Staff Public Involvement Specialist

Burns & McDonnell; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Boise, ID seeks a staff-level public involvement specialist to lead communication and community outreach for engineering and construction projects. The role includes stakeholder engagement, media relations and client management, with travel required.

Work will involve developing outreach plans, coordinating events, producing information materials and web content, and collaborating with project teams to shape key messages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related field.
• 4 years strategic communication experience required or Master's + 3 years.
• Experience with engineering or construction project communications is a plus.
• Media-relations skills and ability to develop key messages for outlets.
• Content development for social media, news releases and web/video is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform public involvement and public relations activities for clients' capital projects.
• Develop public involvement strategy, materials and coordinate event logistics.
• Develop and implement outreach plans including meetings, surveys, fact sheets, newsletters, web content.
• Support outreach goals, briefings, and presentations to external groups; meet with clients to shape messages.
• Perform other duties as assigned and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Public involvement

Media relations

Proposal writing

Social media

Event planning

Client management

MS Office

Communication skills

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web design

Job description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a staff-level public engagement/involvement professional with client management expertise and political savvy to lead the communication and community outreach in support of projects. The position will be based in our Boise, ID office. Some travel will be required.

Staff Public Involvement Specialist Duties Include

• Perform public involvement and public relations activities for clients' capital projects.
• Develop public involvement strategy, materials and coordinate event logistics.
• Develop and implement strategic outreach plans and processes. Elements of these plans may include public meetings, information sessions, surveys, fact sheets, video production, special events, social media, training, material development and distribution (brochures, handouts, newsletters, mailers, web site content, and other materials to project audiences).
• Participate in outreach efforts; support established public outreach goals; participate in government briefings and project presentation to external groups; assist in the development of project publications, brochures, web information and materials; meet with clients to develop key messages and themes; develop and implement individual and local outreach plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field from an accredited program.
• 4 years strategic communication experience required or Master's Degree in a related field and 3 years of strategic communication experience required.
• Experience related to communication on behalf of engineering or construction projects is a plus.
• Electric or gas utility-focused public involvement experience is preferred.
• Media-relations skills and previous experience working with media outlets to develop and deliver key messages and manage content (news, events, crises, etc.).
• Proposal writing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in developing content for social media and news releases, as well as web design and coding (for both traditional and social media platforms) is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and assist with the management of large-scale permitting and construction projects, and the necessary communications processes associated with such an effort.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Expert analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail with ability to perform quality reviews.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

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Job Public Relations

Primary Location US-ID-Boise

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 264501

Job Hire Type: Experienced #ENS