Senior Energy Project Outreach Lead

MidAmerican Energy Company; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MidAmerican Energy Company is seeking a multi-level Project Outreach Manager to guide outreach to landowners, governments, and agencies across Iowa for permitting, development, and construction of energy projects. The role leads public meetings, prepares materials, tracks regulations, and supports communications for project development.

The position requires a strong background in communications, stakeholder engagement, and project leadership, with travel likely and 25% travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, agriculture, business or related field or equivalent work experience.
• At least 6 years of related experience for associate level; 8 years for manager; 10+ years for senior with two in a leadership role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities.
• Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to travel during and outside of normal business hours (typically 25% travel).
• Ability to handle multiple issues, tasks, and projects concurrently.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status or disability status.

Responsibilities

• Engages with city, county, and state officials to ensure workable laws, ordinances, and regulations are adopted to allow for the successful completion of company projects.
• Represents the company in private and public meetings with landowners, government officials, and other project stakeholders to ensure workable laws, ordinances and regulations are in place.
• Research and track city, county and state laws, ordinances and regulations impacting current and future company projects.
• Develop strategic public outreach communications plans and materials related to company projects to share the landowner, local and regional benefits of successful rural energy projects.
• Develop and implement community relations improvement initiatives in key rural Iowa communities.
• Represents the company in public meetings, at conferences, and community events supporting project development initiatives.
• Identifying and engaging influencers and community partners to promote the company's project benefits and initiatives.
• Build and maintain key local government, landowner and business relationships that support the evaluation, development, construction, and operations of energy projects.
• Develop and provide presentations to internal and external audiences to support the company's effort in delivering projects and promoting the company.
• Provide responses to landowner, local government agencies, and other stakeholder concerns and data requests during development and construction activities.
• Engage with the project development team to understand project needs, issues, and stakeholders; plan and facilitate meetings and tours.
• Establish measurements to assess outreach effectiveness; report on metrics and make recommendations for improvement.
• Manage contractors and consultants in executing outreach initiatives.
• Perform other project development initiatives as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

MidAmerican Energy Company is seeking a multi-level Project Outreach Manager to guide outreach to landowners, governments, and agencies across Iowa for permitting, development, and construction of energy projects. The role leads public meetings, prepares materials, tracks regulations, and supports communications for project development.

The position requires a strong background in communications, stakeholder engagement, and project leadership, with travel likely and 25% travel expectations.