Community & Stakeholder Engagement Lead

DT Infrastructure; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Hybrid work

Parental leave

Learning and development

Job summary

DT Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead a comprehensive engagement program for Perth's High-Capacity Signalling Project. You will develop and implement communication strategies, manage community consultations, and oversee interactions with external stakeholders and local communities to support project delivery.

You will work with the leadership team to provide strategic advice, manage complaints and enquiries, and ensure best-practice

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or relevant discipline.
• Extensive experience in developing and implementing communications plans involving community consultation and engagement within major construction.
• Experience in an Alliance or Joint Venture environment is highly advantageous.
• Based in Perth, WA with relevant Australian Right to Work.

Responsibilities

• Lead a program of communication activities for informing and engaging the community and managing impacts.
• Update and implement communication strategies, management plans, forward outlook matrix, key messages, protocols and approvals processes.
• Manage the handling of enquiries and complaints in line with the enquiry and complaint procedure.
• Oversee budget and management of suppliers, for the implementation of community involvement and business activation activities.
• Ensure stakeholder and community issues are dealt with in a proactive and efficient manner to enhance the project, minimise issues and resolve community concerns.
• Lead the development and maintenance of community relations specific induction and internal communication tools to ensure best practice is upheld across the site.
• Lead communications and engagement with key community groups and stakeholders, provide strategic advice to the leadership team and negotiate outcomes for the community.
• Responsible for representing the project in all interface management activities, ensuring follow-up on required actions, and maintaining accountability.
• Work proactively with the client on issues, collaborate on solutions and continuous improvement, provide regular reporting and meet information sharing requirements.
• Maintaining an Interface Register that lists all key interface parties, describes the nature of each interface, assigns accountabilities, and tracks status and actions.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Consultative communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or relevant discipline

Job description

DT Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead a comprehensive engagement program for Perth's High-Capacity Signalling Project. You will develop and implement communication strategies, manage community consultations, and oversee interactions with external stakeholders and local communities to support project delivery.

You will work with the leadership team to provide strategic advice, manage complaints and enquiries, and ensure best-practice