Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the area Strategic Communications team, including workload, staff, and performance management
• Coordinate with local area staff and leaders, regional leadership, and HDR’s Strategic Communications program to drive business growth and support key initiatives
• Ensure individual and team compliance with HDR policies, procedures, quality assurance, and risk management
• Act as a seller-doer with the responsibility to pursue and win work and maintain a profitable utilization for your team and yourself
• Function as a Strategic Communications Project Manager: Direct project communication and engagement strategy and plans
• Define messaging strategy for communication pieces including talking points, media releases, social media, project materials, and video scripts
• Manage formal and informal public meetings, hearings, open houses, workshops, advisory committees, or other stakeholder meetings
• Oversee meeting logistics and vendor management
• Direct task workback schedules and meeting plans
• Oversee the production and distribution of outreach materials such as newsletters, websites, handouts, presentations, advertisements, door hangers, press releases, and mailings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a Professional, Architecture, Engineering or closely related field
• 10 years of experience
• Committed to quality, improvement and HDR values
• Experienced in development and management of diverse teams
• Works cooperatively with other area business class leaders, operations managers, technical directors and marketing managers on business class efforts
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred

• Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand
• Professional experience in the infrastructure industry, specifically transportation, water, and/or power infrastructure

Benefits

• We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.