Senior Community Relations & Stakeholder Advisor

Senior Community Relations & Stakeholder Advisor, North East Link Project

About the Project

The North East Link will connect the Metropolitan Ring Rd (M80) and the Eastern Freeway (M3) completing a ring road around Melbourne which includes the Monash Freeway (M1). The Early Works Package will comprise of critical enabling works to enable efficient and value-for-money delivery of the primary and secondary packages, while minimising critical interfaces and de-risking the subsequent Main Works. The project will commence delivery in April 2020 and is expected to be completed in December 2021. (Investigative works have already commenced.)

Your Opportunity

This role will be based in the project office in Heidelberg and on site at Yallambie and will work as part of a team, reporting to the Stakeholder and Community Engagement Manager. You will work according to the construction community engagement management plan which provides project support by projecting a strong and positive image of the Project to the community and key stakeholders and manages stakeholder issues.

We offer great career prospects with a Tier 1 contractor with a diverse portfolio of projects.

As Senior Community Relations & Stakeholder Advisor, you will be accountable for:

Assisting in the development of projects communication and stakeholder relations plans in line with project corporate strategy and cultural objectives.

• Engaging effectively and proactively with impacted residents in a highly charged environment
• Providing communication and engagement advice and support to internal stakeholders which contributes to effective and timely engagement with stakeholders
• Providing high quality, effective and timely management of engagement activities related to the projects development and construction program, including the preparation and delivery of effective community meetings and discussion with groups
• Building and maintain positive working relations with external stakeholders, including Councils and community groups, to deliver communication and community engagement initiatives.

Our minimum requirements for these roles are:

Proven experience from a construction background, preferably on major projects

• Experience in front-line community relations, managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and resolving enquiries and complaints to a satisfactory outcome
• An understanding of your role in construction and know how to support the team to deliver results
• Exceptional organisational skills, be process driven and capable of managing multiple work streams at once
• An understanding of construction processes and excellent writing skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into plain English
• Ideally, a tertiary qualification.

Applications close Monday, 16 March 2020. To apply, please email Lisa.jays@cpbcon.com.au