Reference #: R4273 Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we're delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you're looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

What You'll Do: We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Communications Specialist who will lead regional strategic communications plan deployment and serve as a communications & public relations counsel to regional leadership. This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate who is looking to make an immediate and positive impact. The role is based in Bryn Mawr, PA and reports directly into Essential's Manager, External Communications. Assist with content creation and management while providing administrative support to the team. This position is an excellent opportunity to grow your communications knowledge in the utility industry!

Essential Duties: * Oversee the preparation of news releases, ensuring messaging discipline. * Support day-to-day regional media relations plan that includes issues management and risk assessment. * Identify opportunities to enhance reputation and perception, and develop compelling, supporting content. * Draft messages, presentations, regional executive communications, internal communications, and other media materials, as necessary, * Contribute to internal communication plans and messaging in support of brand vision, key strategic initiatives, and business priorities. * Work collaboratively across a variety of functions, including operations and corporate communications. * Manage various outside consultants and agencies that support the organization as needed.

What You'll Love: The scope of the job! Your solution-led, can-do approach will be empowered to add value from day one and affect changes that will impact the entire business! You will help enhance the Communications strategy across Essential Utilities, Aqua & Peoples.

What You'll Bring: * Superior writing skills with a finely tuned business intelligence approach that instills confidence as a trusted communications counsel to our leadership and customers. * Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or marketing. * A minimum of 10 years of relevant full-time experience with public relations and communications programs, writing, editing, and publications project management in a corporate setting.

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental d sability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012). To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to: Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship Family members cannot work in the same department.

Aqua America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.