Communications Manager

Laing O'Rourke group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking an experienced Communications Manager in Dartford to shape how we engage with our 2,000-strong Trade Specialist community. You will develop and deliver strategies that drive engagement, strengthen safety culture, and support the Trades to Technicians journey, showcasing the people delivering major UK projects.

You’ll partner with stakeholders, create compelling internal and external content, visit sites to capture stories, and help enhance our employer brand across the

Qualifications

• Proven experience in corporate communications, internal communications or public relations.
• Ability to develop and deliver engagement plans that support business priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with skill in creating content for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to develop and deliver communication and engagement plans.
• Create compelling content for internal channels, social media, events and leadership communications.
• Visit projects and sites to capture stories and engage with Trade Specialists.
• Build relationships with supervisors, construction managers and project leaders across the business.
• Support leadership engagement activities and bring key messages to life.
• Showcase our people’s work externally to strengthen brand and recruitment efforts.
• Measure impact of communications and identify opportunities to improve engagement.

Skills

Corporate communications

Internal communications

Public relations

Content creation

Stakeholder engagement

Communications measurement

Change communications

Job description

Based: Dartford

This role does not provide visa sponsorship

This role requires frequent travel around the UK
Are you an experienced communications professional who knows how to turn business priorities into meaningful communication and engagement plans? At Laing O'Rourke, we're looking for a Communications Manager to help shape how we engage with and celebrate our 2,000-strong community of Trade Specialists. Joining at a pivotal time for the business, you'll develop and deliver communication strategies that drive engagement, strengthen our safety culture, support our "Trades to Technicians" journey, and showcase the people who are at the heart of delivering some of the UK's most significant construction and engineering projects.

Based: Dartford
This role does not provide visa sponsorship
This role requires frequent travel around the UK
Are you an experienced communications professional who knows how to turn business priorities into meaningful communication and engagement plans? At Laing O'Rourke, we're looking for a Communications Manager to help shape how we engage with and celebrate our 2,000-strong community of Trade Specialists. Joining at a pivotal time for the business, you'll develop and deliver communication strategies that drive engagement, strengthen our safety culture, support our "Trades to Technicians" journey, and showcase the people who are at the heart of delivering some of the UK's most significant construction and engineering projects.

What you'll be doing

• Partnering with stakeholders to develop and deliver communication and engagement plans that support business priorities
• Creating compelling content for internal channels, social media, leadership events and wider business communications
• Visiting projects, depots and manufacturing facilities to capture stories and engage directly with our Trade Specialist community
• Building strong relationships with supervisors, construction managers, project leaders and key stakeholders across the business
• Supporting leadership engagement activities and helping bring key messages to life
• Showcasing the incredible work of our people externally to strengthen our brand, reputation and recruitment efforts
• Measuring the effectiveness of communication activities and identifying opportunities to continuously improve engagement

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in corporate communications, internal communications, public relations or a similar environment
• Experience developing and delivering communication plans that drive engagement and deliver results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling content for a variety of audiences
• A natural relationship-builder who can confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels
• A passion for uncovering stories and turning them into engaging communications
• A proactive, curious and self-motivated approach, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience creating content for social media channels would be advantageous
• Experience in video production, communications measurement or change communications is desirable but not essential

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About Us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.