Senior Community Relations Specialist (Energy)

Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States. Hybrid schedule with at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays; availability to work up to five days in the office may be required. Travel between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire is required as needed.

Annual salary: $116,160–$129,070, plus potential incentive eligibility.

Company

hirify.global operates in the utility and energy sector, serving customers and communities through electric and gas infrastructure and related services.

What you will do

• Develop and implement community and municipal outreach strategies covering relationship development, emergency preparedness, economic development, corporate giving, and employee engagement.
• Represent Eversource at public forums, municipal meetings, community gatherings, business associations, and sponsored events.
• Serve as a liaison between internal teams and government, business, nonprofit, and community stakeholders on utility projects, permitting, construction, maintenance, and reliability activities.
• Establish and manage corporate giving opportunities, including identifying initiatives, screening grant requests, and recommending awards.
• Monitor local government policies, elections, ordinances, and council activities, advising internal partners on political sensitivities and emerging issues.
• Respond to community and customer concerns and support crisis communications and emergency response activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public or Government Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of experience in community/customer care or government relations; eight or more years is preferred.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations on complex issues and handling difficult or controversial situations in public forums.
• Knowledge of municipal, state, and regional government, regulatory processes, utility business, and energy supply issues.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Valid motor vehicle license required; visa sponsorship is not available, and applicants requiring sponsorship to begin employment will not be considered.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Law, Public Affairs, Business Administration, or Communications.
• Previous project management or cross-functional team experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work policy designed to support work-life balance, subject to business needs and managerial discretion.
• Emergency response assignments may require night, weekend, extended-hour, and outside-normal-location work.
• Regular evening attendance may be required for public hearings, council meetings, business association meetings, and company events.
• Company-issued personal protective safety gear is provided.
• Regular employment with a competitive total rewards program and potential incentive compensation.