Strategic PR Director, Infrastructure & Community Engagement

Ferrovial Construction; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction in Nashville, TN seeks a Public Relations Director to lead stakeholder communications, public information, and outreach for major infrastructure projects. You will oversee messaging, media coordination, and community engagement, ensuring timely, accurate information across channels.

Qualified candidates bring 7+ years in PR/communications within transportation or construction contexts, strong leadership, and hands-on proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in public relations, communications, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, community outreach, or related roles preferred.
• Experience in transportation, construction, infrastructure, public policy, government affairs, community relations, or major public-facing project environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of public affairs principles, stakeholder communication practices, community outreach methods, media coordination, website/content management, social media, and public meeting support.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint; experience with stakeholder databases, communication tracking tools, or content management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the process of keeping the general public and key stakeholders informed of the construction and operation of the project.
• Develop, implement, and oversee public relations strategies, communication plans, stakeholder outreach efforts, and public information processes.
• Provide leadership and direction for project messaging, construction updates, public notices, stakeholder communications, and community engagement activities.
• Coordinate with project leadership, owners, agencies, construction teams, and other stakeholders to ensure public information is accurate, timely, and aligned with project needs.
• Promote professional, transparent, and consistent communication with the public, corridor constituents, facility users, civic groups, business groups, and other interested parties.
• Oversee the gathering, review, and distribution of construction updates, project timelines, traffic impacts, milestone information, and other public-facing project information.
• Direct communication through channels such as Highway Condition Reports, website postings, social media updates, notices, newsletters, presentations, and other communication materials.
• Review public-facing materials for accuracy, clarity, alignment, and consistency with approved messaging and project requirements.
• Support coordination of media inquiries, public information requests, communication updates, and project announcements as assigned.
• Identify opportunities to improve public communications, digital content, outreach tools, and stakeholder awareness.
• Organize, facilitate, and oversee public meetings, community education presentations, town halls, forums, civic group presentations, business group presentations, and related outreach events.
• Develop or direct development of community education presentations, outreach materials, project updates, talking points, and supporting communication content.
• Coordinate outreach event logistics, presentation materials, attendance information, stakeholder follow-up, and meeting documentation.
• Help increase the public’s and key stakeholders’ knowledge of the project, its current status, construction impacts, and operational updates.
• Represent the project professionally in public-facing settings and support productive engagement with community members and stakeholder groups.

Skills

Leadership

Public relations

Communications

Stakeholder engagement

Media coordination

MS Office

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Communications/Public Relations/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Content management systems

Job description

Ferrovial Construction in Nashville, TN seeks a Public Relations Director to lead stakeholder communications, public information, and outreach for major infrastructure projects. You will oversee messaging, media coordination, and community engagement, ensuring timely, accurate information across channels.

Qualified candidates bring 7+ years in PR/communications within transportation or construction contexts, strong leadership, and hands-on proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.