American Electric Power

Project Communication Specialist

LocationCorpus Christi, TX
Job TypeFull-time
Salary$72,400-$90,474

About This Job


Job Posting End Date


05-30-2025

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

The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees….the best in the business! We’re proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses, spanning across 11 states. We’re passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve. We’re powering the future – today!

Are you a skilled and motivated Project Communication Specialist seeking a new opportunity in the Abilene or Corpus Christi, TX vicinity? Join our team where you’ll make an impact while contributing to the development and implementation of the systems and infrastructure needed to efficiently deliver energy services to our valued customers.

NOTE: Communications experts are encouraged to apply for a position on AEP’s Transmission Project Outreach Team. AEP seeks an individual who is self-motivated, interested in working with communities to support electric utility projects in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas and can work in a fast-paced work environment. The individual must be a collaborative team player with the ability to multi-task. Bilingual Spanish speakers are encouraged to apply!


Project Communication Specialist


What You’ll Do:

Assist in defining activities, durations, work sequences, and relationship logic to develop the scope of work plan and develop milestones to represent key decisions and deliverables that take place during execution.
Ensure all scope and deliverables are accounted for.
Develop, maintain, and analyze scope of work project schedules using Primavera.
Organize and provide support during schedule review meetings with all stakeholders and incorporate appropriate details. Ensure clear minutes and action items, as required.
Engage scope of work team and stakeholders to create schedules, assist in, and provide schedule analysis updates to project team, alerting them to schedule risks and issues that could delay milestones.
Communicate schedule status to project stakeholders.
Develop an understanding of the AEP project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards.
Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.


What We’re Looking For:


Technical Expertise:

You must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and ability to develop complex spreadsheets.


Leadership and Guidance:

You must be a team player with ability to work and collaborate well with others.
Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under general supervision, be independent, and competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all aspects.


Planning and Organization:

Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively and efficiently; show capacity for organizational and planning skills; as well as having an aptitude for accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to achieve goals.
Some travel, including overnight, may be required. On rare occasions, temporary relocation might be required to complete work.


Problem Solving and Initiative:

Ability to coordinate multiple scopes of work projects of variable complexity.


Business Awareness:

Safely and effectively perform light physical duties at various work sites including home and AEP locations in varying conditions.
Understand and support the policies, values, principles, structure and behavior of AEP.
As applicable based on role and site, duties can involve construction site walkdown on unstable surfaces, climbing ladders, and awareness of hazardous site conditions, as applicable.


Project Communication Specialist (Grade 6) $72,400-$90,000

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: One year experience in Utilities, Corporate Communications, Customer Service, Marketing, Media Relations, Journalism, or related field.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Travel requirements are expected 25-50% 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 travel, shift work, etc.

The ability to handle multiple projects and assignments is critical.

May require extended hours to accomplish assigned tasks to meet requirements and schedules.
Some overnight travel to facilities and projects (field work) is required periodically.
Twenty to thirty percent of travel time associated with this position.
Ability to hike one mile ten percent of the time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: List physical demands required for this job, but not limited to: Ability to hike one mile – 10 % of the time.


Compensation Data


Compensation Grade:


SP20-006


Compensation Range:


$72,380.00-90,474.50 USD

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

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