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Atmos Energy · 1 day ago

Mgr Public Affairs

Athens, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Atmos Energy Corporation is seeking a Manager of Public Affairs to oversee community relations and public image across 41 cities. The role involves developing relationships with local leaders, administering community programs, and providing operational and regulatory support.

EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

Responsibilities

Develops positive working relationships with municipal and state elected officials and staff, business and community leaders and other key community stakeholders in order to shape the external environment by promoting the division's public image, products and services

Administers the division's community relations program. Serves as the local point of contact for charitable and civic contributions. Holds community board positions and participates in economic development groups and associations as needed to further the company's objectives in that community

Leads the franchise renewal process to ensure that the division maintains an effective operational relationship with communities and is perceived as a respected corporate citizen by franchising authority

Provides operational support such as responding to emergency situations, town outages, right of way issues, and system integrity issues

Delivers regulatory and governmental support as necessary in the division for regulatory filings, legislative support or other governmental activity

Serves as a point of contact and coordinates response for escalated customer service issues to key community, regulatory or elected stakeholders

Counsels executive(s) on public policy/public affairs. Develops and recommends a public relations work plan for the assigned territory and serves as company ombudsman

Keeps abreast of events and issues relevant to the divisions service area through monitoring various media communications, newspapers, etc

Develops and monitors functional and contributions budget to ensure efficient utilization of resources

Assists corporate communications in developing, implementing and monitoring communication strategies for corporate initiatives, media relations and messaging initiatives that impact the division, its employees or customers

Qualification

Public RelationsCommunity EngagementRegulatory SupportBudget ManagementCommunicationsAnalytical SkillsBasic Computer Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business Administration, Marketing or a closely related field and four years of related experience in the natural gas or related industry; or equivalent

Ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or modifications on technical or other complex concepts to individuals with little or no background in the area under discussion

Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods

Basic computer skills for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks

Ability to lift 40 pounds from the ground

Ability to lift 25 pounds from 56 inches to 72 inches

Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, and/or crouch

Primary job responsibilities require work outside the office

Travel required

Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, driving, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting