Public Engagement and Communications Specialist

About the Role

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for supporting the coordination and implementation of public engagement and involvement programs for infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of communication and outreach strategies to educate the public and stakeholders on infrastructure projects. This could include research, outreach strategies, and best practices.
• Conducts routine investigations and collects data needed for effective communications strategies and/or to fulfill federal regulatory outreach requirements, including environmental impact evaluations if applicable.
• Prepares and coordinates dissemination of outreach materials, facts, and information on project messaging to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan, including external agencies, associations, and news organizations using print, periodicals, radio, social, and/or visual communication media.
• Tracks and maintains routine records and reports related to public involvement meetings, public hearings, and outreach events.
• Drafts speeches, creates and designs presentation materials, and/or composes correspondence for use in mailings, meetings, or other public consumption.
• Responsible for initial fact-checking for reports, articles, and other publications.
• May help coordinate community meetings, public forums, working groups, and other public meetings including scheduling, determining location, advertising, and ensuring proper setup/tear down and relevant collateral materials according to client expectation and project goals and budget.
• May interact with clients to coordinate implementation of communication and outreach programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, or related field, or
• In lieu of education, 4 years of relevant experience.

Skills

• Assisting with social media (e.g., monitoring social media, assisting with strategy and content development) with direction from more-experienced staff.
• Modifying existing materials and documents using a basic understanding of Adobe (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy) and Microsoft products (specifically proficiency with PowerPoint formatting, consistency, and editing templates).
• Developing, maintaining, and updating stakeholder database.
• Researching with direction from senior staff.
• Assisting with public outreach and events information gathering/research (e.g., venue coordination, logistics, generating materials, staffing) and interacting with clients, the public, internal partners, and others.
• Drafting initial meeting materials.
• Using basic graphic design skills and following existing style guides.
• Ability to work in Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Positive, self-starter mindset.
• Desire to work as part of a team.

Benefits

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Schedule

Full-time

Locations: Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.