Strategic Communications Project Manager

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

In the role of Strategic Communications Project Manager, we'll count on you to:
Create connections between people and the projects that move communities forward.

We are looking for a Strategic Communications Manager to be a member of our Strategic Communications program, a global team of communicators who are passionate about putting people first in planning and infrastructure. As a full-service community engagement and creative practice, we develop and implement ideas to bring people together in projects of every size and sector. We help people get to know each other, foster understanding, and build more connected, equitable, and sustainable communities.
The Strategic Communications Project Manager will develop, execute and manage communication and outreach activities on a variety of infrastructure projects. This is a person who is passionate about community engagement, loves to collaborate, has a natural ability to create and maintain trusting client relationships, and has a habit of thinking outside the box as a member of a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of scope, schedule and budget for tasks and standalone projects.

• Plan and implement communications strategy for infrastructure projects in various stages, including planning, environmental, design and construction projects.
• Plan and execute grassroots communication strategies and tactics, including managing project hotlines and emails and canvassing businesses and residents ahead of project impacts.
• Lead campaign development activities, including target audience analysis, branding, messaging, and research.
• Direct customer-facing communication in a variety of mediums including social, print, video and web.
• Interface with client and/or client-facing teams to coordinate delivery of a successful project.
• Plan and facilitate contentious public meetings, public hearings, open houses and other meetings with the public, clients and project stakeholders.
• Lead concept development, writing and editing of collateral materials such as surveys, presentations, newsletters, trainings, websites, handouts, videos, advertisements, press releases and public notices.
• Use technologies to push clients and teams to creative solutions and to support clear communication across multiple channels and mediums.
• Coordinate with creative disciplines, including graphic design, web development and social media to maintain consistency of brand, saturation of messaging, and user experience.
• Work with business/accounting manager and operations leadership to monitor project health.
  Perform other duties as needed.