Senior Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead

BMD Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group is seeking a Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead communications, stakeholder engagement and community relations for a major infrastructure opportunity in Australia. You will establish trusted relationships, provide clear advice to project leaders and ensure stakeholder considerations are integrated into planning and delivery decisions.

The role involves developing engagement strategies, plans, and communications across government agencies, regulators, communities

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement and communications strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Lead 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.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic communications

Relationship management

Public speaking

Job description

BMD Group is seeking a Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager to lead communications, stakeholder engagement and community relations for a major infrastructure opportunity in Australia. You will establish trusted relationships, provide clear advice to project leaders and ensure stakeholder considerations are integrated into planning and delivery decisions.

The role involves developing engagement strategies, plans, and communications across government agencies, regulators, communities