Transportation Communications Project Coordinator - Professional II

Posting Title

Transportation Communications Project Coordinator - Professional II

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you'll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you'll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

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Job Description

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Communications Office has an opening for an energetic and collaborative communications professional to support communications for transportation work within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The successful candidate will help tell DOE's story through a variety of communication channels, as well as manage multiple moderately complex communications projects under supervision using established procedures. The ideal candidate will possess meticulous attention to detail and quality, exhibit the ability to maintain strong working relationships with clients and team members, and be adept at project management.

The selected candidate will work under supervision as part of NREL's Communications Office, which includes teams representing NREL's wide-ranging research areas. This group is structured in an agency-like setting and includes project managers, writers, editors, web developers, and designers. You will develop and execute digital and traditional communications tactics in parallel, while delivering superior client service. We're looking for a self-motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable interacting directly with researchers as well as Communications Office colleagues.

Your success will depend on your adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to learn; can-do attitude and collaborative work style; and the ability to react positively to rapidly changing circumstances.

In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter describing why you are interested in this position and your specific qualifications related to this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Duties will include:

• Managing development, design, editing, and publication of presentations and other outreach materials that follow style guidelines

• Developing, editing, and publishing web content, following web standards and best practices

• Coordinating internal processes to support clients and communication project leads

• Writing to communicate transportation-related work through news stories, outreach materials, social media, newsletters, and presentation materials

• Building and maintaining positive relationships with teams, peers, and clients.

Successful candidates will have:

• Good project management skills, including leading tasks and developing budgets and schedules

• Attention to detail and quality

• Nimbleness needed to multitask in a fast-paced communications agency-like setting

• Strong client service mindset

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• General knowledge of web and digital media best practices

• Experience coordinating projects such as newsletters, websites, social media, webinars, and print materials

• Previous experience working in a project management tool such as Asana, Smartsheet, ClickUp, etc.

• Ability to distill technical information into understandable and engaging content

• Ability to react positively to rapidly changing circumstances

• Can-do attitude and collaborative work style

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous science-, transportation-, energy-sector, government-, technology-, or research-related communications experience

• Experience creating internal or corporate communications strategies and content

• Experience adhering to an in-house style guide, AP style, and/or Chicago Manual of Style

• Experience working in a content management system

• Prior roles in a communication/public relations/advertising agency or similar corporate/organization department

• Familiarity with transportation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency technologies, and/or other technical subject matter.

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Basic Qualifications

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 2 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree or equivalent relevant education/experience. General knowledge and application of technical standards, principles, theories and techniques. Frequent application of industry concepts and principles. General knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific field. Skilled in problem solving, written and verbal communication. Ability to use various computer software programs.

• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Ability to work under guidance to complete moderately complex communications assignments including research, writing, and editing for a variety of products, including both print and electronic media

• Adherence to budgets and schedules to meet deadlines for deadline-oriented projects, such as multi-channel communications campaigns

• Experience with emerging digital communications and marketing concepts and practices

• Exceptional writing skills to express compelling stories from technical research information

• Experience coordinating and hosting webinars and events.

• Experience working with teams and customers

• Experience with writing basic web content

• Strong preference will be given to candidates with previous communications experience related to transportation.

Preferred Qualifications

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Job Profile: Professional II / Annual Salary Range: $63,600 - $104,900

NREL takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

• Based on eligibility rules

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NREL is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug.

If you are offered employment at NREL, you must pass a pre-employment drug test prior to commencing employment. Unless prohibited by state or local law, the pre-employment drug test will include marijuana. If you test positive on the pre-employment drug test, your offer of employment may be withdrawn.

Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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