- Proven leadership in developing and executing engagement plans, with minimal oversight and direction

- Ability to work effectively within a matrixed organization

- Experience managing both internal and external relationships effectively

- Demonstrated success in managing high-risk infrastructure projects

- Skilled in customer communication and issue resolution

- Experience facilitating cross-functional teams

- Experience conducting community assessments for engagement planning

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Expertise in managing project impacts and maintaining open communication

- Experience managing budgets

Working Conditions

- Attendance at early morning, night and weekend community meetings and activities as needed

- Must have means of transportation for some travel throughout the assigned territory and occasionally the state

- Requires availability 24/7 for storm response or other issues/emergencies

- Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility. Please note: hybrid mobility classification requires a weekly onsite presence.

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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