Job Description

Our client is an international investor in wind and solar projects, with an important pipeline of projects in the US. Currently we are searching for a Stakeholder / Community Relations Associate within our Environmental Permitting, Land and Stakeholder Relations Group for their US operations. The person hired for this position will join a smaller team of community relations professionals, overseen by the Director, and will be accountable for their team’s schedule-driven renewable energy project development portfolios. This individual is tasked with coordinating stakeholder and community relations across multiple jurisdictions in the USA.

They will be responsible for managing the day-to-day process related to stakeholder consultation activities, conducting outreach, and managing contact records and files for renewables development (greenfield) sites within the company’s business development group.

The Stakeholder / Community Relations Associate position will be an integral player on the business development team and will interact with the various disciplines within our BD team including land acquisition, environmental permitting and engineering groups.

Required Skills

• Previous experience in community or stakeholder engagement roles with renewable development knowledge is required
• Strong attention to detail, record keeping, and organization skills with the ability to prioritize, perform and track, multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving skills and self-motivation
• Critical thinking and ability to identify creative solutions to emerging issues in a timely manner
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with people at all organizational levels
• Strong team member working on cross functional teams with an ability to work independently and produce results within agreed upon deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to process information quickly and communicate in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to handle multiple projects at various stages, prioritize assignments with the assistance of the Director and to effectively deliver on multiple competing projects with tight timelines
• Comfortable working in the field as and when required in support of projects
• Demonstrated skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Knowledge of GIS, SharePoint, SAP is an asset
• Demonstrated experience in leading key project components related to community/stakeholder engagement programs

Responsibilities

• Assess community attitudes in new areas the company is prospecting for renewable development, based on existing projects and local opinions of wind developers/development
• Identify important stakeholders and community leaders at early stages
• Support the team in the creation and facilitation of in-person and virtual community meetings. Managing the relationship with our current and prospective landowners for all development sites across USA, which includes:
• Participate with tracking all landowner communications, commitments and correspondence
• Proactively interact on behalf of the company with various landowner and stakeholder groups by establishing relationships through communication and engagement
• Work with a wide variety of people and personalities, diffusing situations, and accomplishing simple negotiations.
• Create and own a database of stakeholder communications for our renewable development portfolio in the US
• Develop communication tools and materials for host landowners, perimeter landowners, community, etc. to support community decision making
• Help to mitigate barriers or concerns relating to renewable project siting/permitting by meeting with stakeholders routinely
• Work with local economic development arms to garner project support and to assist with identifying transportation routes, local service and supply
• Understand and communicate project impacts and technical study results to stakeholders such as sound, shadow flicker, and other perceptions and annoyances based on location either through community events or one-on-one as issues arise
• Provide stakeholder and socio-economic impact summaries as required by regulators/others, including internally
• Assess application/need for any Community Benefit Agreements that could help the project to achieve seamless permitting and foster ongoing positive neighbour relations during construction and operations
• Inform/assist with external corporate communications on project development including website, annual reports, etc.
• Provide communications on project development status, construction start notifications, etc.
• Prepare Stakeholder Consultation Reports, or similar, to accompany regulatory filings

Our Client Offers

Attractive salary and bonus, Hybrid work, 401K plan, trainings among other benefits

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