Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!

The Director Community and Project Outreach serves as our leader for local outreach activities, which include aligning communication and activities with the needs of specific operating areas and communities in which they operate. This role is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of outreach strategies to further the development of natural gas infrastructure and pipelines. The ability to work collaboratively with others to ensure that we succeed in building credibility and trust while maintaining our reputation for being a safe and reliable provider of natural gas services is a key to success.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Provides strategic direction to a team of professionals related to ongoing community-based efforts and partner engagement activities
• Develops strategic plans to build and enhance our credibility and trust with local leaders and community members; identifies emerging issues and develops risk mitigation strategies
• Supports operating areas to meet public relations needs, partnering with others to respond to local media, local municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and special interest groups
• Mentors formal leaders and coordinates workforce planning/career development activities for team members
• Establishes and cultivates relationships with internal and external business partners; collaborates with others to ensure that our community relations and project-related efforts are communicated
• Serves as on-the-ground representation for the company at public and trade association meetings
• Establishes critical messages and talking points to be communicated by all key personnel to support the community relations and outreach efforts related to the business unit, region or project’s objectives
• Manages third party firms and consultants that are hired to assist in community relations, outreach or partner engagement activities
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations or other related field of study; a minimum of eight (8) years of experience leading teams responsible for communications and/or public outreach activities

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications and PC skills
• High level of professionalism and learning agility
• Ability to quickly anticipate problems and identify corrective actions
• Solid understanding of business commitments and customer requirements
• Ability to provide matrix-leadership to professionals
• Preferred: Working knowledge of industry

Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire.  With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

• Competitive compensation
• Annual incentive program
• Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
• Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
• 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
• Wellness Program with annual rewards
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Robust employee learning and development
• High internal mobility (we promote from within)
• Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
• Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
• Domestic partner benefits
• Educational reimbursement
• Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
• Employee resource groups
• Employee assistance programs
• Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
• Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

For more information, please visit https://www.williams.com/careers/total-rewards/.

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