Community Empowerment - Affairs Manager

About the Role

The manager will partner with group leadership and project teams to establish and execute plans, ensuring engagement and accountability while collaborating with HQ and key stakeholders. Responsibilities include hosting community events, supporting customer engagements, and representing Mortenson at relevant meetings and events. Supplier development duties involve organizing events to connect small, local, and diverse‑owned businesses, maintaining relationships with trade partners, and leading mentorship programs to build partner capacity. Workforce inclusion tasks focus on fostering belonging for craft team members and delivering related programming. External engagement requires representing Mortenson in the community, maintaining a positive public profile, liaising with regulatory agencies, and overseeing accurate submission of applications and reports. The role also identifies collaborative organizations and supports the overall Community Empowerment vision through research and trend analysis. • Partner with group leadership and project teams to develop and execute plans, ensuring engagement and accountability. • Collaborate with HQ and key stakeholders to align community initiatives. • Host community events and meetings, supporting customer engagements and project pursuits. • Organize supplier development events to connect small, local, and diverse‑owned businesses. • Build and maintain relationships with trade partners, serving as liaison and mentorship program lead. • Drive workforce inclusion by fostering belonging for craft team members and delivering related programming. • Work with internal and external workforce development experts to attract talent and support industry partners. • Represent Mortenson in community, regulatory agency, and industry meetings, maintaining a positive public profile. • Prepare and submit accurate regulatory applications, reports, and correspondence. • Identify collaborative organizations and develop partnership opportunities. • Support the Community Empowerment vision, share research insights, and provide project‑level assistance to the Director. • Analyze participation trends, laws, and issues to inform community affairs actions.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸community events
• ▸supplier development
• ▸workforce inclusion
• ▸regulatory reporting
• ▸stakeholder partnerships
• ▸trend analysis

What You Bring

Qualified candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, External Relations, Human Resources or a related field, with at least five years of relevant experience, including construction and stakeholder interaction. They possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and project‑management skills, are proficient in Microsoft Office and data analysis, and demonstrate inclusive leadership and effective communication. • Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, External Relations, Human Resources or related field. • Minimum five years of relevant experience, preferably in construction and contracting. • Proven ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds. • Strong relationship‑building, influencing, and cross‑cultural communication skills. • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and project‑management capabilities. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and data analysis/reporting. • Demonstrated track record of inclusive team leadership, coaching, and performance management. • Active listening and effective written, verbal, and presentation communication.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's degree
• ▸5+ years
• ▸microsoft office
• ▸project management
• ▸data analysis
• ▸stakeholder mgmt

Benefits

The position offers a base salary ranging from $81,200 to $121,800 (higher in select locations) and eligibility for Mortenson’s incentive plan. Benefits include medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental coverage at no extra cost, a 401(k) plan with generous matching, paid time off, employer‑paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance, as well as mental‑health resources, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and gym membership discounts. • Medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental coverage at no extra cost. • 401(k) plan with generous Mortenson matching. • Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves. • Employer‑paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance. • No‑cost mental‑health tools, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and gym membership discounts. • Base salary $81,200–$121,800 (higher in selected locations) plus eligibility for incentive plan.

Work Environment

Hybrid