Public Engagement & Communications Manager

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

HNTB is seeking an experienced community engagement manager to join our growing Public Outreach and Communications team within our New York Planning & Environment Group. This group focuses on holistically integrating infrastructure into the community, to capture the greatest benefits from a social, economic and environmental standpoint. This opportunity entails coordinating, planning, developing, and leading public involvement strategies for a large transportation program. This leadership position involves spearheading collaborative efforts, orchestrating seamless coordination, and fostering strategic, impactful relationships.

What You’ll Do:

• Manages day to day operations and oversees the creation of marketing and communications collateral to ensure that it is consistent with client brand guidelines and quality standards including fact sheets, presentations, press releases and reports.

• Implements public involvement, communications, and outreach strategies and programs for clients to facilitate communication and acceptance of projects and initiatives and monitor their success.

• Develops content to provide consistent, targeted, and impactful messages

• Directs the development of and approves speeches, presentation materials, correspondence, digital media (such as social media, email newsletters, and websites) and other media for client review.

• Engages with client to develop, recommend and determine appropriate communications vehicles to disseminate project or program information with stakeholders as directed by the communications plan and the client.

• Identifies stakeholder perceptions of the initiative and its services, and makes recommendations necessary to improve perceptions, build support and advance project or program goals.

• Defines and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) to indicate a campaign's level of effectiveness.

• Plans and coordinates community meetings including scheduling, determining location, and ensuring proper setup and materials are present.

• Oversees compliance with rules and laws specifically outlined by state and federal regulations and those that may be requested by clients.

• Implements quality control procedures to ensure team is producing high quality programs.

• Contributes ideas for new initiatives through research and recommends innovative communications and outreach techniques

• Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, mentoring, development, and retention of staff, including performance and compensation reviews.

• Contracts with and manages sub-consultants for public/community relations, graphic design, and other outside work when needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or

• In lieu of education, 12 years of relevant experience

What We Prefer:

• Adobe Suite fluency

• Fluency in Spanish

• Experience engaging with elected officials

• Experience leading community engagement during construction

• New York City experience

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

New York, NY

The approximate pay range for New York is $107,692.55 - $210,552.75. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.