Community And Government Relations Manager

Job Summary

The Manager - Government & Community Relations (CR/GR) serves as a vital strategic partner and tactical leader responsible for protecting existing operations, enabling company growth, and shaping the external environment in his or her assigned geography. Working directly as a dedicated advisor to Division Leadership and plant operations, this role executes high-impact strategies across four core value-creating areas: Community & Stakeholder Engagement, Government & Political Affairs, Expansion & Development Support, and Communications & Reputation Management.

Essential Functions

• Plan and execute grassroots community programs, including hosting quarry tours, managing local school and educational relationships, and organizing community events.
• Oversee the intake, evaluation, and allocation of community donation requests and manage Division Public Relations and Foundation budgets.
• Partner closely with Plant Managers to address neighbor concerns, resolve complaints, and proactively maintain social license to operate.
• Intentionally cultivate local stakeholder, community, and leadership support well in advance of formal permit filings or public project announcements.
• Direct external affairs, stakeholder engagement, public messaging, and regulatory approvals in support of operational growth, collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing third-party consultants as needed.
• Lead post-closing evaluations for newly acquired sites to assess political, community, and environmental factors, executing outreach and integration strategies to introduce Vulcan to local stakeholders.
• Serve as a direct, trusted advisor to the Division President and other division leaders on local and state political issues.
• Take leadership roles in key state and regional aggregates/mining trade associations and assist the Director of Governmental Affairs in managing external state-level legislative lobbyists.
• Monitor policy trends and advocate for transportation and public infrastructure funding initiatives and other legislative and regulatory issues relevant to the company and aggregates industry.
• Execute tactics that coordinate and advance grassroots and political advocacy, including driving growth in and use of the Vulcan Materials PAC (VMCPAC).
• Execute broad brand-building activities that educate residents and civic leaders on the essential role of aggregates in society and the economy.
• Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate emerging operational or community issues before they escalate into high-profile crises, serving as the primary media spokesperson to manage localized public controversies.
• Collaborate with the Director of Communications to build, train, and execute Division Crisis Management Plans and messaging.

Critical Competencies

• Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Agility: Demonstrates high self-awareness and empathy; manages self-control and builds productive working relationships across conflicting political, regulatory, or community interests.
• Organizational & Strategic Agility: Swiftly adapts growth and engagement strategies to shifting regulatory environments, community trends, and internal business needs.
• Engages, Inspires & Drives Vision: Fosters collaboration across functional lines, aligns project teams around common goals, and articulates Vulcan's mission and value proposition.
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Applies creative problem-solving and strategic thinking to resolve complex zoning challenges, community opposition, or reputational risks.