Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager

BMD Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group in Melbourne/Adelaide area is seeking a Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead communications, stakeholder engagement and community relations for a major infrastructure opportunity. You will establish trusted relationships, advise project leaders and integrate stakeholder considerations into planning and delivery decisions.

The role involves developing engagement plans, identifying and mapping stakeholders, delivering consultations, coordinating messages across

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading communications and stakeholder engagement within major infrastructure or construction.
• Proven experience developing engagement strategies, community programs, communications plans and issues-management responses.
• Strong capability in partnering with project delivery teams, government and community stakeholders to deliver project outcomes.
• High-quality written communication, facilitation and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing issues, sensitive information and approval pathways in a complex project environment.
• Experience operating at a senior level within business or project environments, including the preparation, presentation and communication of reports to Senior Executives.
• Willingness to relocate to Adelaide.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement and communications strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Lead the planning of stakeholder identification, analysis and mapping across government agencies, regulators, local communities, environmental organisations, industry and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and deliver consultations, community events, meetings and project updates, develop and maintain accurate engagement records.
• Develop communications plans, key messages and approved collateral across project channels.
• Work with design and construction teams to integrate stakeholder feedback and manage impacts.
• Lead community and public relations, issues, crisis and media-response planning, including reputational risk management.
• Monitor engagement outcomes, project KPIs and communications performance, and provide regular reporting.
• Supervise and mentor communications and stakeholder engagement team members.

Job description

Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in 1979, BMD now employs 2,400 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

About the Role

Lead communications, stakeholder engagement and community relations for a complex major infrastructure opportunity. You will establish trusted relationships, provide clear advice to project leaders and ensure stakeholder considerations are integrated into planning and delivery decisions. BMD is building a project leadership team for a major Tier 1 infrastructure opportunity in South Australia. The role will support a complex, multidisciplinary program with significant civil, structural and marine interfaces.

Your role will include:

• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement and communications strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Lead the planning of stakeholder identification, analysis and mapping across government agencies, regulators, local communities, environmental organisations, industry and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and deliver consultations, community events, meetings and project updates, develop and maintain accurate engagement records.
• Develop communications plans, key messages and approved collateral across project channels.
• Work with design and construction teams to integrate stakeholder feedback and manage impacts.
• Lead community and public relations, issues, crisis and media-response planning, including reputational risk management.
• Monitor engagement outcomes, project KPIs and communications performance, and provide regular reporting.
• Supervise and mentor communications and stakeholder engagement team members.

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading communications and stakeholder engagement within major infrastructure or construction.
• Proven experience developing engagement strategies, community programs, communications plans and issues-management responses.
• Strong capability in partnering with project delivery teams, government and community stakeholders to deliver project outcomes
• High-quality written communication, facilitation and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing issues, sensitive information and approval pathways in a complex project environment.
• Experience operating at a senior level within business or project environments, including the preparation, presentation and communication of reports to Senior Executives.
• Willingness to relocate to Adelaide.

Highly regarded:

• Demonstrated experience delivering stakeholder and engagement outcomes on major infrastructure projects for government authorities, Tier 1 contractors, joint ventures or comparable project delivery organisations.
• Experience across civil, structural, marine, transport, utilities or complex industrial infrastructure.
• Experience leading or mentoring advisors and coordinating social procurement, sustainability or community-benefit activities.
• IAP2 certification

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers