Associate, Community Engagement

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy seeks an Associate, Community Engagement to lead local outreach and act as a relationship lead with county and municipal officials, chambers, and Economic Development Organizations across the United States. The role supports energy project development from outreach to construction, with travel around half the time.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 3–5+ years in agriculture, construction, or development, plus the ability to work in the United States without

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (preference for energy-related fields).
• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in agriculture, construction, or development.
• Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to travel about 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Represent Invenergy in meetings with officials, landowners, and stakeholders.
• Explain project benefits to host communities.
• Assist in obtaining county and municipal approvals for development.
• Help develop and implement a structured community relations program.
• Coordinate with internal teams to align community plans with company priorities.
• Manage budgets and schedules, including external support and budgeting.
• Monitor local opposition and engage key individuals to mitigate issues.
• Coordinate with counties and government groups.
• Support strategy from initial outreach to construction with developers.

Skills

Public speaking

Leadership

Networking

Time management

Organizational skills

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree (relevant field)

Job description

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Overview

An Associate, Community Engagement will support local outreach and act as relationship lead with county/municipal officials, local taxing bodies, chambers and Economic Development Organizations where Invenergy has a development presence. You will support the department with the development of energy projects throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Project and/or Invenergy in meetings with county/municipal officials, local taxing bodies, landowners, and other local and state stakeholders and in public meetings hosted by the project.
• Understand and explain benefits of projects to host community members.
• Support the Project Community Affairs team in negotiations to obtain certain county and municipal approvals required for project development.
• Support development and implementation of a structured community relations program to support Invenergy’s planned developments and operating projects.
• Work with the Invenergy Communications, Government Affairs, and Impact teams to ensure the project’s community relations plan aligns with company priorities and partnerships.
• Manage tasks according to budgets and schedules, including coordinating internal and external technical support and assist in project budgeting and scheduling based on local public engagement needs.
• Monitor local project opposition and develop relationships and educate key individuals to neutralize or mitigate the spread of opposition.
• Coordinate with local counties and government groups.
• Work closely with developers on strategy surrounding community engagement/external relations from initial outreach to construction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (preference for degrees in energy, agribusiness, construction, or engineering).
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in agriculture, construction, or development.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to spend approximately 50% of time traveling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with local political and stakeholder engagement (preferably in rural areas).
• A strong understanding of the development process of energy projects.
• Strong organizational, networking, leadership, time management, and accounting skills.
• Strong public speaking and personal skills.
• Ability to write effective, concise reports.

Base Pay

$85,000.00 - 103,000.00 USD Annual

Bonus: 20% - 30%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.

In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.