Mgr - Employee Communications

DPR Construction; Washington, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking an experienced leader to manage the development and delivery of employee communications across the organization. The role partners with senior leaders to translate priorities into clear, actionable messages and supervises a team to ensure brand-consistent content.

The position emphasizes alignment with culture, values, and EVP while overseeing vendor and budget needs for employee communications activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in internal or corporate communications, including 2–3 years in a supervisory capacity.
• CMP or APR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops strategy for communications programs and campaigns across channels.
• Supervises communications staff, assigning work, providing feedback, and supporting professional development.
• Partners with leadership to translate strategic priorities into clear messaging frameworks and editorial plans.
• Oversees content standards, review processes, and quality control to ensure accuracy, accessibility, inclusivity and adherence to brand standards.
• Coordinates measurement, reporting, and continuous improvement using engagement and feedback data.
• Aligns internal messaging with organizational culture, values, and Employer Value Proposition (EVP).
• Manages vendor and budget needs related to employee communications activities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field

Job description

Job Summary

Manages development and delivery of employee communications that promote clarity, alignment, and engagement across the organization. Oversees planning, production, and distribution of content for multiple employee segments and channels. Partners with leaders and cross-functional teams to translate business priorities into clear, actionable messages. Supervises communications professionals and ensures consistency with brand, culture, and organizational values.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops strategy for communications programs and campaigns across channels.
• Supervises communications staff, assigning work, providing feedback, and supporting professional development.
• Partners with leadership to translate strategic priorities into clear messaging frameworks and editorial plans.
• Oversees content standards, review processes, and quality control to ensure accuracy, accessibility, inclusivity and adherance to brand standards.
• Coordinates measurement, reporting, and continuous improvement using engagement and feedback data.
• Aligns internal messaging with organizational culture, values, and Employer Value Proposition (EVP).
• Manages vendor and budget needs related to employee communications activities.

Education Qualifications

• Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• Work Experience: 7+ years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, or a related field, including 2–3 years in a supervisory capacity required.

Certifications and Licenses

• Certifications and Licenses: Communication Management Professional (CMP) or Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification preferred.

Anticipated starting pay range: $124,000.00- $186,000.00

Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets.

Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen.

We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results.

Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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