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Posted 18 hours agoManager Community Relations, Southeast Minnesota
at Xcel Energy
MongoliaOn-site
Responsibilities
- Build positive relationships with assigned communities through proactive professional contact with elected officials, community leaders, city officials and county boards.
- Manage issues where there is real or potential conflict between Company and community position.
- Lead Company's decision-making process on controversial community issues.
- Build customer loyalty and satisfaction by responding with urgency to community requests and concerns.
- Initiate, negotiate and obtain, and ensure implementation of gas and electric franchise agreements.
- Facilitate process for obtaining complex permit approvals for significant distribution, transmission, substation and generation projects vital to Company.
- Manage the presentation of Company's testimony before local governmental units.
- Monitor and deter competitive threats, i.e. municipalization, other power suppliers, other service providers, and co-generators.
- Lead resolution of community/neighborhood outage concerns.
- Coordinate and/or facilitate Xcel Energy resources to participate in community meetings/forums, as appropriate.
- Develop and manage community service involvement and support.
- Ensure Company participation in key community-based organizations and initiatives and initiatives.
- Manage Company financial support for key community organizations.
- Manage discretionary contributions program for assigned area and provide input to corporate contributions.
- Promote sales of Company programs/services/products.
Requirements
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of local issues.
- Requirements - College degree in related field or equivalent experience. - Understanding of Company policies, procedures, and functions desirable. - Project management
- experience required. - Very strong interpersonal skills are critical. - Ability to work with complex issues in a public setting. - Ability to work independently and be a self-starter. - Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to attend city councils meetings, etc. Preferred
Benefits
- Non-Bargaining The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $100,000.00 to $138,600.00 per year This position is eligible for the following
- benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition
Contact
- Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .
- ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT Xcel Energy endeavors to make https://www.xcelenergy.com/ accessible to any and all users.
- If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Xcel Energy Talent Acquisition at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.
Additional details
- Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.
- Position Summary This position is responsible to manage effective working relationships with our communities, counties, and key community organizations in order to: enhance the Company's image; obtain and retain our franchise agreements; increase throughput by assisting in local economic vitality; and protect the Company's assets within the community- electric transmission and distribution operations; gas construction and operations; generation; community and economic development; and public affairs.
- Be the Ombudsman for resolving neighborhood-level outage complaints.
- Each CRM is assigned responsibility for between 15 and 60 communities, ranging from large metropolitan communities to rural townships with populations less than 100.
- This position will cover the territory of Southeast Minneasota. Essential
- Responsibilities Build and maintain effective working relationships with the local governments in the communities and territories we serve, working with cross-functional teams as appropriate.
- Be the focal point between local government and Company operations.
- Keep community officials informed of Company work practices, business decisions, and programs which impact customers and the community.
- Participate and provide leadership to cross-functional Company team on issues of state-wide concern.
- Understand and effectively communicate potential impacts of proposed and enacted local regulations to city officials; work within company and with city officials to achieve favorable outcomes.