Job Description

As a Communications Manager , your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Responsible for delivering best practice communications that ensures customer and colleague advocacy, adds value and supports the delivery of the Service.
• Manage delivery of project communications and engagement strategies, ensuring appropriate and timely information is provided to all stakeholders designed to educate, inform and engage.
• Attend internal project update meetings and represent at external meetings to ensure effective communications and engagement
• Collaborate with Management team, project managers and client stakeholders to establish and implement communication and engagement plans for campaigns, themes and specific projects
• Coordinate resource to undertaken communications attend at community relations events
• Put effective processes in place to manage Communications of the Service and individual projects and maintain written records
• Develop and maintain an effective site visit programme, identifying opportunities to showcase expertise, raise profiles and build trust with all stakeholders and the local community
• Support the delivery of industry wide initiatives such as UKCG Open Doors, National Apprenticeship Week and Armed Forces Day
• Work closely with UK Communications team to align messaging outputs effectively, manage media activity, talk positively about project successes and ensure protection of the Balfour Beatty brand
• Identify potential risks and issues and mitigate through proactive and reactive communication
• Support delivery of employee engagement activities to reinforce corporate messages, operational process changes and safety focussed initiatives to drive delivery of project KPI’s
• Implement internal training & awareness and being the advocate of the the benefits of excellent communication at all times - improving the culture of positive communications across the business.
• Undertake line management responsibilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Extensive experience in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field Excellent communication, written and interpersonal skills Self starter with the ability to manage conflicting deadlines Strong community relations and stakeholder management experience Team player with ability to influence and negotiate Strong analysis and problem solving skills Good understanding of the media Ability to manage, engage and develop direct reports Experience of delivering informative and engaging presentations to different audiences