Community & Stakeholder Coordinator

BMD; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD in Sydney is seeking a Community & Stakeholder Coordinator to support engagement on the Elizabeth Drive to Mamre Road project in Western Sydney. You will build relationships with local communities, businesses and stakeholders and help shape communications.

The role involves coordinating consultations, preparing updates, and working with construction teams to understand activities and mitigate impacts. Strong written skills and experience in civil infrastructure are preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualification in communications, public relations, community engagement or a related discipline.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, community relations or communications.
• Strong written communication skills to translate technical project information into clear community messaging.
• Ability to manage several activities and priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive relationships with local communities, businesses and key project stakeholders.
• Support stakeholder identification, analysis and mapping activities.
• Coordinate community engagement activities, consultations, meetings, pop ups and project events.
• Prepare stakeholder notifications, construction updates, newsletters, presentations and other materials.
• Develop communications to explain upcoming works, milestones, impacts and mitigation measures.
• Work with construction/design teams to understand upcoming activities and identify stakeholder impacts.
• Manage stakeholder enquiries, feedback and emerging issues professionally and promptly.
• Support stakeholder meetings, workshops and consultations, including materials and records.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Community relations

Communications

Written communication

Education

Communications/Public relations/community engagement qualification

Job description

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

With a strong pipeline of major infrastructure projects, we continue to grow our capability across New South Wales. We are seeking a Community & Stakeholder Coordinator to join our project team for an upcoming major transport infrastructure project in Western Sydney, the Elizabeth Drive to Mamre Road project.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in how the project engages with the surrounding community, businesses and key stakeholders throughout delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining positive relationships with local communities, businesses and key project stakeholders
• Supporting stakeholder identification, analysis and mapping activities
• Coordinating community engagement activities, consultations, meetings, pop ups and project events
• Preparing stakeholder notifications, construction updates, newsletters, presentations and other communication materials
• Developing communications to explain upcoming works, project milestones, impacts and mitigation measures
• Working closely with construction and design teams to understand upcoming activities and identify potential stakeholder impacts
• Managing stakeholder enquiries, feedback and emerging issues in a professional and timely manner
• Supporting stakeholder meetings, workshops and consultations, including preparation of materials and meeting records
• Maintaining stakeholder registers, engagement records and project reporting requirements
• Supporting community initiatives, social outcomes and project engagement programs
• Assisting with communications and stakeholder responses relating to emerging project issues when required.

About You

You will bring:

• A qualification in communications, public relations, community engagement or a related discipline
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, community relations or communications, ideally within civil construction, infrastructure or a similar project environment
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to turn technical project information into clear, practical community messaging
• Confidence engaging with community members, businesses and other stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage several activities and priorities at once
• The ability to work closely with construction and project teams in a fast moving delivery environment
• A practical, solutions focused approach to stakeholder concerns and emerging issues
• An understanding of major civil infrastructure projects and the impacts construction activities can have on surrounding communities

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