External Communications Specialist
San Diego, CA - USA
Job Summary
SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry designing building and maintaining utility scale solar battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.
Job Description Summary:
The External Communications Specialist helps position SOLV Energy as a leading energy infrastructure services provider through strategic storytelling media relations support thought leadership content and industry engagement. This role proactively identifies and develops opportunities to showcase SOLV Energys people projects expertise and impact while building relationships across the business to surface compelling stories and strengthen the companys reputation among key external audiences.This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego Ca. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.
Job Description:
*This job description reflects managements assignment of essentialfunctions;it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Media Relations & External Communications
- Draft and coordinate external communications materials including press releases media advisories fact sheets talking points and briefing documents.
- Support media outreach efforts interview preparation and relationship-building with industry media and other external stakeholders.
- Monitor industry developments and identify opportunities to increase visibility for SOLV Energy its projects and its leaders.
Storytelling & Content Development
- Proactively identify develop and create content that highlights SOLV Energys people projects innovations partnerships and industry expertise.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal subject matter experts project teams and business leaders to identify emerging stories innovations and communications opportunities.
- Conduct research and interviews to gather information and develop compelling communications content.
- Develop a variety of content including thought leadership articles project spotlights and LinkedIn content.
- Translate technical information into clear compelling content for external audiences.
- Contribute ideas that support long-term storytelling reputation-building and business objectives.
Industry Intelligence & Thought Leadership
- Monitor industry competitor and company news and prepare regular reports highlighting key trends opportunities and potential reputational considerations.
- Stay informed on energy infrastructure construction engineering and adjacent industry developments to identify topics and trends relevant to SOLV Energys business and communications strategy.
- Support executive visibility and thought leadership initiatives through research messaging development speaking materials and event communications.
- Contribute ideas and recommendations that support SOLV Energys long-term reputation and communications objectives.
Digital Communications & Employee Advocacy
- Lead content planning publishing and performance tracking for SOLV Energys LinkedIn presence.
- Support the development and execution of employee advocacy initiatives by creating engaging content and monitoring participation and results.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to amplify company announcements project milestones and thought leadership content.
Planning & Collaboration
- Maintain and coordinate the external communications editorial calendar.
- Partner with Communications Marketing Business Development Operations and company leadership to support integrated communications initiatives.
- Coordinate with creative resources to develop visual assets that support external storytelling and communications goals.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines while ensuring consistency of messaging and alignment with company priorities.
Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Communications Public Relations Journalism Marketing English or a related field.
- Five (5) or more years of experience in communications public relations journalism content marketing media relations or a related discipline.
- Exceptional writing editing and storytelling skills.
- Strong interviewing research and information-gathering capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to build relationships across an organization.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse equitable and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status national origin or ethnicity mental or physical disability veteran status parental status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Benefits:
Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical dental vision basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our companys 401(k) plan and are provided vacation sick and holiday pay.
Compensation Range:
$87095.00 - $104514.00
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.
In addition candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.
Any unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees or received through our website or career portal will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.
Job Number: J13731
If youre interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future join the SOLV Energy Team.
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About Company
Building Big. Scaling Fast. Delivering the Power Behind New Growth As demand for electricity accelerates, SOLV Energy delivers the large-scale solar and…