Community Engagement Lead

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🤠 Texas – Remote

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👫 Community Manager

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Intersect Power

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

⚡ Energy

💰 $2.4G Debt Financing on 2022-09

Energy • Renewable Energy • Clean Technology

Intersect Power is a clean energy company dedicated to developing, owning, and operating some of the world's largest clean energy resources. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on scalable and transformative projects that enable deep decarbonization by providing low-carbon electricity, fuels, and related products. Intersect Power's portfolio includes 2. 2 GW of operating solar PV and 2. 4 GWh of storage, and it aims to lead in grid-tied renewables and large-scale clean energy assets such as battery storage, data centers, and green hydrogen. The company's mission is to redefine the clean energy industry's scope by creating new pathways between clean electricity and the broader economy.

📋 Description

• Design and execute tailored community outreach, public education, and stakeholder management strategies across clean energy and power-infrastructure asset lifecycles • Lead a dedicated team of Community Engagement Professionals, establishing operational standards, direct mentoring, and clear career pathways • Utilize stakeholder analysis and mapping tools to evaluate social risk, community sentiment, and local impact during early-stage project siting • Cultivate productive, long-term relationships with municipal and county officials, agricultural leaders, school boards, and rural community stakeholders • Represent Intersect with authenticity and transparency at public hearings, town halls, community workshops, and industry forums • Oversee local community investment initiatives and economic development agreements to maximize tangible local benefits • Partner continuously with internal Development, Permitting, Legal, and Policy teams to align community messaging with project execution schedules • Translate local community insights and policy nuances into actionable intelligence for executive and project development decision-making • Proactively identify and mitigate local regulatory, social, and reputation risks that could impact project delivery or long-term operation • Guide community engagement strategies from early siting through long-term operations • Strengthen trust, transparency, and collaboration across communities where large-scale power and infrastructure projects are developed and operated

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public affairs, communications, environmental studies, or a related field • 8+ years of experience in public affairs, communications, or community engagement within utility-scale power, energy infrastructure, or heavy civil development • 3+ years of experience managing direct reports • Proven track record of growing and guiding high-performing external affairs teams • Demonstrated experience navigating Texas projects • Deep familiarity with rural community dynamics, agricultural priorities, and local government structures • Proficiency with stakeholder analysis and mapping tools to assess siting, risk profile, and local impact • Empathetic, highly collaborative, and audience-sensitive communication skills • Ability to build trust across diverse political and cultural landscapes • Alignment with Intersect’s core values of Equity, Humility, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company • 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision • Unlimited PTO • Two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year) • Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents • Access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven • Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions • Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through Wellhub+ • $150 monthly food stipend • $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet • Pet insurance allowance • Full home office setup • Free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits • ActiveHero • One Medical • Fully flexible workplace • Team Week experiences four times a year