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Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator - Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA
Full-Time

Job Description

Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator – Transmission

Job Summary

The Stakeholder Engagement Team provides strategic, proactive, project-level engagement with internal and external partners in support of high-impact Transmission and Distribution initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and executing strategic communication and engagement plans for large Transmission projects and creating project talking points, ensuring statewide consistency in our message. Additionally, you will be responsible for engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including impacted landowners and neighbors, with a focus on putting the customer at the center of all we do, both internally and externally. This position requires a good writer and storyteller with the ability to quickly process information and produce relevant and engaging content for both internal and external audiences in a fast-paced, high pressure, and cross-functional environment, in support of the company’s capital investment efforts.

Major Job Responsibilities

  • Create and execute communication and engagement plans for large, high-impact Transmission projects, keeping impact landowners and community members at the center of every decision. 
  • Develop project-level talking points on high-impact Transmission projects for internal stakeholders at varying levels within the organization.
  • Organize and host community meetings for select high-impact projects in your assigned territory – and support these statewide as needed – to build trust and increase transparency. 
  • Create clear, compelling communications that translate technical details into messages internal and external customers can understand.
  • Attend land location meetings and field visits on projects in your assigned territory as needed.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal partners including Transmission Project Managers and technical experts within Transmission Maintenance Centers, as well as Region External Affairs, Land Acquisition, and Corporate Affairs.
  • Respond to customer inquiries and concerns from the project inbox and phone number, maintaining a positive, service-oriented approach.
  • Track engagement activities in Monday.com, Primavera Team Member, and GIS systems for accountability and reporting.
  • Execute additional specific strategic engagement plans for the Transmission Organization as needed.
  • Support storm duty, including after-hours and weekends, which may include supporting Storm Center communication.
  • Monitor project milestones and coordinate collateral development and delivery, ensuring timely, accurate information reaches stakeholders. 

Job Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Experience:

  • Experience in stakeholder engagement, communications, or project coordination (utility/T&D or infrastructure experience) preferred.
  • Experience in a customer-facing role responsible for customer service and conflict resolution preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong understanding of customer expectations for communications about large project work.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to tailor messages to diverse internal and external audiences.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners to support project goals and organizational objectives
  • Experienced in developing and delivering presentations for internal teams and leadership.
  • Project coordination and management of content and collateral across multiple workstreams.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams).
  • Effective at planning, organizing, and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment.
  • Capable of multitasking and implementing multiple outreach strategies at once with limited supervision.
  • Demonstrates a service-oriented attitude; anticipates and responds promptly to stakeholder and customer needs.
  • Strong attention to detail and time management skills. 
  • Committed to fostering an inclusive work environment for all employees 
  • Willingness and ability to travel for field visits and after-hours community meetings.

 
Behavioral Attributes

  • Role model of Our Values including Safety First
  • Possesses a positive, customer-first attitude 
  • Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills 
  • High level of intellectual curiosity and proactive in learning
  • Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
  • Highly motivated with a demonstrated sense of urgency and reliable follow-through
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Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator – Transmission

Job Summary

The Stakeholder Engagement Team provides strategic, proactive, project-level engagement with internal and external partners in support of high-impact Transmission and Distribution initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and executing strategic communication and engagement plans for large Transmission projects and creating project talking points, ensuring statewide consistency in our message. Additionally, you will be responsible for engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including impacted landowners and neighbors, with a focus on putting the customer at the center of all we do, both internally and externally. This position requires a good writer and storyteller with the ability to quickly process information and produce relevant and engaging content for both internal and external audiences in a fast-paced, high pressure, and cross-functional environment, in support of the company’s capital investment efforts.

Major Job Responsibilities

  • Create and execute communication and engagement plans for large, high-impact Transmission projects, keeping impact landowners and community members at the center of every decision. 
  • Develop project-level talking points on high-impact Transmission projects for internal stakeholders at varying levels within the organization.
  • Organize and host community meetings for select high-impact projects in your assigned territory – and support these statewide as needed – to build trust and increase transparency. 
  • Create clear, compelling communications that translate technical details into messages internal and external customers can understand.
  • Attend land location meetings and field visits on projects in your assigned territory as needed.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal partners including Transmission Project Managers and technical experts within Transmission Maintenance Centers, as well as Region External Affairs, Land Acquisition, and Corporate Affairs.
  • Respond to customer inquiries and concerns from the project inbox and phone number, maintaining a positive, service-oriented approach.
  • Track engagement activities in Monday.com, Primavera Team Member, and GIS systems for accountability and reporting.
  • Execute additional specific strategic engagement plans for the Transmission Organization as needed.
  • Support storm duty, including after-hours and weekends, which may include supporting Storm Center communication.
  • Monitor project milestones and coordinate collateral development and delivery, ensuring timely, accurate information reaches stakeholders. 

Job Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Experience:

  • Experience in stakeholder engagement, communications, or project coordination (utility/T&D or infrastructure experience) preferred.
  • Experience in a customer-facing role responsible for customer service and conflict resolution preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong understanding of customer expectations for communications about large project work.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to tailor messages to diverse internal and external audiences.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners to support project goals and organizational objectives
  • Experienced in developing and delivering presentations for internal teams and leadership.
  • Project coordination and management of content and collateral across multiple workstreams.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams).
  • Effective at planning, organizing, and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment.
  • Capable of multitasking and implementing multiple outreach strategies at once with limited supervision.
  • Demonstrates a service-oriented attitude; anticipates and responds promptly to stakeholder and customer needs.
  • Strong attention to detail and time management skills. 
  • Committed to fostering an inclusive work environment for all employees 
  • Willingness and ability to travel for field visits and after-hours community meetings.

 
Behavioral Attributes

  • Role model of Our Values including Safety First
  • Possesses a positive, customer-first attitude 
  • Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills 
  • High level of intellectual curiosity and proactive in learning
  • Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership
  • Highly motivated with a demonstrated sense of urgency and reliable follow-through
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About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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