Mgr Public Affairs

About the position At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits. Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include: Company-Provided Benefits Holidays and Paid Time Off Parental Leave Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution) Annual Bonus Opportunity Employee Assistance Program Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans Basic Life Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP Employee Assistance Program Wellness Programs LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Paid Training Linked-In Learning Voluntary Benefits Retirement Savings Plan Medical Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Employee/Dependent Life Insurance Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts. Responsibilities • Develops positive working relationships with municipal and state elected officials and staff, business and community leaders and other key community stakeholders. , • Administers the division's community relations program and serves as the local point of contact for charitable and civic contributions. , • Leads the franchise renewal process to maintain an effective operational relationship with communities. , • Provides operational support such as responding to emergency situations, town outages, right of way issues, and system integrity issues. , • Delivers regulatory and governmental support for regulatory filings, legislative support or other governmental activity. , • Serves as a point of contact and coordinates response for escalated customer service issues. , • Counsels executive(s) on public policy/public affairs and develops a public relations work plan. , • Keeps abreast of events and issues relevant to the division’s service area through monitoring various media communications. , • Develops and monitors functional and contributions budget to ensure efficient utilization of resources. , • Assists corporate communications in developing, implementing and monitoring communication strategies. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business Administration, Marketing or a closely related field. , • Four years of related experience in the natural gas or related industry, or equivalent. , • Ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers on technical or complex concepts. , • Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods. , • Basic computer skills for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks. Nice-to-haves Benefits • Holidays and Paid Time Off , • Parental Leave , • Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution) , • Annual Bonus Opportunity , • Employee Assistance Program , • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans , • Basic Life Insurance , • Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP , • Wellness Programs , • LifeLock Identity Theft Protection , • Paid Training , • Linked-In Learning , • Voluntary Benefits , • Medical Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage , • Dental Insurance , • Vision Insurance , • Employee/Dependent Life Insurance , • Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance , • Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts Apply Job!