Project Communications Advisor – Secondment

Overview

Provide communications support for large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• communications planning
• event management
• stakeholder engagement
• content creation
• report preparation
• database management

Tasks

-Delivering communications on projects to achieve the client’s vision and objectives -Event management for ministerial sod turnings and official openings of water and wastewater projects -Planning and delivering public information / public consultation open days/evenings and online events -The candidate should be able to organise and manage key events (project launches, public consultations) -Writing - project briefing sheets, press releases, website articles, social media content, etc -Organising, attending, presenting, and taking minutes at stakeholder meetings -Internal stakeholder engagement including liaison with technical colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams, preparing internal reports and presenting to internal meetings -External stakeholder engagement including with contractors, residents’ associations, interest groups and elected representatives -Devising and implementing project communications plans -Stakeholder mapping, relationship management and maintaining up-to-date contact databases, in line with GDPR

Requirements

• 5+ years
• honours degree
• infrastructure comms
• client mgmt
• report writing
• stakeholder mgmt

What You Bring

-The candidate should have proven experience of delivering projects in a deadline driven and evolving environment -The candidate must have strong communications advisory skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary project teams on effective project communications -The candidate must have demonstrable experience of devising and implementing successful communications strategies, including developing communications collateral, media and social media campaigns, event management and stakeholder engagement -The candidate must have proven professional experience in communications for infrastructure projects with experience at construction stage an advance -The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ post graduate relevant experience in communications with the majority relating to infrastructural or climate action projects. -The candidate should have strong analytical skills and the ability to develop communications strategies and plans for the designated area where required -The candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills -The candidate must have proven ability to work closely with clients to achieve high levels of satisfaction and win-win outcomes -Hold an honours degree (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in a relevant academic discipline: Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Behavioural Economics, Law or Business. -The candidate should have the ability to prioritise tasks, work with schedules and manage resources while remaining focused on team goals -The candidate should have demonstrable account management experience including managing client relationships and reporting. -The candidate must have, strong communications skills, strong report writing skills and excellent stakeholder management skills

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About Rps

-Delivers innovative solutions across sectors from planning to execution. -Strong expertise in large-scale projects like infrastructure, energy, and environmental consulting. -Notable work includes wind farms, transport infrastructure, and urban development consultancy. -Multidisciplinary approach integrates engineering, design, and environmental expertise. -Committed to sustainable outcomes and addressing complex industry challenges.

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