Strategic Stakeholder & Community Engagement Lead

Lendlease; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Flexible work arrangements

Parental leave (26 weeks)

Wellbeing days

Career development opportunities

Employee share scheme

Job summary

Lendlease is seeking a Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager to lead engagement on a major NSW project in Sydney.

The role focuses on building strong relationships with clients, communities, government bodies and stakeholders, developing engagement strategies, and guiding communications across the project lifecycle. You will coordinate consultations, monitor sentiment, and report on outcomes to support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder and community engagement within construction, property, infrastructure, engineering, transport, or major project environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, project leadership teams, government representatives, and diverse external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of engagement planning, consultation processes, reputation management, social impact considerations, and risk management.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for a broad range of audiences.
• Confidence managing complex or sensitive stakeholder issues with professionalism and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder and community engagement activities, ensuring positive outcomes for clients, project teams and communities.
• Develop and implement engagement and communications strategies identifying risks, opportunities and project priorities.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, local communities, government agencies, councils, precinct stakeholders, delivery partners, and regulators.
• Coordinate and facilitate engagement initiatives including community consultations, project briefings, workshops and information sessions.
• Monitor stakeholder sentiment and project impacts, providing timely advice for informed decision-making and issue management.
• Collaborate with project and corporate affairs teams to improve engagement, communications, and reporting across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Community relations

Project coordination

Communication skills

Relationship building

Job description

Lendlease is seeking a Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager to lead engagement on a major NSW project in Sydney.

The role focuses on building strong relationships with clients, communities, government bodies and stakeholders, developing engagement strategies, and guiding communications across the project lifecycle. You will coordinate consultations, monitor sentiment, and report on outcomes to support informed decision-making.