Arizona Public Service - APS · 22 hours ago
Community and Economic Development Consultant
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expArizona Public Service (APS) is the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, generating reliable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. The Community and Economic Development Consultant is responsible for developing and implementing projects focused on business and community development, managing a prospect pipeline, and enhancing the company's visibility within key communities.
Electrical DistributionEnergySustainability
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage the economic development prospect pipeline, including tracking project activity, preparing regular reports, analyzing trends, and ensuring timely follow‑up to advance prospects through the recruitment and expansion process
Develop or participate in the development of integrated community and governmental strategies in concert with other APS departments to identify target markets for industrial recruitment and retention. Collaborate with internal departments and external partners to strengthen business recruitment, retention, and expansion efforts across the company’s service territory
Develop or participate in the development of integrated community and governmental strategies in concert with other APS departments to build key community relationships
Cultivate and maintain high‑value relationships with key stakeholders, including elected officials, municipal leaders, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, industry associations, and major employers, ensuring consistent communication and alignment on economic development goals
Develop and conduct public seminars on Inform and Educate topics, community development programs, community marketing plans, etc. Support and participate in public‑facing programs and educational opportunities (panels, presentations, etc.) that support community capacity‑building, strategic planning, and APS economic development goals
Develop, prepare community-contact programs designed to inform and exchange information with community groups and promote goodwill and reinforce the company’s role as a partner in local and regional economic growth
Assess communication needs, identify target audiences, research topics, determine strategy, positioning and messages, select media mix, and develop action plans; recommend and implement course of action based upon risk assessment
Provide strategic guidance to internal business units to ensure local economic development activities and community strategies align with corporate priorities and statewide economic development objectives
Coordinate the presentation of site locations and economic packages with prospective company representatives and local political/community leaders; Schedule and run meetings and other follow-up meetings with company representatives and representatives of municipalities, chamber of commerce, cities/towns, etc
Help avert and manage public or community issues that could affect internal customer ability to achieve their business objectives. Mitigate community or public issues that may impact project timelines, stakeholder relationships, or business operations
Provide business/economic development acumen and technical resources for development plans to include infrastructure readiness
Develop resource materials and attend industry conferences and targeted recruitment trips
Coordinate with company Division leaders to develop and implement public relations strategies to help increase the positive branding of the Company; serve as Company spokesperson on customer/community issues; Work with internal customers to manage local advertising efforts by assessing needs and identifying target audiences, determining messages to convey
Serves as project leader in developing and implementing projects (self-contained, may involve industry clusters) that market an area's business climate to smaller, low technology industries; May serve as key liaison to a statewide political group serving local communities or geographic communities; Conducts in-depth analysis of marketing/economic/community development data requiring evaluation of a broad range of factors and in providing communities with community development trends across the state
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Economic Development, Finance, Public Policy or a related field
Plus six years experience in industrial recruitment, community economic development and/or community relations
OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Professional certifications such as Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP), or similar credentials highly desired
Company
Arizona Public Service - APS
APS is Arizona’s largest and longest serving electric utility, providing power for nearly 1.2 million customers in 11 of the state’s 15 counties.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.95BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-01-08Debt Financing· $1.81B
2024-10-18Grant· $70M
2009-09-16Grant· $70.5M
Leadership Team
Juli West
Vice President Supply Chain, CPO
Monica Whiting
VP, Customer Experience and Chief Customer Officer
Recent News
Energy-Storage.News
2026-01-20
Arizona Daily Star
2026-01-16
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