Job Description
Public Involvement Specialist – Communications & Outreach
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Public Involvement Specialist to lead and support community engagement efforts on major infrastructure, planning, and development projects.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and execute public outreach and engagement strategies for large-scale client projects, including those involving permitting, planning, and construction.
- Coordinate and implement comprehensive communication plans and outreach programs.
- Develop materials and logistics for events such as public meetings, open houses, stakeholder briefings, and community workshops.
- Contribute to the creation and dissemination of various communication tools such as newsletters, fact sheets, surveys, web content, social media content, videos, and printed collateral.
- Support established outreach objectives by attending government briefings, preparing and delivering presentations to external groups, and advising clients on public messaging and themes.
- Assist in the development of websites and digital tools, and participate in event planning and stakeholder engagement.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned and ensure compliance with organizational standards and policies.
- Local travel is required approximately 15–20% of the time for outreach and stakeholder engagement (no overnight travel).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or a related field and at least 4 years of experience in strategic communications (must be clearly indicated on resume).
- OR
- Master’s degree in a related discipline and a minimum of 3 years of strategic communication experience.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience in communications related to construction or engineering projects.
- Proven ability to manage media relationships, including the development and dissemination of press releases and managing messaging around events, announcements, and crises.
- Strong proposal writing skills.
- Background in content creation for digital platforms including websites and social media; knowledge of web design or coding is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy and quality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
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