Strategic Communications Business Class Lead )
Location: United States–Washington–Seattle
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Responsibilities
- Manage the day‑to‑day operations of the 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.
- Collaborate with specialists in social media, web, graphics, and video to produce outreach tools and materials.
- Direct the identification of stakeholders and manage the development of distribution lists.
- Direct the development and maintenance of project‑specific comment management databases and responses to comment protocols.
- Oversee documentation of outreach activities, including activity tracking and reporting.
- Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
- Direct the work of others and ensure quality of work.
- Independently represent HDR in client meetings.
- Serve as the primary client contact for Strategic Communications projects.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with your team, partners, and clients.
- Support and mentor staff.
- Lead Strategic Communications pursuits and proposals.
- Participate in industry events and personal professional development opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Actively engaged in professional or industry associations to enhance HDR technical expertise and brand.
- 10 years professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing, community engagement, or a closely related field.
- Professional experience in the infrastructure industry, specifically transportation, water, and/or power infrastructure.
Required Qualifications
- 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.
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.
We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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