Community Engagement Specialist

Purpose of the Role

The Community Engagement Specialist supports the Development and the Delivery of Projects, through a whole of life cycle approach, building and maintaining trusted relationships between GreenPoint Energy and the communities where it operates. The role leads engagement across GreenPoint’s renewable-energy portfolio — including battery storage, wind, and solar developments — ensuring that every stakeholder impacted by our projects feels informed, respected, and heard.

About You

You are a relationship-builder who combines empathy with commercial awareness. You’re confident in the field, capable in sensitive conversations, and able to translate complex project information into approachable language.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in community engagement, stakeholder relations, or community development — ideally within renewable energy, utilities, or major infrastructure.
• Experience supporting or coordinating discussions related to commercial neighbour agreements, land access, or benefit arrangements.
• Strong interpersonal, conflict-resolution, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage sensitive community issues with diplomacy and composure.
• Familiarity with planning, environmental, and local-government processes.
• Experience with stakeholder management systems or CRMs.
• Current Australian driver’s licence and capacity for regional travel.

Desirable

• Exposure to large-scale renewable-energy or grid-infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of social licence frameworks and benefit-sharing programs.
• Experience working with Traditional Owners or managing cultural-heritage requirements.
• Tertiary qualifications in communications, planning, social science, or environmental management.

Key Attributes

• Collaborative and grounded; enjoys teamwork across disciplines.
• Emotionally intelligent, with high cultural and situational awareness.
• Practical, organised, and able to balance fieldwork with reporting obligations.
• Values transparency, integrity, and inclusion.

Job Responsibilities

Community Engagement and Relationship Management

• Develop and implement community engagement strategies and communication plans for renewable-energy projects in line with GreenPoint Energy’s corporate values.
• Serve as a key point of contact for local communities, landholders, councils, Traditional Owners, and regional stakeholders.
• Facilitate and attend meetings with neighbours and affected parties to share information, address concerns, and gather feedback.
• Design and deliver community information sessions, pop-up events, and open days that promote understanding and trust.
• Identify opportunities for local partnerships, sponsorships, and initiatives that create shared value and reinforce GreenPoint’s social licence.
• Maintain a detailed stakeholder register (CRM) to track engagement, commitments, and actions.
• Prepare communication materials, FAQs, and community updates in collaboration with the Project team.

Commercial and Neighbour Agreement Support

• Support with neighbour and community benefit discussions.
• Assist in preparing meeting materials, tracking outcomes, and maintaining clear engagement records.
• Provide local insight and relationship context to help shape equitable and well-informed agreements.
• Ensure community commitments are documented and followed through in collaboration with project teams.

Project and Organisational Collaboration

• Support the integration of community feedback into project planning, environmental assessments, and design refinements.
• Provide advice to project teams on stakeholder and reputational risks, including early-warning indicators.
• Coordinate site visits, stakeholder tours, and community events to build understanding of GreenPoint’s projects.
• Assist with First Nations engagement and cultural heritage processes in collaboration with specialists.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engagement tools, templates, and practices