Communications and Engagement Consultant

®; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible leave options

Professional development

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Mentorship

Office social events

Job summary

Stantec’s Community Development team in New Zealand invites a Communications and Engagement Consultant to join the nationwide Auckland-based group. You will provide professional communications, stakeholder and community engagement advice to clients and contribute to proposals and service offers.

The role involves coordinating engagement activities, assessing stakeholder needs, planning events, and collaborating with client offices while exploring new ideas in the field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Up to 5 years’ relevant experience in consulting, government or industry with specialist skills in communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience of iwi engagement or working knowledge of mana whenua values are desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including good judgment and influencing skills.
• Strong customer/client focus and motivated to find new work.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to critically examine systems, processes and information to develop better ways of working.
• Willingness and ability to travel, work nights and weekends from time to time.

Responsibilities

• Respond to project communications and plan/coordinate stakeholder engagement in a busy client setting.
• Help assess the needs of stakeholders and the community.
• Plan, support and participate in community engagement events and open days.
• Work within a client office at least three days a week, with one day spent in the Stantec Auckland office.
• Explore and implement new ideas and strategies in the C&E field.
• Identify new opportunities for growth and take the lead on activities that align with project goals and client needs.
• Help to enhance Stantec's reputation in C&E by attracting new clients and securing additional work from existing clients.
• Contribute to proposals and Offers of Service.
• Stay up to date with new technologies and industry standards.

Skills

Written & oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Client-focused

Planning & organisation

Willingness to travel

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Communications and Engagement Consultant - ( 260000OO )

Description

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

About the role

Stantec’s Community Development team in New Zealand includes a talented mix of scientists, planners, ecologists, communications and engagement advisors, and landscape architects. With a growing group of 60 professionals, our expertise supports key projects across all sectors. We help our clients bring urban centres to life, transform brownfield sites into productive assets, preserve cultural heritage, and develop special places for communities to grow.

Stantec’s Community Development team has an immediate opportunity for a Communications and Engagement (C&E) Consultant to join our New Zealand-wide team, in Auckland. The purpose of this role is to provide professional communications, stakeholder and community engagement advice to our clients.

Day to Day aspects would involve:

• Respond to project communications and plan/coordinate stakeholder engagement in a busy client setting.

• Help assess the needs of stakeholders and the community.

• Plan, support and participate in community engagement events and open days.

• Work within a client office at least three days a week, with one day spent in the Stantec Auckland office.

• Explore and implement new ideas and strategies in the C&E field.

• Identify new opportunities for growth and take the lead on activities that align with project goals and client needs.

• Help to enhance Stantec's reputation in C&E by attracting new clients and securing additional work from existing clients.

• Contribute to proposals and Offers of Service.

• Stay up to date with new technologies and industry standards,

To be successful for this role you'll need

• Professionally qualified with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

• Up to 5 years’ relevant experience in consulting, government or industry with specialist skills in communications and stakeholder engagement

• Experience of iwi engagement or working knowledge of mana whenua values are desirable

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including good judgment and influencing skills

• Strong customer/client focus and motivated to find new work

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

• Demonstrated ability to critically examine systems, processes and information to develop better ways of working

• Willingness and ability to travel, work nights and weekends from time to time.

About Stantec

We’ve been serving our clients and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 125 years. With almost 900 professionals, our team is based in the main cities and throughout the regions. We collaborate across disciplines and sectors to bring buildings, energy, water, environmental, and transport projects to life.

Globally, Stantec unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

What we offer

At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We’re proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:

Professional development and support

• Flexible working arrangements, including purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave and provision for school term contracts, part-time, and job sharing

• Learning and talent development programmes, including global, online, and on-the-job opportunities

• Professional memberships

• Service recognition awards

• Mentorship

Wellbeing and connection opportunities

• Health insurance, income continuance insurance, and life insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Developing Professionals Group, a global network for those with under 10 years of experience

• Office Social Club and events

Applications close on 27 November 2026

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans