Title:  Community, Stakeholder and Government Relations Advisor

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming l

About the Project

John Holland is delighted to have been selected to deliver the M7 - M12 Interchange, which includes widening the M7 between the M5 at Prestons and Richmond Rd at Oakhurst, and building a new interchange between the M7 and M12 and an upgrade to Elizabeth Drive to connect it to the M12.

This major project will significantly improve travel times and road congestion for residents and improve freight movement throughout Western Sydney. The project will integrate the M7 with the new M12, a toll-free motorway connecting travellers to the new Western Sydney International Airport. 
 

About The Role

We are currently looking for an experienced Community Advisor to play a key role in the design/planning phase as well as project delivery. Assist to develop and implement a stakeholder and community relations program supporting the Project engagement objectives. Project a strong and positive image of the Project to the community and stakeholders. Manage stakeholder and community issues and provide advice to the project team on communications, community, and stakeholder relations activities to enable successful project delivery. 

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.
• Assist to develop and implement the Stakeholder Relations and Communications Management Plan for the project including developing and implementing plans and procedures for a specific Area, ensuring they are updated as required
• 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
• Manage responses to all project related communications matters including via phone, email, website, and social media in line with agreed client framework
• Liaise with construction teams, community, and stakeholders to respond to the project number and manage all queries in accordance with the client’s framework.
• Co-ordinate and support regular stakeholder and community meetings as required, including Community Reference Groups.

Skills and experience

• Previous experience in a similar position 
• Construction project experience will be highly regarded
• The ability to thrive in a dynamic and busy environment
• An individual to work in an organisation that cares about you and your career development
• An excellent people person with well-developed communication skills

We Offer

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 generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

• 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 it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.