AltaGas - Coordinator, External Relations

Oil Authority; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaGas seeks an organized External Relations Coordinator to provide administrative, operational, and communications support to a fast-paced team. You will coordinate stakeholder engagement activities and prepare professional presentations and briefing materials.

This role requires strong organizational skills, initiative, and the ability to navigate changing priorities. You will help plan meetings and events, maintain records, and collaborate across the organization to advance business

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of related experience in an administrative, coordination, communications, stakeholder relations, corporate affairs, or project support role
• Experience within the energy industry is preferred
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare polished presentations, briefing materials, and written communications
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• A proactive, self-directed approach and the confidence to work independently with limited direction
• Strong research and information-gathering skills, with the ability to seek out answers, identify key details, and connect information from multiple sources
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization
• Sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the External Relations team
• Coordinate calendars, meetings, workshops, stakeholder sessions, and engagement activities
• Prepare and format professional presentations, briefing packages, correspondence, and meeting materials for internal and external audiences
• Gather, organize, and synthesize information from multiple stakeholders to support presentations, reports, and engagement activities
• Support planning and logistics for community meetings, Indigenous engagement sessions, government meetings, and special events
• Track stakeholder interactions and maintain accurate records, databases, and engagement documentation
• Assist with document management, filing systems, expense administration, invoice processing, and procurement activities
• Monitor and manage team communications, ensuring timely follow-up and coordination of action items
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to gather information, align messaging, and support business priorities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and ways of working while contributing to the overall effectiveness of the team

Skills

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Communication

Organization

Stakeholder relations

Research

Tools

Excel

Word

SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

AltaGas - Coordinator, External Relations

At AltaGas, our External Relations team is responsible for building and strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities, government representatives, community stakeholders, and industry partners. We are seeking a highly organized and proactive External Relations Coordinator to provide administrative, operational, and communications support to a fast-paced team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety in their work, takes initiative, and can confidently navigate changing priorities. As a key member of the team, you will coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, prepare professional presentations and briefing materials, support events and meetings, and help ensure external-facing activities are executed with accuracy and professionalism. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, a natural curiosity, and the ability to independently seek out information, connect the dots, and keep initiatives moving forward.

What You'll Do

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the External Relations team
• Coordinate calendars, meetings, workshops, stakeholder sessions, and engagement activities
• Prepare and format professional presentations, briefing packages, correspondence, and meeting materials for internal and external audiences
• Gather, organize, and synthesize information from multiple stakeholders to support presentations, reports, and engagement activities
• Support planning and logistics for community meetings, Indigenous engagement sessions, government meetings, and special events
• Track stakeholder interactions and maintain accurate records, databases, and engagement documentation
• Assist with document management, filing systems, expense administration, invoice processing, and procurement activities
• Monitor and manage team communications, ensuring timely follow-up and coordination of action items
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to gather information, align messaging, and support business priorities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and ways of working while contributing to the overall effectiveness of the team

What You Bring

• 5-10 years of related experience in an administrative, coordination, communications, stakeholder relations, corporate affairs, or project support role
• Experience within the energy industry is preferred
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare polished presentations, briefing materials, and written communications
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• A proactive, self-directed approach and the confidence to work independently with limited direction
• Strong research and information-gathering skills, with the ability to seek out answers, identify key details, and connect information from multiple sources
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization
• Sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

Why Join This Role

• Bring structure to complexity by helping coordinate meaningful external engagement activities while working across a variety of priorities and stakeholders
• Use your curiosity and initiative every day as you gather information, connect the dots, and create high-quality materials that support business decisions and stakeholder relationships
• Be a trusted partner to the team by playing a key role in keeping initiatives moving forward, improving processes, and ensuring external-facing activities are delivered professionally and effectively

For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.