**Community Engagement Senior Manager - Diode** **Date:** Mar 6, 2025 **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, US **Company:** Black & Veatch Family of Companies **Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.** As an employee-owned company, our people _are_ Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference. **Company :** Diode Ventures, LLC. **Req Id :** 107873 **Opportunity Type :** Staff **Relocation eligible :** No **Full time/Part time :** Full-Time **Project Only Hire :** No **Visa Sponsorship Available:** No **Job Summary** Community Engagement Senior Manager serves as a key point of contact between Diode and local communities in development initiatives. This role involves facilitating communication, gathering community feedback, and ensuring the alignment of community interests with organizational goals. This person will work closely with project managers, local leaders, and stakeholders to foster positive relationships and ensure that development projects are community-informed and inclusive. **Key Responsibilities** + Develop strategy for immediate term and long-term external stakeholder, community engagement for existing projects. This strategy includes: + Community Outreach: Conduct outreach activities to engage community members and stakeholders, including meetings, focus groups, surveys, and events. Build trust and maintain positive relationships with residents, community organizations, and leaders. + Communication & Feedback: Serve as the primary point of contact for community members to voice concerns or provide feedback about ongoing development projects. Regularly update the community on project progress, goals, and impacts. Collect and synthesize feedback to inform decision-making and project adjustments. + Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that community interests are considered in the planning and implementation of development projects. Help navigate community concerns and assist with resolving conflicts between stakeholders and project teams. + Cultural Sensitivity: Ensure that all community engagement activities are culturally appropriate and inclusive. Promote diversity and ensure equitable participation from underrepresented groups. + Reporting & Documentation: Maintain accurate records of community interactions, feedback, and outcomes. Provide regular reports on engagement activities and community sentiments to management + Build and maintain durable political and economic development relationships + Create educational programming + Shape a positive narrative for data center development and Diode integration into communities; + Establish and track KPIs based on fiscal value unlocked and time saved through relationships/negotiations (e.g. condensed permitting timelines, etc.); + Identify out-sourced activities and budget lines that can be covered under new community engagement function and establish budget for high-value local engagement (PR materials, tax structure analysis, economic impact studies) + Support and represent the company in AHJ project presentations, public processes, or other government-related sessions; + Effectively communicate the scope and benefits of investments to external stakeholders at all levels, disciplines, and via varied modalities; + Communicate project status, challenges, and wins to executive leadership; + Establish cross-functional communication with other verticals within the company for strategic and tactical alignment; + Support regional project managers; + Help solve for blockers in regulatory and government processes at the community-level. **Management Responsibilities** Individual Contributor **Preferred Qualifications** + 3+ years of public policy or economic development experience + Experience with community engagement strategy development and execution + Experience with strategic executive level communication **Minimum Qualifications** + 7 year’s of total work experience + Bachelor’s Degree + 3 years of economic development or community relations experience + All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. **Certifications** **Work Environment/Physical Demands** B&V Office Environment; Travel up to 50% **Competencies** **Salary Plan** ADM: Administrative/Business **Job Grade** 007 Black & Veatch endeavors to makeaccessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process because of a disability, please contact the Employee Relations Department at +1-913-359-1622 orvia our. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only; you may not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications. General inquiries about the status of applications will not be returned. This job posting will remain open until a suitable candidate(s) has been identified. Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers and array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program. To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time and dependent sick time. A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program. We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of that success through stock ownership. By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients. BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please clickand. **Notice to External Search Firms** : Black & Veatch does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Black & Veatch Talent Acquisition engages with search firms directly for hiring needs. In accordance with local law, the following compensation range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition: $153,019.00- $229,713.00 **Nearest Major Market:** Los Angeles **Job Segment:** Engineer, Engineering