Regional Communications Manager - US

ContourGlobal; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ContourGlobal is seeking a Regional Communications Manager in Houston with hybrid work flexibility to lead U.S. communications with a focus on energy, renewables, and grid infrastructure.

You will shape the company’s reputation, manage media relations, and collaborate with stakeholders across development, permitting, and operations to support the data center market and broader energy portfolio. The role requires strong written and verbal communication, deep knowledge of the U.S.

Qualifications

• Proven energy media relations experience and ability to develop compelling corporate narratives for executives, media, regulators, and investors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute the global communication strategy in support of the U.S. business, ensuring consistency with brand purpose, narrative, and tone of voice.
• Support business development and project communications across the full lifecycle: development, permitting, milestones, construction, operations.
• Lead media relations activities in the U.S. with a corporate‑institutional focus, including press releases, media inquiries, and executive interviews.
• Coordinate with Global Communications Team to align global and local milestones across channels.

Skills

Energy media relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, or related field

Job description

Regional Communications Manager – Houston/Hybrid

ContourGlobal, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia. The company currently manages 6 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 1.3 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12 GW under development.

ContourGlobal is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long‑term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose.

Job Summary

As Regional Communications Manager, you will join our Global Communications team and lead U.S. communications during a pivotal stage of growth. Reporting to the Global Head of Communications and the Head of United States, you will shape our reputation as a next‑generation power producer across natural gas, renewables, and battery storage, while positioning ContourGlobal to deliver timely, affordable, and flexible power for the growing data center market. Join us to drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

Key Responsibilities

• E xecute the global communication strategy in support of the U.S. business, ensuring consistency with ContourGlobal's brand purpose, narrative, and tone of voice.
• Support business development and project communications across the full lifecycle: early‑stage development, permitting, groundbreaking, construction milestones, ribbon cuttings, and operations.
• Supporting / Leading media relations activities in the U.S. with a corporate‑institutional focus, including press releases, media inquiries, executive interviews, and reactive/crisis communications.
• Partner with the Global Communications Team — Brand, Digital & Content Strategy, and Change & Internal Communications — to ensure global‑local alignment and amplification of U.S. milestones across owned, earned, and social channels.
• Work closely with business stakeholders including Project Managers, Business Developers, and Commercial experts to manage relations with county, state, and federal stakeholders, to generate opportunities to raise awareness of the company and represent ContourGlobal at local public meetings, hearings or forums as needed.
• Contribute to ContourGlobal's positioning in the AI–Power nexus, supporting the brand awareness as a Data Center Ready.
• Anticipate and manage reputational risks linked to public acceptance of energy infrastructure (grid stress, land use, water, environmental impact), building local credibility for ContourGlobal’s and trust with relevant stakeholders.
• Support executive positioning of the Head of United States and other senior leaders, including thought‑leadership content, speaking opportunities, and Tier‑1 media engagements.
• Coordinate with external suppliers (PR agencies, content providers, event vendors) as part of the streamlined operating model, ensuring efficient delivery within the Comms and BD project budgets.
• Contribute to KPI tracking on U.S. activities: media mentions, CEO Tier‑1 interviews, LinkedIn engagement, landing page performance, and spontaneous brand association with the data center industry.

Qualifications

Your profile is a natural match if you have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, or a related field.
• Experience: 5–8 years of corporate communications and media relations experience, either inhouse or at an agency, with demonstrated exposure to the energy and/or infrastructure sector.
• Skills:
  • Proven energy media relations experience, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to develop compelling corporate and institutional narratives for executives, media, regulators, and investors.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the U.S. energy landscape, including renewables, BESS, natural gas, PPAs, permitting, and the stakeholder environment at the federal, state, and county levels.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across functions and geographies and manage relationships with partners, vendors, government authorities, and community stakeholders.
• Project Management: Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to operate effectively within a lean, agile, and globally distributed team.
• Language: Full professional proficiency in English.
• Travel Requirements: Availability for frequent travel across the United States to project sites, stakeholder meetings, and industry events.

What drives your application forward

• Advanced degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, or a related field.
• Experience with financial media.
• Experience in data centers or digital infrastructure, including working with developers, hyperscalers, colocation operators, or infrastructure investors.
• Knowledge of Spanish to support coordination across ContourGlobal’s broader Americas footprint.

Our Values

• «We» is our greatest asset
• We respect and protect the environment
• We are doers, committed to doing things right
• We act with integrity and transparency
• We think and act like entrepreneurs

Working@CG

As a globally integrated team, we push boundaries, work collaboratively, and remain agile in the pursuit of excellence. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we encourage initiative and innovation. At ContourGlobal you are an employee, and you are also an owner. Our Employee Ownership Program allows our employee‑owners to make a difference and drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

We foster a culture where individuals are empowered to succeed, contribute and shape the future of sustainable energy.

Cross‑border collaboration shapes our way of working: our diverse workforce reflects the multicultural environment we embrace every day.

We offer a competitive compensation package: we believe in meritocracy and rewarding meaningful contributions.

We enjoy making the most of our shared spaces to foster teamwork and collaboration. At the same time, our flexible working policy allows us to prioritize results while supporting wellbeing and a healthy work‑life balance.

Interested in joining our company?

We know that skills and experience come in different forms, and we value diverse perspectives.

If you’re excited about this role but you think you still need to learn some of the required skills, we’d still love to hear from you. You are much more than your CV, so come as you are and tell us who you aspire to become! The most important skills are collaboration, respect, trustworthiness and execution. So go ahead – apply, and let’s contribute to the new energy transition together!

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.