Community Relations Specialist/Executive

About Us

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is one of the core values that guides us in everything we do. We are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that brings diverse perspectives to every area of our business.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Community Relations Specialist (XAA103)

About The Position

The Community Relations Specialist is responsible for maintaining and cultivating favorable relationships with municipal and county-level elected officials and staff, peers within the Missouri utility community, and trade associations in support of Ameren's positions across the Missouri service territory. This position will be responsible for advocating on behalf of Ameren within the community and the community, within Ameren. It is a lobbying role with additional operational, administration, and compliance responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working in close partnership with the Director, Community Relations and Manager, Community Relations to represent Ameren's viewpoint and policy priorities. Support Director and Manager with building relationships across service territory to support economic development, infrastructure, and transmission projects.
• Maintaining relationships with municipal- and county-level elected officials, their staff, utility peers, and industry professionals. Build trust and working relationships with key internal Ameren stakeholders who must be engaged and leveraged to support and execute external community relations priorities, including Operations Directors, Real Estate, and state and federal legislative teams.
• Representing Ameren in meetings with government officials and stakeholders.
• Tracking legislation and hearings, collaborating with company experts to determine the company's position on such matters, and effectively communicating the position to legislators, staff and stakeholders.
• Supporting operational tasks and storm duty, serving as an on-call point of contact for elected officials during severe weather events.
• Providing strategic guidance on policy issues, identifying business opportunities and political headwinds, and proactively developing and implementing strategies to influence legislative, regulatory, or policy outcomes.
• Creating and disseminating lobbying/communication materials.

Community Relations Specialist Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required. Specialization in political science, public administration, communications, or business administration, preferred. Two or more years of relevant public /government relations, political campaign, government staff, customer communications, or public works / utility customer service operations is required. Five or more years of relevant public/governmental relations, customer communications, or public works/ utility customer service operations is preferred.

Community Relations Executive Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required. Specialization in Political Science, Communications, Public Administration or related discipline preferred. Five or more years of progressively responsible professional experience in public/governmental relations, public administration, customer communications, legislative affairs or utility customer service operations is required. Master's degree in Business Administration, Political Science, Public Administration or similar is preferred. Prior lobbying experience preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Ability to work effectively with competing priorities and stressful situations. Ability to identify potential issues and initiate course correction to deliver desired outcomes. Strong organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work as a team with experience in negotiating difficult issues.

This role may require overnight travel within Ameren Missouri's service territory outside of the St. Louis region. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.