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Dir Community Strategy & Engagement

CPS Energy
United States, Texas, San Antonio
Feb 22, 2025
Dir Community Strategy & Engagement

Date: Feb 21, 2025

Location:
San Antonio, TX, US, 78205

Company:
CPS Energy

We are engineers, high line workers, power plant managers, accountants, electricians, project coordinators, risk analysts, customer service operators, community representatives, safety and security specialists, communicators, human resources partners, information technology technicians and much, much more. We are 3,500 people committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we serve. Together, we are powering the growth and success of our community progress every day!

Application deadline: February 28, 2025


Pay Grade

Executive

Position Summary

The Director of Community Strategy, and Engagement is a pivotal leadership role that influences the customer experience by driving operational excellence and strategic direction with a community focus. This position is tasked with the development and implementation of innovative strategies that champion community programs. By actively engaging a diverse array of stakeholders and fostering impactful partnerships, the Director will analyze key data to identify growth opportunities and areas for improvement. As a leading voice for community engagement, the Director will cultivate and maintain strong relationships between the organization and the community, ensuring that communication flows seamlessly and community needs are understood and prioritized.. In essence, the Director plays a crucial role in amplifying community voices in decision-making processes and ensuring a fair and inclusive approach to service delivery.

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Understands and incorporates the CPS Energy mission, goals and brand throughout the organization and community.
  • Promotes confidence and public trust through education, communication and working collaboratively to build relationships.
  • Develops and maintains strong relationships with key partners including, agencies, non-profits, neighborhood groups, businesses, and elected officials.
  • Leverages industry groups through membership and networking.
  • Works to elevate customer satisfaction and address concerns promptly by designing and executing a robust plan for internal and external collaborations.
  • Provides strong leadership and strategic direction for the Equity, E2B, CRU, Outreach, Weatherization, Customer Programs and PS&E initiatives.
  • Has oversight of collaborative funding sources and stringent financial reporting in compliance with local and federal regulations.
  • Executes a multimillion-dollar weatherization program to include program design, budget, contract execution, contractor management and program implementation.
  • Leads the Public Safety & Education training program and education campaign to ensure compliance with RP1162 regulatory requirements.
  • Leads the development and implementation of proactive equity initiatives and serves as a catalyst for integrating equity strategies into the organizations day-to-day operations.
  • Evaluates and executes departmental strategies to guarantee the successful delivery of programs, with a special emphasis on increasing community participation.
  • Directs, designs and develops strategies that maximize the customer experience and engagement.
  • Ensure outreach targets are delivered and reports performance to executive and/or stakeholders.
  • Executes the team's crisis management plan to include deployment of resources (e.g. staff, MSC) during natural disasters and extended outages.
  • In partnership with Corporate Communications, reviews all team specific external communication pieces for image, brand, grammar, and consistency.
  • Helps design and implement business plan initiatives and milestones.
  • Collaborating closely with leadership and peers, the Director establishes clear success metrics and provides comprehensive performance reports.
  • Designs and executes new products and services.
  • Ensures the team is successful in the prompt trouble-shooting and quick resolution of customer concerns, keeping appropriate stakeholders informed.
  • Supports the conceptualization, and implementation of standard operating procedures and work processes ensuring proper development and training.
  • Oversees the preparation of bids, contracts or written reports.
  • Ensures compliance with associated rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Oversees the establishment of appropriate controls to protect customer information.
  • Ensures that data is tracked for participation reports and/or dashboards.
  • Assesses potential barriers and develops approaches designed to ensure equitable outcomes for our customers.
  • Oversees department work and employees providing 24x7x365 support in a mobile friendly, grass roots environment.
  • Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains staff.
  • Develops and engages team members and creates opportunities for professional growth.
  • Develops annual performance goals and evaluates progress.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Increasingly responsible experience in customer service, municipal government, community engagement or a related field.
Strong interpersonal skills are essential and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
Experience with collecting, analyzing, and organizing program activity data.
Experience supervising the work of others.
Experience managing contracts and expenditures of fund related to dynamic programs.
Must have strong presentation skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to handle competing priorities and lead and manage multiple projects at the same time.
Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a business planning capacity.
  • Solid understanding of business operations.

Competencies
Setting a Strategic Vision
Thinking Globally
Working with Diverse Populations
Developing Talent
Championing Customer Needs
Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions
Minimum Education
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Communications, or other related degree field, or equivalent job experience in lieu of degree.
Required Certifications
Working Environment
Work is performed both indoors and outdoors, operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.
Ability to travel frequently to and from meetings, training sessions or other business related events. After hours work will be required. On call 24x7x365 to respond to customer escalations.
Physical Demands
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.





Nearest Major Market: San Antonio



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