Public Relations - Public Involvement Specialist Job at ESPO Corporation in Newt

Public Relations - Public Involvement Specialist

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Base pay range: $1.00/hr - $1.00/hr

Job Title: Public Involvement Specialist
Location: Newton, MA
Job type and Duration: Contract to Hire

Our client, a global Architecture and Design Firm, is looking to hire a Public Relations - Public Involvement Specialist to join their team in Newton, MA.

The Public Involvement Specialist will conduct communication and public outreach services for a suite of electrical upgrades supporting renewable energy development. This includes developing and implementing programmatic and project communication strategies and developing communication and public outreach plans to make our clients successful.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communication and public involvement activities on multi-year permitting, siting, and construction projects.
• Develop project communication strategies and outreach plans.
• Interact with various stakeholders affected by project construction activities, managing project commitments to the public, and acting as the liaison between project managers, contractors, and the public.
• Provide service to the client by being available for issue resolution, providing information updates, and promoting a positive public image.
• Implement strategic outreach plans and processes, including newsletters, fact sheets, website content, telephone information lines, news releases, public meetings, open houses, comment forms, mailing lists, and responses to public inquiries.
• Assist with materials development, event logistics, attending and participating in public meetings, logging inquiries, and data management.
• Provide graphic support for promotional initiatives.
• Run and distribute reports in a Stakeholder Management System.
• Organize and manage project information files and coordinate the interchange of project outreach information to project managers and clients.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, environmental studies, or a related field from an accredited program is required.
• 3 to 10 years of professional experience.
• Prior internship or related experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand technical information and communicate it to the public.
• Ability to manage priorities and schedules.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Design/presentation software experience is a plus.

ESPO Corporation
Leaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance applying, please get in touch with us directly.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Public Relations

Industries

Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities