Regional Economic Development Manager – GPC Metro North Region

Regional Economic Development Manager – Georgia Power Metro North Region

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POSITION COVERAGE AREA:  Expected coverage areas: Expected coverage areas: DeKalb, Gwinnett, Forsyth & Northern Fulton counties.  

** The Home office for this position will be based at the Georgia Power Economic Development offices at 75 5th St in Atlanta & the new team member will be expected to live in or near the defined region or withing the metro Atlanta area.

Relocation assistance will be provided if new team member qualifies.  

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

In Georgia Power Economic Development, our mission is to grow the economy, build communities, and improve our state. Celebrating our 25th year as a top utility in economic development we are passionate about our mission and have a lot of fun. Our work is rewarding and continuously evolving, building on our legacy to be a Citizen Wherever we Serve.

We do this work by collaborating as a team through the following focus areas:

Recruit Industry: Grow Revenue, Jobs, and Capital Investment. Help companies navigate the site selection journey while working alongside state, regional, and local partners. Focus on business recruitment and expansion opportunities. 

Develop Communities: Develop Georgia Communities. Cultivate long-term meaningful relationships around the state and ensure we are supporting our local leaders, development authorities, and economic development partners. Create programs and invest dollars into initiatives that support communities’ growth, development, and revitalization. 

Create Solutions: Produce and leverage innovative tools and resources that support and promote Georgia as a top state for job growth and investment and help creatively tell our story.

We serve as one team working seamlessly with internal and external partners across the Georgia Power and economic development ecosystems. We serve through our values of Integrity, Innovation, and Stewardship.

In the context of the broader areas outlined above, the regional economic development team focuses on six key functions to prepare our regions for productive economic growth. Those are reflected below in summary, each reflective of the assigned geography:

• Economic Development Preparedness:
  • Develop and maintain awareness of product (land, buildings, infrastructure, other assets, etc.);
  • Develop and maintain awareness of local economies, target industries, and other local economic ecosystem factors including intuition for identifying potential barriers, opposing stakeholders, political issues, etc. Identify strengths and gaps to help communities prepare for strategic growth and enable collaboration/consensus;
  • Build and maintain exceptional working relationships with key influencers and economic development partners. Promote regionalism and be a convener to advance growth and share best practices;
  • Partner with Strategic Solutions (research, engineering, marketing, etc.) to solve community problems, identify creative solutions, and leverage strategic use of our products and services.
• Programs and Partnerships:
  • Participate and add value to Georgia Power signature programs as a teacher, program owner, or contributor (i.e. Georgia Academy of Economic Development, etc.);
  • Understand and engage with key external economic development partners and organizations to maximize the benefit and influence of Georgia Power investment;
  • Combine a big picture perspective of the state economy with that of the local regions to ensure that partnerships, investments, and collaborations will have the most valuable impact for the region, state, and Georgia Power.
• Revenue Generation:
  • Regional project lead: RED managers are members or leaders of competitive expansion projects that are exclusively inside the assigned region and expected to advocate for the community and Georgia Power to retain and grow industry resulting in jobs and capital investments;
  • Community project support: we are local experts to coach and support all aspects of the economic development process so each community is prepared and competitive fo