Manager - South Florida Government Relations Job Description

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Manager - South Florida Government Relations

HNTB - Fort Lauderdale, FL

What We're Looking For
At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for assisting HNTB leadership develop relationships with elected leaders, shaping transportation policy, conducting discovery, supporting our clients' legislative agendas, and becoming a trusted advisors to government officials at the federal, state and local level. This position will be focused on administration of the HNTB Political Action Committee (PAC) and lead a corporate-wide education program designed to increase understanding of laws governing campaign finance, lobbying and gift-giving to elected officials in coordination with outside legal counsel.

What You'll Do:

Administer all aspects of HNTB PAC. Coordinate communication with PAC members. Schedule and organize firmwide PAC events. Work with PAC Champions at office-level events. Organize and facilitate twice yearly PAC Board meetings including preparation of Board materials. Direct design and maintenance of PAC website. Direct production of PAC Annual report. Support corporate and PAC political contribution approval process. Compile election results reports for office holders and transportation-related ballot measures. Lead and coordinate regular calls with outside PAC consultant and legal counsel to achieve PAC goals as established by PAC Board. Ensure compliance of PAC communications with legal requirements in coordination with outside PAC counsel and consultant. Maintain comprehensive database of corporate political giving.
Design and implement education program on political compliance issues, including lobby registration, lobby disclosure, gift-giving, and campaign finance. Schedule training session. Develop content in coordination with outside counsel and government relations leadership. Track and report progress. Suggest process improvements.
Support firm's government relations function with other duties as may be assigned.

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, History or relevant degree.
5 years of experience as a staff member to elected official/PAC administration/ political compliance issue awareness.

What We Prefer:

Detailed understanding of the state legislative process
Detailed understanding of the state administrative processes that govern state transportation programs
Experience working with or for the Florida Department of Transportation's Central Office, District 4 and District 6.
Experience working with local government agencies in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties
Understanding and ability to successfully influence outcomes using public relations and government relations strategies
Understanding of HNTB's client organizations
Proactive - Recognizes that by planning ahead they can be in the best position to influence the outcome. They do not hesitate to engage to solve problems.
Collaborative - Carefully considers who needs to be involved in situational analysis, effective decision making, implementation planning and reassessments for purposes of getting the best outcome and development of people.
Persuasive - Articulate, confident, clear and convincing in individual and group discussions and public presentations.
Judgment - Able to assess people and situations, to accurately form opinions based on information, experience and inference. Makes effective decisions and follows through on them.
Vision - Able to determine the right things to do, sound strategic orientation, providing breakthrough ideas that position the firm for success now and in the future, and enlisting others by drawing on shared aspirations

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:
Fort Lauderdale, FL

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