Public Relations Specialist

Overview

OUC - The Reliable One is presently seeking a Public Relations Specialist to join the Marketing & New Products division. At OUC, we don’t just work – we’re building a bright future of innovation and transformation for future generations.

We are seeking a proactive, perceptive, and resourceful Public Relations professional with strong interpersonal and project management skills. Your responsibilities will include planning and executing stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and communication strategies that advance OUC’s business priorities and strengthen its reputation. You will deliver clear, consistent, and timely communications to external stakeholders on infrastructure impacts, customer and community concerns, and complex energy and environmental issues.

This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on community relations and corporate messaging in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.

In this role, you will support OUC’s community engagement efforts by implementing stakeholder engagement plans, developing targeted communications, and creating audience-specific messaging across multiple platforms. You will assist with communications for high-profile electric and water utilities infrastructure projects, ensuring stakeholders are informed before, during, and after project activity. You will coordinate stakeholder meetings and outreach efforts, maintain tracking tools, analyze feedback and media coverage, and ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned across channels.

Additionally, you will contribute to strategic communications on energy efficiency, energy equity, environmental initiatives, and the evolving energy transition, helping to shape public understanding and build trust around critical initiatives.

OUC is an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida committed to innovation, sustainability, and our community. OUC’s mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community by delivering sustainable and reliable services and solutions.

Join a team of visionary change agents, strategists, and community ambassadors who understand the vital role of diverse experiences in powering creativity and industry transformation. At OUC, each position contributes to the success and achievement of our goals.  to learn more about what we do.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, or a related field (such as Business, Marketing, or Government Affairs)
• At least three (3) years of experience in stakeholder engagement, corporate communications, public relations, or public outreach
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including confidence in public speaking and stakeholder-facing settings
• Experience developing and implementing stakeholder communication and public outreach strategies, including audience segmentation
• A strong customer-service mindset with the ability to listen, interpret concerns, and address misinformation effectively
• Comfort working with data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and analytics to inform communication strategies
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or stakeholder relationship management systems (SRM) – Salesforce experience preferred – with the ability and willingness to learn new tools
• Ability to collaborate across teams, demonstrate initiative, and adapt in environments with evolving processes
• Flexibility to attend occasional after-hours or weekend meetings and community events
• Bonus: experience working with utilities, infrastructure, government, NGOs, or environmental or sustainability-focused organizations; bilingual skills are a plus

OUC offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Total Rewards package includes, to cite a few:

• Competitive compensation
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period
• OUC’s Hybrid Retirement Program includes a fully-funded cash balance account, defined contribution…