Public Affairs Specialist

Requisition ID: 281227 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Reston, VA 

 

 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will administer the development, management, and execution of corporate affairs and communications programs. You will research, write, edit, and maintain content for press releases on Bechtel projects, personnel, technical innovations, new job awards, and other activities. Your coordination of program elements will help drive impactful and strategic communication for Bechtel. The focus of this role will be in Bechtel’s nuclear power business line and driving strategy, elevating expertise, and creating a sustained nuclear campaign. This role will also help with communications on the Natrium project and the Poland project mostly focused on internal communications, but with some external communications.

 

This Public Affairs Specialist position will execute a broad range of internal and external communications tasks for several unique construction projects supporting nuclear power.

 

The successful candidate will be a versatile communicator with strong writing skills and experience in developing content for internal and external audiences (including company publications and website), community interactions, visual communications (photography, videography, and graphics), and digital media.

 

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.  #LI-KL1

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Researches, conducts interviews, writes, edits, and maintains content for a variety of external Bechtel publications and websites. 
• Write news releases and interact with media, cultivate relationships in the nuclear industry.
• Conceptualizes, plans, implements, and measures the success of a wide variety of communications efforts for internal and external audiences, using written, on-line, digital, multimedia, social media, video, and graphics in support of the project’s strategic goals and key messages.
• Coordinates photography, when necessary, to support articles. 
• Develops ideas for content, conducts research, conducts interviews, writes for various audiences, and performs or coordinates photography, videography, graphics, and web updates, and assembles information and multimedia that are consistent with Bechtel key messages.
• Researches, writes, edits, and maintains content for the communications function, including face-to-face engagement, electronic news, intranet management, and change management activities.