Senior Manager, Media & Public Relations - BWXT

At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling? Do you have a talent for building impactful relationships with the media? Join us as a Senior Manager, Media & Public Relations and lead our efforts to shape and share our brand narrative on a global scale.

At BWXT, The Senior Manager, Media & Public Relations will be responsible for managing and executing strategies to promote and protect the company’s reputation. This role involves developing and maintaining relationships with media outlets, coordinating public relations activities, and ensuring consistent messaging across all communication channels.

This position has an enterprise-wide scope of responsibility and influence with stakeholders across multiple locations and organizational levels domestically and internationally. This position will lead a small team of one Social Media Specialist.

Duties / Responsibilities:

1. Media Relations 

• Develop and/or coordinate news releases enterprise wide.
• Coordinate reactive media responses across the company.
• Pitch targeted media on relevant stories that would include BWXT’s work as a primary or sole focus. 
• Complete corporate reviews and approvals for all news releases and responses to query. 
• Coordinate media interviews of BWXT staff and prepare interviewees as necessary. 
• Post releases to Business Wire and administer contract. 
• Maintain and grow media relationships, including maintaining updated media outreach list. 
• Manage media events such as tours and press conferences. 
• Draft and/or submit by-lined articles to publications. 
• Draft and/or submit OpEds / thought leadership pieces for company leadership. 
• Maintain and administer media training materials to selected staff. 
• Maintain annual, high-level tracking of media relations activity. 
• Provide executives or designated spokespeople with media training. 

1. Strategic Communications 

• Initiate and maintain proactive engagement with Corporate Affairs leadership team in support of strategic positioning of business efforts. 
• Maintain overarching strategic messaging documents. 
• Draft and/or review speeches, presentations, and white papers to ensure conformance with company messaging, coordinate review with the Senior Manager, Brand Communications and Marketing. 
• Maintain list of approved Naval Reactors work statements. 
• Review and approve other organizations’ mentions of BWXT in their public materials. 
• Develop, review, and approve public messages for various other needs. 
• Receive and route or respond to miscellaneous public information requests. 

1. Crisis Communications 

• Serve as the lead communications manager for developing, maintaining, and implementing BWXT’s Crisis Communications Program enterprise wide.
• Update the Corporate Crisis Communications plan as needed. 
• Train staff to crisis communications plan requirements. 
• Coordinate with other locations’ emergency response plans. 
• Serve on NOG Emergency Response Team. 
• Coordinate with Business Continuity Plan and Cyber Incident Management Plan.

1. Disclosure Committee 

• Serve on the committee that reviews 10-Qs, 10-Ks, proxy statement, earnings releases, and investor presentations prior to final approval from CEO and CFO.  

1. BWXT Daily News Update & Subscriptions 

• Review and send clips daily (distribution list and RSS to E-boards). 
• Maintain and update employee distribution list. 
• Renew and monitor corporate subscriptions as needed. 

1. Social Media 

• Oversee and lead BWXT’s social media strategy, including day-to-day postings and monitoring of platforms. 
• Ensuring coordination of social media ads in collaboration with the Senior Manager, Brand Communications and Marketing. 

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing, or related field. Master’s is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in developing and implementing successful public relations strategies with a minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with national and trade media, business partners, and senior leaders.
• Proven ability to lead a team and implement strategies.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive material.
• Strong writing skills, computer proficiency, and knowledge of social media.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with no dual citizenship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Required to stand, walk, and sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Willing to spend 20% of the year traveling to various sites nationwide and internationally.

Pay: $112,000 - $169,000

The base salary range for this position in DC at the start of employment is expected to be between $112,000 and $169,000 per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors, and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired, the selected job candidate will be employed 'at-will,’ unless employed at a location and in a position subject to a collective bargaining agreement.  The company further reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment, compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and other market factors.

As a federal government contractor, BWX Technologies, Inc. and any subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities (“BWXT” or the “Company”) complies with all federal, state, and local laws and customer requirements regarding health and safety protocols.  As such, all BWXT new hires will be required to adhere to applicable Company health and safety requirements within the workplace as a condition of employment.

Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Position requires U.S. citizenship with (no dual citizenship) ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance which involves an extensive criminal and financial background investigation, drug test and previous employment reference verifications.

BWXT supports diversity and is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment, compensation, career development, benefits, company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color religion, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or veteran status.

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