Strategic Communications Specialist III

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Job Description

AECOM West Region Strategic Communications Group is looking for a senior-level Strategic Communications Specialist III to lead public involvement and community engagement on major transportation projects in the planning, design and construction phases for clients. This role will be a hybrid position including a combination of both remote and in-office scheduling that can be based in, but not limited to: Grand Junction, CO; Denver, CO; Colorado Springs, CO

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Serving as Public Involvement Task lead on projects with strategic communications needs.
• Communicating directly with client as a lead worker.
• Collaborating with Design and Planning Project Managers and office management staff on projects requiring public involvement and community relations.
• Creating Public Involvement Plans and helping project team strategize on best practices and risk communications.
• Guiding the preparation of documents and materials for use in communications.
• Leading implementation of stakeholder engagement and communication strategies.
• Planning logistics and facilitating public meetings, workshops, open houses, focus groups, pop-ups, stakeholder meetings and other community outreach events, both virtually and in-person, as well as evaluating and selecting venues and vendors.
• Coordinating with other AECOM and client staff to prepare graphic displays and layouts for public information.
• Engaging and informing stakeholders, communities, and residents on public or private projects in-person and/or virtually, or through written materials.
• Exercising sound judgment when communicating with internal and/or external clients or customers.
• Developing presentations for meetings with various stakeholders within a client’s brand guidelines.
• Providing acute attention to detail in the development and tracking of stakeholder communications.
• Ability to understand technical project information, develop an outreach strategy related to that information, and oversee the tasks within that strategy to execution.
• Managing the drafting of content for e-newsletters, stakeholder communication, fact sheet and exhibit content, and other materials as needed. Providing guidance and QC on materials produced.
• Management and QC of summary support for documentation of stakeholder meetings and public events.
• Other tasks as directed by the client to support public involvement during projects underway in the community.
• Previous Public Involvement/Community Outreach Experience preferred. Ideal candidate would have PI/CE experience in equitable engagement for multi-modal projects such as light-rail, bus rapid transit and shared pedestrian/bicycle trails.
• Significant experience managing multiple projects with multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Confidence in ability to manage, delegate, and QC work products from sub-discipline contributors (graphic designers, technical writers, social media content developers, etc.) to ensure that the overarching strategy is maintained, all deadlines are met, and all work products meet client standards.
• Managing production-level staff from AECOM, subconsultants and the client.
• Understanding the technical skillsets of contributing staff to determine and assign the best team for a specific strategy or task.
• Assists clients with media outreach as appropriate.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelors Degree in Communications or a related field + 4 years of relevant public relations experience or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience leading communications task on large infrastructure projects
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