Public Information Specialist

AtkinsRéalis; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Employee assistance program

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is hiring a Public Information Specialist for an in-person role in Tampa, Florida. You will manage messaging across department channels, promote safety campaigns, and coordinate press events with media relations support during emergencies.

You will work with the Communications Director, district PIOs, and executives to align messaging, plan outreach for major projects, and produce regular public materials and reports for external audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in communications-related field and 3+ years in public PR/outreach.
• Knowledge of PR and public involvement strategies and media relations.
• Proficiency in AP style and proofreading; translate technical data for public content.
• Intermediate skills in MS Office and graphic/video scripting tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee messaging across official department social media channels.
• Promote safety campaigns, meetings, construction updates, and traffic info in plain language.
• Coordinate press events and assist media inquiries, with crisis digital support.
• Collaborate with Communications Director, district PIOs, and executives to align messaging.
• Plan and organize public outreach for major projects.
• Coordinate staff to ensure project office operates per contract.
• Identify outreach goals and advise client on best approaches.
• Coordinate government briefings and project presentations to external groups.
• Organize project information files and interchanges with client and team.
• Produce and coordinate brochures, newsletters, web content; gather key messages.
• Develop and implement Public Outreach Plans with the client.
• Produce and distribute daily, weekly and monthly outreach reports.
• May supervise support staff and perform other duties as required.

Skills

Public relations

Public outreach

Media relations

AP style

Proofreading

Microsoft Office

Public information

Video scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Graphic/video scripting tools

Job description

Job Description

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Public Information Specialist. This position is based in the client’s office full time, in-person in Tampa, Florida

Overview

Your role

• Oversee and manage messaging across official department social media channels
• Promote safety campaigns, public meetings, construction updates, and traffic information while translating technical data into plain, accessible language.
• Coordinate press events, assist with media relations inquiries, and provide digital communication support during emergency or crisis operations.
• Work closely with the Communications Director, district-level PIOs (Public Information Officers), and executive leadership to align public messaging.
• Plans and organizes the public outreach efforts of major projects.
• Coordinates staff to ensure project office operates according to the contract with client.
• Identifies public outreach project goals and makes recommendations to the client of the best means to address the needs.
• Coordinates and participates in government briefings and project presentations to external groups.
• Organizes/manages project information files and coordinates the interchange of project outreach information with the client and among project team members.
• Produces and coordinates project publications, brochures, newsletters, web information and materials; meets with the client to determine key messages and themes.
• Develops and implements individual project Public Outreach Plans in coordination with the client.
• Produces and distributes daily, weekly and monthly reports on public outreach efforts.
• May supervise the work of support staff.
• Performs such other duties determined necessary by the Supervisor.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or related field from an accredited four-year college or university. 3+ year of professional related experience involving public relations, public outreach and other related areas.
• Knowledge of public relations and public involvement techniques and strategies; knowledge of media relations strategies.
• Proficiency in Associated Press (AP) style and proofreading. Ability to convert complex transportation, engineering, or policy data into easy-to-understand public content.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and digital graphic or video scripting tools.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
• employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
• employee stock purchase plan
• Paid Time Off
• leaves of absences options
• flexible work options
• recognition and employee satisfaction programs
• employee assistance program
• and voluntary benefits

You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $72,000-$78,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis_, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.