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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