Community Relations

Requisition ID: 280526 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Valparaiso, IN 

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel helps our customers deliver projects of purpose that create a lasting positive legacy. These are projects that create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world's infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunity; get us closer to net zero; protect U.S. and allied interests; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.
Bechtel is building a number of solar projects across the United States, including the Mammoth Solar Project in Indiana.

Job Summary:

The Community Relations Lead supports the project’s community engagement and relations management for the project. Reporting to the Site Manager, the CR Lead will be responsible for developing and maintaining a community relations plan that is aligned with customer engagement plans and contract requirements, as well as Bechtel sustainability requirements. #LI-VB1

Major Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact with the customer’s community engagement and communications team, and represent Bechtel during community engagements related to construction efforts.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and manage key community interfaces and risks with the goal of a program to build and maintain positive relations with the community.
• Coordinate with the customer regarding community notices and other community engagement and communications plans and materials, including creating and agreeing a grievance mechanism. Draft content for communications materials for community, public and stakeholder meetings.
• Utilize Bechtel Community and Stakeholder Engagement work processes and toolkits, and be the main point of contact for sustainability goals and requirements. Set up and use stakeholder engagement database.
• Attend regular construction update meetings to keep informed about the construction schedule and progress and to create a community engagement construction lookahead tracker.
• Coordinate with ES&H and Construction to foster the project’s minimization of disturbance to local residents, including control of noise and dust, and seek to create proactive communications regarding construction nuisances, as well as site restoration planning and activity.
• Participate in traffic and logistics planning to identify routes, hours, and other details that might be of concern to the community, based on coordination and input with the customer and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate with project manager for required attendance to project-related community meetings, landowner meetings, to report on progress, answer questions raised, etc. Work with project management team and customer regarding job fairs and other such events.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree in journalism, public relations, or other social science discipline or Associate's degree with IAP2 certification.
• Experience performing community relations activities on a construction project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as being a good listener.
• Creative approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Experience attending and organizing public or targeted stakeholder events.
• Collaborative approach to working with colleagues, customers and communities.
• Knowledgeable about and experience working with the public agencies and local government is desirable.
• Familiarity with IAP2 is a plus.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com