Community Engagement Manager - Power Generation

Responsibilities

• Local Relationships and Community Presence
• - Serve as the primary day-to-day community contact for SB Energy’s gas generation projects in Pike County, maintaining a consistent and accessible presence in the community.
• - Develop working relationships with neighboring residents and landowners, county and township officials, municipal representatives, schools, local businesses, civic organizations, and other community stakeholders.
• - Meet regularly with community members to understand questions, concerns, and local priorities related to the gas projects.
• - Attend local government meetings and community events to provide approved project information, listen to feedback, and identify matters requiring follow-up.
• - Maintain a stakeholder contact record and engagement history to support continuity across project phases and personnel.
• Gas Project Communications and Outreach
• - Develop and implement a local engagement plan aligned with gas project permitting, construction, startup, and operational milestones.
• - Prepare project updates, fact sheets, FAQs, presentations, construction notices, and other community-facing materials with input from the appropriate internal teams.
• - Coordinate advance communications about activities that may affect neighboring communities, including traffic changes, major equipment deliveries, road restrictions, construction schedules, and commissioning activities.

Requirements

• Experience in community engagement, community or economic development, public affairs, local government, stakeholder relations, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public affairs, public administration, community development, business, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build productive relationships with residents, public officials, businesses, and community organizations.
• Strong listening, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to handle difficult conversations respectfully and follow through on concerns.
• Strong writing and public speaking skills, with the ability to explain complex project information in clear, accessible language.
• Experience organizing public meetings, outreach activities, or community programs.
• Ability to work with technical personnel to develop accurate public information and recognize when specialist input is needed.
• Strong organization and recordkeeping skills, including tracking stakeholder interactions, open issues, and commitments.
• Sound judgment when handling sensitive information, public concerns, and company commitments.
• Ability to coordinate across project teams and maintain consistent communications.

Preferred

• Established knowledge of Pike County and surrounding southern Ohio communities, institutions, and local priorities.
• Experience supporting natural gas generation, utility, industrial, or other major infrastructure projects through development and construction.
• Experience with gas generation facilities co-located with large data center campuses, including coordination of community engagement across related projects.
• Experience addressing community questions about construction impacts, noise, air quality, water use, traffic, and infrastructure development.
• Familiarity with public participation in project permitting and local government processes.
• Experience supporting local workforce development, business participation, or community investment programs.

Benefits

• At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now!
• SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.