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Boardwalk is a limited partnership operating in the midstream portion of the natural gas and natural gas liquids industry, providing transportation and storage services for our customers. Our 14,000 miles of pipeline and storage assets provide diverse market connectivity to producers and end-users who need reliable sources of natural gas for power generation, home heating or petrochemical feedstocks. We have the experience, knowledge, and flexibility to design service offerings and create system enhancements tailored to our customers’ needs throughout the 13 states in which we operate. As an organization focused on sustainability, we are committed to protecting the environment while delivering this energy source. This commitment is made to our customers, employees, and the communities in which we operate. We incorporate environmental stewardship, safety, and compliance into our day-to-day operations and seek to strengthen and support the communities we serve. Additional information about the company can be found online at www.bwpipelines.com.
We are currently looking for a VP Corporate Communications for our Houston, TX office.
Position Summary
The Vice President, Corporate Communications provides strategic leadership and direction for all enterprise communications, ensuring employees and external stakeholders receive clear, consistent, and impactful messaging that supports the company’s strategy, growth, culture, and reputation. Operating in a fast-paced, high-growth midstream energy environment, the Vice President serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team while partnering closely with Government & External Affairs, Human Resources, Legal, Commercial, Operations, Safety and Enterprise Resilience, and other business leaders to align communications with organizational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Communications Strategy
- Develop and execute the enterprise communications strategy aligned with business objectives, growth priorities, culture, and reputation.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and senior leaders on communications opportunities, risks, stakeholder impact, and message strategies.
- Translate complex business, operational, regulatory, legislative, organizational, and reputational topics into clear, compelling communications for diverse audiences.
- Establish enterprise communications priorities, standards, processes, governance, and channel strategies to drive consistency, quality, and effectiveness across the company.
Executive and Leadership Communications
- Lead executive communications, including CEO messaging, Board presentations, speeches, town halls, talking points, strategic announcements, and enterprise messages.
- Strengthen leadership visibility and credibility through clear, authentic, and timely messaging aligned with company priorities.
- Anticipate communications needs around major business initiatives, acquisitions, capital projects, leadership transitions, organizational changes, employee matters, and external developments.
- Partner closely with Human Resources, Legal, Operations, Commercial, Finance, Regulatory, Sustainability, Government & External Affairs, and other functions to align messaging and stakeholder engagement.
Internal Communications and Employee Engagement
- Direct internal communications that connect employees to the company’s strategy, priorities, culture, safety mindset, operating expectations, growth agenda, and organizational change.
- Develop communications plans for enterprise initiatives, acquisitions, capital projects, leadership transitions, engagement programs, and culture-building efforts.
- Improve the effectiveness of employee communication channels, ensuring information is timely, relevant, accessible, and actionable.
- Use feedback, metrics, and employee insights to continuously improve communications effectiveness, and partner with Human Resources to support employee engagement and leadership alignment.
External Communications, Media and Reputation
- Lead external communications, media relations, reputation management, thought leadership, digital communications, and corporate storytelling in support of business and stakeholder objectives.
- Develop clear external positioning that reflects the company’s role as an essential midstream energy infrastructure provider.
- Prepare messaging and response strategies for media inquiries, stakeholder issues, community matters, industry matters, and reputational risks.
- Partner with Government & External Affairs to coordinate messaging on regulatory, legislative, permitting, community, industry, and stakeholder initiatives.
- Provide strategic oversight of corporate brand positioning, identity, and reputation to ensure consistency across internal and external communications.
Crisis, Issues and Change Communications
- Lead communications planning and execution for crisis, emergency response, operational incidents, business continuity events, reputational matters, and sensitive employee or stakeholder issues.
- Develop and maintain crisis communications protocols, message templates, approval pathways, and readiness plans in partnership with Operations, Safety and Enterprise Resilience, Legal, and other leaders.
- Advise leaders during periods of change, ambiguity, heightened stakeholder attention, or reputational sensitivity to ensure communications are disciplined, timely, and credible.
- Conduct post-event reviews and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen communications readiness, response capabilities, and cross-functional coordination.
Team Leadership and Operational Excellence
- Develop and lead a high-performing team of six communications professionals, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, ownership, standards, and accountability.
- Establish operating rhythms, prioritization processes, and performance measures that enable the team to deliver high-quality, impactful work efficiently.
- Manage communications resources, budgets, digital channels, brand standards, tools, vendors, and external agency relationships to ensure quality, value, and alignment with business needs.
- Foster a culture of proactive planning, strong business partnership, disciplined execution, urgency, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Key Relationships
- CEO and Executive Leadership Team
- Chief Human Resources & Corporate Communications Officer
- Board of Directors, as required
- Government & External Affairs
- Legal, Operations, Commercial, Safety and Enterprise Resilience, Human Resources, Finance, Regulatory, and Sustainability leaders
- Media, industry associations, community stakeholders, and external communications partners
Decision-Making Authority
- Establish enterprise communications strategy and priorities.
- Recommend corporate messaging, communications standards, channel strategies, and brand guidance.
- Directs communications response during reputation-sensitive events, crisis situations, and significant stakeholder matters.
- Allocates communications resources, budgets, digital tools, vendor support, and agency support.
Leadership Expectations
- Lead with integrity, discretion, sound judgment, and enterprise perspective.
- Develop high-performing talent and strengthen communications capabilities across the organization.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and build trusted partnerships with senior leaders.
- Deliver proactive, business-focused communications that improve clarity, confidence, and alignment.
- Operate with urgency, discipline, and agility in a dynamic growth environment.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE
- 20 years of progressive communications leadership experience, including senior leadership responsibility in corporate communications, internal communications, public relations, executive communications, media relations, crisis communications, organizational change, or reputation management.
- Executive leadership experience in energy, midstream, industrial, infrastructure, asset-intensive, or another highly regulated industry strongly preferred.
- Proven advisor to CEOs, Executive Leadership Teams, senior leaders, and Boards on complex, high-visibility communications matters.
- Deep expertise in executive communications, enterprise storytelling, crisis communications, media relations, organizational change, digital communications, corporate reputation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated success supporting rapid growth, acquisitions, major capital projects, leadership transitions, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Strong writing, editing, messaging, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex topics.
- Proven ability to lead communications teams, manage priorities, develop talent, oversee budgets and agencies, and build effective operating models.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic Business Partner: Understands the business, anticipates communications implications, and provides sound counsel that supports enterprise priorities.
- Executive Presence: Communicates with credibility, judgment, confidence, and discretion at the executive level.
- Message Discipline: Creates clear, concise, accurate, and aligned communications across audiences and channels.
- Influence and Collaboration: Builds trusted relationships across functions and influences outcomes without relying solely on authority.
- Judgment and Agility: Navigates ambiguity, sensitive issues, and fast-moving situations with sound decision-making and calm leadership.
- Talent Developer: Builds capability, accountability, and confidence within the communications team.
REQUIRED EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Business, English, or related field required
PREFERRED EDUCATION:
- Master’s degree preferred.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, maintains a drug-free workplace and will require pre-employment drug & substance abuse testing before hiring.
Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.