Managing Director, Idaho
This position is based in Boise, Idaho, with regular travel throughout the state and occasional travel elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest and to other Hubbell team locations.
Hubbell Communications is a regional public affairs firm with an exclusive focus on building the next generation of sustainable communities. We help clients plan, design, and communicate about the role of critical infrastructure – including clean energy generation, digital infrastructure, and urban redevelopment.
Our work focuses on the systemic challenges in helping communities build new energy, transportation, housing, and digital connectivity. This puts us at the intersection of community development, land use planning, sustainability, and public-private investment in everything from renewable energy facilities to data centers to the revitalization of our downtown core.
The work we do is about building better communities. This means we help make progress that delivers critical economic benefits and services to make communities better places to live, work, and play – for everyone.
As our Managing Director for Idaho you will lead Hubbell Communications' work throughout the state and serve as a senior advisor to clients developing energy and infrastructure projects in diverse communities.
You will be responsible for helping us grow and manage our presence in Boise and throughout Idaho by leading high-profile client engagements while helping developers and investors navigate the local land use, community, communications, and political dimensions of complex projects.
This is a senior leadership role designed for someone with experience in Idaho energy development, renewable energy, and land use planning. You will draw on a mix of development expertise, strategic communications, community engagement, public policy, government relations, and business leadership to move projects from early planning through permitting, construction, and operations. The Managing Director will help clients advance a portfolio of projects that may include:
You will be expected to build trust, provide senior-level judgment, create new opportunities for the firm, and keep projects moving by being responsive, organized, collaborative, and solutions-oriented.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Local Market Leadership.
You will establish and lead Hubbell's Boise-based Idaho practice, set priorities for the market, identify opportunities for growth, and represent the firm with clients, partners, and community leaders across the state.
Land Use Strategy.
You will advise clients on development strategy, land use planning, siting, permitting, and project sequencing, and understand how Idaho projects move through local planning processes and how county, city, state, federal, utility, and land-management decisions affect project risk, schedule, and community acceptance. You will lead major engagements from scoping through execution – including strategic plans, stakeholder and communications programs, project schedules, budgets, and decision-making frameworks – and ensure teams meet key milestones and deliverables.
Community Engagement and Coalition Building.
You will design and oversee engagement strategies that give communities a meaningful voice while helping clients communicate project needs and benefits, including stakeholder mapping, landowner and neighbor outreach, facilitation, public information meetings, open houses, site tours, and the development of local partnerships and coalitions. While not primarily a lobbying position, you will be comfortable working with elected officials, county and city planning staff, state agencies, federal land managers, utilities, economic development organizations, and other regulatory or institutional stakeholders to help clients anticipate issues, build support, and navigate politically complex decisions.
This position is based in Boise, Idaho and will require regular travel throughout Idaho to support project teams and local stakeholders, along with occasional travel elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest and to other Hubbell team locations.
Strong candidates will bring a record of advancing complex projects in Idaho and will have demonstrated strength in the following areas:
Idaho experience. Deep professional experience in Idaho, including a strong understanding of the state's communities, political and regulatory environment, energy landscape, local government processes, and regional differences. Existing relationships with Idaho stakeholders are strongly preferred.
Energy development. Substantial experience supporting the development, siting, permitting, construction, operation, or public acceptance of energy infrastructure. Experience with renewable energy, transmission, battery storage, geothermal, hydropower, or related utility infrastructure is especially valuable.
Land use planning and permitting. A practical understanding of local land use decision-making, planning and zoning processes, permitting pathways, comprehensive planning, public hearings, and the coordination of local, state, and federal approvals.
Writing and communications. Excellent writing and editing skills across strategic plans, messaging, proposals, public information materials, reports, analysis briefs, presentations, and regular client communications, with minimal oversight. Candidates will be asked to provide writing samples and may be asked to complete a short exercise.
Public speaking and facilitation. The confidence to prepare and deliver presentations, lead client and stakeholder conversations, facilitate community meetings, and represent Hubbell in public forums, panels, and professional events.
Leadership and project management. Experience managing multiple complex projects, budgets, teams, and deadlines simultaneously, including assigning work, coordinating specialists, developing junior staff, giving clear feedback, and ensuring accountability for results.
The baseline compensation for this position ranges from $160,000 – $225,000 and will be tailored based on the experience of the individual candidate. Hubbell offers all full-time employees a leading-edge benefits package, including:
Healthcare and dental coverage
Unlimited paid time off, plus seven federally recognized holidays
An annual profit-sharing program
401(k) retirement benefits, including a company match
Hubbell strives to provide more than a basic benefits package. In addition to our standard compensation and benefits, we provide staff with:
Childcare/dependent care assistance
Mobile plan stipends
Mass/alternative transit stipends
A flexible remote work policy, with the expectation that this position will be based in Boise and actively engaged in the Idaho market
Paid maternity/paternity leave
Two annual Days of Service for team community-building projects
Hubbell is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and strives to create a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds. We strongly encourage candidates from marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply. If you feel discouraged because you do not match every bullet point, we encourage you to reach out and ask to be considered. If you will be relentless in learning, growing, and helping communities build a sustainable future that benefits everyone, we want you to apply.
