COMMUNITY BENEFITS MANAGER
The Community Benefits Manager will manage and execute activities with regards to community benefits as an essential component of Federal and State funded projects. The Community Benefits Manager must maintain familiarity with the 4-pillars principles applicable to funded projects and act as an authority on those guidelines. They must draft new documents and reports, consulting with relevant internal and external stakeholders as needed and will play a pivotal role spanning multiple business lines including LI, H2E, E&C, and R&D as well as external partners including community members and leaders, , labor representatives, elected representatives, and federal employees to ensure smooth execution of multiple publicly supported projects.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the planning and management of all Community Benefits tasks and activities that pertain to the defined project scope and region
- Initiate, manage and participate in industry and regional activities such as stakeholder and community engagement, workforce development, DEIA, and Justice40 to support the various H2 Hubs that company is participating in.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including local representatives including regional council members, and mayors, state representatives including chamber of commerce, senators, and congressional representatives, community members, environmental justice organizations, labor and workforce development organizations, tribal organizations, the Department of Energy (DOE), hubs’ project sponsors, and any other key stakeholders.
- Identify and engage with appropriate contractors where necessary to identify stakeholders, facilitate community engagement, and plan events.
- Lead the implementation of community based governance structure in various states across the U.S.
- Ensure the development, tracking, and timely reporting of both quantitative and qualitative metrics associated with EJ, J40, DEIA, workforce and community engagement.
- Internally, support the project team for a better understanding of community engagement and the requirements that should be taken into account in the project development Phase
- Manage and optimize the allocated Community Benefits funds and resources.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Services or Public Policy/Administration
- 10+ years related experience in community engagement and an environment related field (energy transition, policy, ESG, environmental regulatory policies highly desired)
- Public speaking ability is essential and will require engagements with limited support from other AL participants
- Ability to independently work with complex social and community organizations to identify key pain points and develop and recommend pathways to resolution
- Ability to broker relationships with antagonistic stakeholders and hold culturally sensitive conversations while maintaining adherence to Air Liquide’s core business and ethics principles
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
- Ability to work both independently when necessary and as a team player, with proficiencym in influential leadership and interpersonal skills
- Ability to navigate technical, human and economic challenges in a matrix organization
- Caring about customers and communities
- Prior work experience in Corporate Social Responsibility policy, ESG, labor/workforce relations, or environmental regulatory policies required
- Hydrogen and/or energy transition knowledge is a plus
- Spanish proficiency is a plus
