Senior Outreach Specialist
Spectraforce
Rocklin, California
2 hours ago
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Outreach Specialist
Location: Rocklin, CA 95765
Duration:12 Months
**RE: 50% TRAVEL:
o Travel will be associated with assigned projects within the assigned work area (typically on the county level – distance may vary based on county size).
o Travel will generally be from home or office location to specific project sites, supporting job walks, tailboards, customer meetings, etc.
Top Things:
o 3 years of customer facing experience
o Detail-oriented and meticulous on documentation, work planning, training and safety
o Accountable, self-starter
***EQUIPMENT: The client will provide a laptop, a work cellphone, and a docking station. Any additional ergonomic equipment required for remote work must be evaluated and supplied by the vendor. For on-site work, hotel stations will be available, equipped with monitors, keyboards, mouse, headsets, cameras, and other standard peripherals. For remote work, all necessary equipment beyond the client-provided items must be provided by the vendor.
Position Summary –
The Senior Field Outreach Specialist will be a member of the Customer Engagement team. This position will focus on customer communications and outreach and will be responsible for educating and addressing customer concerns regarding System Hardening and Undergrounding projects within the PG&E service territory. The Specialist will collaborate with a team of other Specialists throughout the PG&E service territory and with their local Regional Service Management Team.
This position requires regular travel at minimum 50% of time with occasional travel to San Ramon for quarterly Staff Meetings or program trainings. When not in the field, the position will primarily work from your home office and the local office, with monthly and/or quarterly team meetings or as business needs require.
Job Responsibilities –
• Become a subject matter expert on the System Hardening and Undergrounding Program
• Understand and review planned work and execute comprehensive customer outreach in coordination with partnering organizations to ensure ample customer communications related to visible field work
• Collect, coordinate, organize and deliver outreach plans and deliverables in a timely manner
• Utilize resources to prepare and complete outreach, including Google Earth, GIS, CC&B, SAP
• Initiate strong working relationships with work sponsored project managers (PMs)
• Function as lead to coordinate input from the Program Managers, local construction teams, Public Affairs, Land Management, Environmental Management, and others
• Take the lead to develop local tactical plans, project by project, based on in-field expertise
• Strategize and develop customized outreach plans for specific projects with input from PM and team
• Tailboard and educate internal and external project crews regarding customer concerns or issues
• Route and manage complex customer concerns, in a timely and thorough manner - on the phone or in person based on the nature of the concern
• Facilitate customer escalations including legal claims and restoration efforts as needed
• Consistently document customer communications
• Coordinate and document the completion of outreach, including mailing letters, making phone calls attending meetings, and door-to-door canvassing
• Regularly attend RSM meetings to educate and update on key projects and any customer escalations
• Develop and host Open Houses, community-based organization (CBO) presentations, and other appropriate efforts for educating customers proactively regarding programs and projects
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, communications, or related degree or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of customer service, program management, project management, gas/ electric construction, and/or energy efficiency sales and/or service experience
• Must possess a valid California driver’s license or ability to obtain by first day of employment
Desired:
• Positive, enthusiastic, collaborative, customer-centric self-starter
• Detail-oriented and meticulous on documentation, work planning, training and safety
• Accountable, dependable, and initiative-taking to work hard with limited supervision
• 3 years of previous customer facing customer service and/or customer facing roles
• Demonstrated proficiency in achieving results by leading and influencing matrixed teams with limited leadership guidance
• Demonstrated ability to provide proactive, high quality customer service while resolving issues of a complex nature
• Advanced knowledge of assigned area of expertise
• Effective at negotiating and able to communicate effectively and comfortably at director level and below internally and with customers and third parties
• Demonstrated proficiency with intermediate levels of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other like tools
• Strong presentation and time management skills
• Experience developing executive messaging and communications
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 72.25/hr.
Location: Rocklin, CA 95765
Duration:12 Months
**RE: 50% TRAVEL:
o Travel will be associated with assigned projects within the assigned work area (typically on the county level – distance may vary based on county size).
o Travel will generally be from home or office location to specific project sites, supporting job walks, tailboards, customer meetings, etc.
Top Things:
o 3 years of customer facing experience
o Detail-oriented and meticulous on documentation, work planning, training and safety
o Accountable, self-starter
***EQUIPMENT: The client will provide a laptop, a work cellphone, and a docking station. Any additional ergonomic equipment required for remote work must be evaluated and supplied by the vendor. For on-site work, hotel stations will be available, equipped with monitors, keyboards, mouse, headsets, cameras, and other standard peripherals. For remote work, all necessary equipment beyond the client-provided items must be provided by the vendor.
Position Summary –
The Senior Field Outreach Specialist will be a member of the Customer Engagement team. This position will focus on customer communications and outreach and will be responsible for educating and addressing customer concerns regarding System Hardening and Undergrounding projects within the PG&E service territory. The Specialist will collaborate with a team of other Specialists throughout the PG&E service territory and with their local Regional Service Management Team.
This position requires regular travel at minimum 50% of time with occasional travel to San Ramon for quarterly Staff Meetings or program trainings. When not in the field, the position will primarily work from your home office and the local office, with monthly and/or quarterly team meetings or as business needs require.
Job Responsibilities –
• Become a subject matter expert on the System Hardening and Undergrounding Program
• Understand and review planned work and execute comprehensive customer outreach in coordination with partnering organizations to ensure ample customer communications related to visible field work
• Collect, coordinate, organize and deliver outreach plans and deliverables in a timely manner
• Utilize resources to prepare and complete outreach, including Google Earth, GIS, CC&B, SAP
• Initiate strong working relationships with work sponsored project managers (PMs)
• Function as lead to coordinate input from the Program Managers, local construction teams, Public Affairs, Land Management, Environmental Management, and others
• Take the lead to develop local tactical plans, project by project, based on in-field expertise
• Strategize and develop customized outreach plans for specific projects with input from PM and team
• Tailboard and educate internal and external project crews regarding customer concerns or issues
• Route and manage complex customer concerns, in a timely and thorough manner - on the phone or in person based on the nature of the concern
• Facilitate customer escalations including legal claims and restoration efforts as needed
• Consistently document customer communications
• Coordinate and document the completion of outreach, including mailing letters, making phone calls attending meetings, and door-to-door canvassing
• Regularly attend RSM meetings to educate and update on key projects and any customer escalations
• Develop and host Open Houses, community-based organization (CBO) presentations, and other appropriate efforts for educating customers proactively regarding programs and projects
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing, communications, or related degree or equivalent work experience
• 4 years of customer service, program management, project management, gas/ electric construction, and/or energy efficiency sales and/or service experience
• Must possess a valid California driver’s license or ability to obtain by first day of employment
Desired:
• Positive, enthusiastic, collaborative, customer-centric self-starter
• Detail-oriented and meticulous on documentation, work planning, training and safety
• Accountable, dependable, and initiative-taking to work hard with limited supervision
• 3 years of previous customer facing customer service and/or customer facing roles
• Demonstrated proficiency in achieving results by leading and influencing matrixed teams with limited leadership guidance
• Demonstrated ability to provide proactive, high quality customer service while resolving issues of a complex nature
• Advanced knowledge of assigned area of expertise
• Effective at negotiating and able to communicate effectively and comfortably at director level and below internally and with customers and third parties
• Demonstrated proficiency with intermediate levels of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other like tools
• Strong presentation and time management skills
• Experience developing executive messaging and communications
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 72.25/hr.