Technical Director - Engagement And Communication

Ghd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work practices

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Technical Director - Engagement and Communication in Melbourne, VIC. You will shape and deliver strategic engagement initiatives across infrastructure, environmental, and energy projects, collaborating with consultants across Australia to create lasting community benefit.

The role offers a path to senior technical leadership within a supportive, high-performing team. Flexible work practices are available to support well-being and productivity.

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications in a Social Science/Communications/Commerce degree or related field, or equivalent transferable experience.
• Strong commitment to client service and quality delivery.
• Excellent writing and content creation for diverse audiences and channels.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage respectfully with communities and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, with sound judgement and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement stakeholder and community engagement strategies and plans across GHD’s diverse projects.
• Manage and deliver complex projects for clients with support to grow into broader responsibilities.
• Build trusted relationships with existing clients and contribute to new growth areas.
• Identify opportunities and help develop clear, compelling proposals with guidance from experienced colleagues.
• Contribute to collaborative, high-performing teams and deliver quality outcomes.
• Share practical insights to strengthen engagement and communication practice.
• Grow your influence as a technical practitioner by sharing knowledge and modelling GHD behaviours.
• Contribute ideas and technical perspectives to shape GHD’s strategic direction.

Skills

Engagement & comms

Client service

Organisational skills

Written communication

Education

Social Science/Communications/Commerce degree

Job description

Technical Director - Engagement & Communication

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability.

Together, we will help create a future for generations to come.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a talented and passionate Technical Director - Engagement and Communication to help shape and deliver strategic initiatives across complex infrastructure, environmental, and energy projects.

Join GHD’s growing engagement services area and collaborate with communication and engagement consultants across Australia to help deliver GHD’s vision of creating lasting community benefit.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to take the next step in their career, deepen their technical expertise and grow their influence in shaping best practice across engagement and communication.

Working with a supportive, high-performing team, you will contribute to a variety of projects and have the opportunity to develop your technical and commercial capabilities through:

• Developing and implementing stakeholder and community engagement strategies and plans across GHD’s diverse projects
• Managing and successfully delivering complex projects for clients, with support as you grow into the broader responsibilities of the role
• Building trusted relationships with existing clients and contributing to new areas of growth
• Identifying opportunities and helping develop clear, compelling proposals with guidance from experienced colleagues
• Contributing to collaborative, high-performing teams and consistently delivering quality outcomes
• Sharing practical insights, lessons and ideas that strengthen engagement and communication practice
• Growing your influence as a technical practitioner by sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues and role modelling GHD behaviours
• Contributing ideas and technical perspectives that help shape GHD’s strategic direction

What you’ll bring:

• 7 to 10 years’ experience delivering engagement and communication outcomes, with the ambition and readiness to grow into a senior technical role
• Formal qualifications in a Social Science/Communications/Commerce degree or a related field, or equivalent transferable experience
• A strong commitment to client service and quality delivery
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the flexibility to respond to changing project needs
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to create high-quality content for different audiences and channels
• Strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to communicate respectfully with community members, clients and other stakeholders
• The ability to work independently when needed and collaboratively as part of a team
• Sound judgement, curiosity and a willingness to learn

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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Technical Director - Engagement and Communication Melbourne, VIC, AU