Work Model: Onsite
Key Responsibilities: Public Safety and Emergency Coordination
- Serve as the External Affairs liaison to local law enforcement, sheriff's offices, fire/EMS, and emergency management, in coordination with Security and EHS.
- Coordinate public-safety contacts, preparedness meetings, tabletop exercises, and interagency communication protocols
- Provide situational updates during major incidents, severe weather, public demonstrations, or other disruptions affecting the site or neighboring community.
Early Warning and Risk Assessment
- Identify and assess emerging community conflicts, reputational risks, public-safety concerns, and potential operational disruptions
- Evaluate likelihood, impact, affected stakeholders, and response options; promptly escalate material risks to External Affairs leadership and relevant functions
- Support contingency planning for construction impacts, environmental concerns, accidents, labor-related tensions, and high-profile visits
Stakeholder and Agency Engagement
- Build and maintain working relationships with police, fire and EMS leaders, emergency managers, municipal officials, neighborhood representatives, and community organizations
- Represent External Affairs at public meetings, agency coordination sessions, and site visits; document commitments and follow-up actions
- Provide Community Relations and Government Relations with stakeholder context, issue history, and engagement recommendations
Community and Stakeholder Insights
- Monitor public meetings, local media, approved open sources, and stakeholder feedback for developments affecting site operations, construction, employees, or community relationships
- Track concerns involving traffic, noise, environmental impact, land use, housing, workforce growth, and public safety; identify recurring themes and trends
- Maintain a stakeholder map covering local government, public-safety agencies, neighborhood groups, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofits
- Distinguish verified incidents and credible operational risks from rumors, isolated complaints, and lawful civic activity
Executive Reporting and Internal Coordination
- Prepare concise leadership briefings, issue assessments, stakeholder updates, and pre- and post-event reports with recommended actions
- Coordinate with Communications, Government Relations, Community Relations, Security, EHS, Construction, HR, and Operations on issue response
- Track outstanding stakeholder concerns, agency coordination items, and company commitments through resolution
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Public Administration, Political Science, or a related field; alternatively, 15+ years of directly relevant professional experience
- 10+ years of experience in law enforcement, emergency management, public safety, or public-sector safety leadership
- 5+ years in a supervisory, command, director-level, or senior public-safety liaison role
- Current or previously held state-recognized law-enforcement certification, Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential, or comparable documented public-safety qualification
- 5+ years of direct coordination with police, sheriff's offices, fire/EMS, emergency management, or municipal government agencies
- Completed NIMS/ICS training or equivalent documented incident-management training (preferred)
- 2+ years working with manufacturing, major construction, utilities, infrastructure, or other critical-infrastructure operations (preferred)
Ethical and Operating Standards: - Use lawful, transparent, and approved information sources; do not request or use nonpublic law-enforcement records, protected personal data, or sensitive political information
- Do not characterize lawful criticism, resident complaints, union activity, or peaceful protest as security threats solely because they oppose company actions
- Maintain separation between stakeholder engagement and law-enforcement or investigative functions; refer legal, privacy, ethics, and security issues to the appropriate teams
Requirement:- Must be authorized to work in the United States without restrictions or future sponsorship.
Benefits: - Top Tier health insurance at no employee cost
- Paid day offs: Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Parental Leave, Happy Fridays
- 401k Matching
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Health Care & Dependent Care
- Educational reimbursement up to $10,000 per year
- Donation Matching and volunteering opportunities
- Corporate discount programs
