Communications Project Manager

Posting Start Date:

August 19, 2024

Posting End Date:

August 30, 2024

Position Number:

80003738

Union:

Non-Union

FLSA Status:

Salaried Exempt

Department:

Strategy and Communications

Salary Grade:

E-16

Salary Range:

$78,549.74 - $117,824.62

Employment Type:

Full Time

Building Location*:

Central Office Building, Eastern Regional Office

Building Street:

700 S. Eisenhower Boulevard, 251 Flint Hill Road

Building City:

Middletown, King of Prussia

Building State:

Pennsylvania (US-PA)

Building Zip Code:

17057, 19406

Work Schedule: Flexible Work Options

*This position may report to one of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's offices: Central Office (Middletown) or Eastern Regional Office (King of Prussia).

 

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, opened on October 1, 1940, is known as “America’s First Superhighway”!  Our mission is to operate a safe, reliable, customer-valued toll road system that supports national mobility and commerce.  The PTC operates a 565-mile system with over 205 million transactions annually.  Together, we are building the highway of the future.

 

The Commission values its team members and understands the importance of work/life balance to the health, well-being and productivity of its team. Therefore, this position may be eligible for Flexible Work Options* such as:

• Hybrid Work - combination of remote and in-person reporting
• Alternate Work Schedule - flexibility to adjust work schedule length to complete work week in fewer days

*Some options may require completion of probationary period. 

 

The Commission requires all employees to establish PA residency within 6 months of hire and to maintain PA residency, regardless of Flexible Work Options. 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  The Commission will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Job Purpose and Summary

The Communications Project Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and executing internal and external communications projects across the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.  In this role, the project manager creates communications plans and workflows for all assigned projects and programs to ensure that they are completed on time and within budget. Projects this role is responsible for include safety, tolling programs, strategic planning and tourism.  This position develops content and directs creative execution to provide a consistent, targeted, and impactful message across a variety of platforms, including social media, web, and video. This position supervises and provides strategic guidance to junior staff in the execution of the PA Turnpike’s internal communications and marketing programs. This position supervises junior staff members and external vendors and coordinates communication strategies with other departments in the Commission. 

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Manages, plans, and provides guidance and creative direction to staff in their assigned project communications unit to also include supervision, performance management, delegation of work assignments, and review of work product.

Manages and supervises staff in the development and execution of assigned programs such as the PTC’s digital communications program, internal communications program, and/or the marketing program to ensure information is strategic, proactive, creative, accurate, and up to date. 

Develops recommendations and implements changes to proactive short-term and long-term plans, goals, and programs for the communications unit to im