FirstEnergy

Project Outreach Specialist - External Affairs - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters

LocationAkron, OH
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]

This position will be onsite and will need to reside near a FE location in our service territory (OH, PA, WV, MD, VA and NJ).

Reporting to the Director, Project Engagement and Outreach, with close coordination to the President, FE Transmission, this position supports the primary resource for strategy and public engagement and outreach on FirstEnergy Transmission projects. Key member of project siting team who interfaces with or supports interaction with external audiences, including individual customers and local officials, community groups, and key stakeholders. Requirements include excellent written and public speaking skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong business knowledge. Able to meet with affected or potentially affected communities to surface issues, solve problems, and bring local knowledge and insight to the siting process.


Responsibilities include:

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 FirstEnergy Transmission and its affiliates, including joint ventures;

Provide guidance and coordinate alignment of project routing, siting, communications, and external stakeholder engagement strategies;
Work directly with affected or potentially affected communities, impacted landowners, elected officials and community leaders to gain beneficial project routing information and resolve issues before and during the transmission line routing and siting process.
Support efforts to work with external affairs teams and educate the public (landowners, thought leaders, elected officials) about proposed transmission projects.
Assist and support of customer outreach strategies that improve two-way communications and line siting success.
Build strategic information and awareness campaigns that balance education, advocacy, and information to ensure project success.
Work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Real Estate, PJM Strategy, Legal, Corporate Communications, and External Affairs to foster two-way communications between key stakeholders and the project team to improve success in siting and executing transmission projects. Coordinate deployment of resources accordingly.
Assist the Transmission Planning and Project Development Teams in providing geopolitical risk analysis for supplemental projects proposed through the annual Rounds process.


Qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree in public affairs, communications, public policy, public administration, journalism, business, marketing, customer service, advertising, public relations, or related field.
5-7 years related work experience in Political campaigns, Utilities, External Affairs, Corporate Communications, Customer Service, Marketing, Media Relations, Journalism, or related field.
Highly organized and effective at managing multiple workstreams simultaneously and demonstrated ability to take on high-levels of responsibility.
A strategic thinker and day-to-day executor who can juggle several issues at once; ability to effectively consider and solve both short and long-term problems.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; capable of working with and influencing stakeholders at all levels, all while exhibiting a knack for always finding the right tone.
Strategic problem solver; challenges the status quo and looks for creative solutions.
Meticulous and vigilant, with a high level of attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects / assignments simultaneously is critical.
Fluency in other languages is a plus
Ability to travel across the footprint, including overnight travel.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt


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