Are you passionate about making a difference in your community and skilled at building meaningful connections? Join us as a Public Information & Marketing Manager over our Public Engagement team at Austin Energy. You’ll lead innovative initiatives to engage our diverse community, foster strong relationships, and promote our mission of providing reliable, sustainable energy. If you thrive on collaboration, creativity, and making a positive impact, we want to hear from you!
Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
WHEN COMPLETING THE CITY OF AUSTIN APPLICATION:
The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history. A detailed and complete employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Describe your specific experience for each position. Include all job duties, responsibilities, and employment dates. Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history.
This position does not allow for a resume or cover letter to be included. Only information on your employment application will be considered. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your employment application. Supplemental information or changes to your application will not be accepted after the job posting closes.
The responses to the supplemental questions must reference the employment history listed in the employment history section. Once the requisition has closed, the application cannot be changed to update work history, supplemental questions, or any other information.
We reserve the right to verify high school and college education for the top candidate(s).
If you have any questions regarding your City of Austin employment application, please use the official website of the City of Austin as reference. www.austintexas.gov
ASSESSMENTS: Candidates selected for interview(s) may be required to complete an assessment as part of the interview process.
TRAVEL: If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
WORK HOURS: Work hours are generally 8am-5pm. Hybrid schedules will be considered in accordance with the City of Austin Flexible Work Arrangement policy. Shift may change according to departmental and event support needs. Work hours may occasionally after hours, holidays, and weekends. Additional hours may be required to work outside of regular schedule for events or emergency management operations.
This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.
VETERAN INTERVIEW PREFERENCE:
Military/Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 verifying honorable discharge, at the time of initial interview to receive military/veteran interview preference.
CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK:
The top candidate will be subject to a minimum 7-year criminal history background check.