Community and Stakeholder Engagement Manager
FWG48001
Sydney (Crows Nest), NSW
Brisbane (South Brisbane) QLD
This early stage, growing renewable energy project development and management company has an entire lifecycle approach from project development and acquisition, construction management through to asset management, including for third party assets. The team and investor have significant experience in successfully developing and delivering over 1200 MW of renewable energy projects through financial close.
With a target of 2 GW of, mainly, solar, BESS and hydrogen projects, they have already made significant progress and have 750 MW of projects under development or construction. These are diversified across the NEM.
The leadership team believe that community and stakeholder engagement is fundamental to the success of a project and hence want to hire a specialist early in the company’s growth.
The Community and Stakeholder Manager will manage all stakeholder engagement and communication activities including government, authority and indigenous groups liaison, website updates, community newsletters, landowner liaison, social media feeds, public exhibitions and community events, educational projects and press releases to ensure stakeholders are informed and the projects’ benefits are promoted and concerns addressed. The position will also undertake regular liaison with a wide range of local community and indigenous stakeholders to fully understand the needs of the community and how the project can address those needs, where relevant.
The Community and Stakeholder Manager will need to be able to work autonomously in a rapid growth environment and be able to bring leading edge thinking to engagement and communication activities.
Requirements
• A degree in a relevant area is preferred or extensive management experience in a related area essential.
• Demonstrated experience in communications & stakeholder management with a wide range of stakeholders, including landowners, for major infrastructure projects, preferably renewable energy.
• Able to think strategically, facilitating the long-term viability of projects through implementation of community benefit schemes with genuine lasting benefits for host communities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Adaptability and flexibility with the resilience to thrive in the, at times, ambiguous and changeable nature of a nimble and expanding business.
• Previous visual content production experience.
• Project planning skills, including strong organising and time-management skills.
• Meticulous, with high attention to detail.
• Demonstrable skills in conflict management and resolution.
• Action-oriented: able to drive tasks to completion.
• Good knowledge of relevant planning and land laws and statutory compliance requirements.
• Preferably infrastructure or energy projects experience.
• Australian driving license.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically, including being flexible with working hours to accommodate landowner, community and stakeholder availability and travel requirements.
• Permanent resident or Australian Citizen.
Freshwater Group
Freshwater Group is a best practice renewable energy recruitment business that focuses on all renewable and low carbon emission, energy efficiency and disruptive clean technology businesses as well as energy infrastructure, storage, and management.
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