Senior Community & Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Downer Group; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration and employee 

Career development and growth

Supportive and collaborative team envt

Regional impact in communities

Job summary

Downer Group in Victoria is seeking a Senior Community and Stakeholder Manager to lead community engagement, land access and Aboriginal engagement across a major power project.

You will guide the engagement plan, build partnerships with communities and clients, and manage a multidisciplinary team through the project lifecycle, ensuring coordination and compliance.

This senior role offers exposure, competitive remuneration, and career development within a supportive, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in communications, community engagement, social science, public relations or related discipline.
• 8–10 years experience in community engagement or stakeholder management.
• 3+ years leading engagement teams within major infrastructure or energy projects.
• Experience delivering engagement programs across diverse geographic settings.
• Experience managing Aboriginal engagement, land access and business impact programs.
• Strong leadership, coaching and performance management capability.
• Knowledge of community engagement best practice and IAP2 frameworks.
• Experience working at contractor and client interface.
• Current driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated delivery of community engagement, stakeholder relations and land access activities across project operations.
• Oversee the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Management Plan and lead a multidisciplinary engagement team.
• Interface with the client engagement team to coordinate activities and manage complex stakeholder matters.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Community engagement

Aboriginal engagement

Leadership

IAP2 frameworks

Driver's license

Education

Communications degree

Job description

Downer Group in Victoria is seeking a Senior Community and Stakeholder Manager to lead community engagement, land access and Aboriginal engagement across a major power project.

You will guide the engagement plan, build partnerships with communities and clients, and manage a multidisciplinary team through the project lifecycle, ensuring coordination and compliance.

This senior role offers exposure, competitive remuneration, and career development within a supportive, collaborative environment.