Title: Senior Community Liaison Advisor
Beerburrum, QLD, AU, 4517
About John Holland:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do.
We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and their communities in which we work.
That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.
About Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Project (B2N):
John Holland and Seymour Whyte have been engaged to deliver the Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) Rail Upgrade Stage 1 project. The project is set to increase the capacity and reliability of the North Coast Line, enabling more efficient travel and improved passenger and freight connections between the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and beyond.
As construction of B2N gets under way, John Holland is actively looking for a talented Community Liaison Advisor to join the team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Sunshine Coast project.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Identify stakeholder and community issues and develop strategies to minimise impacts
- Ensure client expectations are fully understood and develop good working relationships with the client
- Plan and manage contact with external stakeholders and the community in a way that enhances the reputation of John Holland and organisation partners.
- Develop and implement the Stakeholder Relations and Communications Management Plan for the project
- Provide advice and assistance to the construction teams on community and stakeholder activities so communication and notification requirements are understood in accordance with the Stakeholder Relations and Communications Management Plan
- Arrange site visits and ensure all visitors to the project have appropriate PPE and undergo relevant site inductions
- Write a range of high-quality communication materials, including notifications, newsletters, advertising, social media posts and formal correspondence as well as co-ordinate residential door-knocks as appropriate .
- Co-ordinate and support regular stakeholder and community meetings as required, including Community Reference Groups.
- Develop a range of project specific forums for stakeholders and the community including community forums, pop up information sessions etc.
- Assist to develop strategies to achieve best possible results with project KRA and KPI’s.
- Maintain registers and ensure community and stakeholder activities are recorded appropriately and in line with agreed client framework
Key Requirements:
- Tertiary Degree (Bachelor level) or certificate or relevant experience (disciplines relevant to function area, e.g. public relations, journalism, stakeholder management, marketing)
- Minimum of 5 years’ project experience providing strategic communications advice and services
- Multi-discipline experience, e.g. corporate communications, stakeholder relations, marketing communications
- Relevant experience gained within major organisations – relevant sector, government or consultancy
As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.
Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.
What's in it for you when you join John Holland?
We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.
We Offer;
- Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
- Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
- Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
- Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
- Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
- Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.