Community Engagement Officer

Job Introduction

Our Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture team is working in partnership with HS2 to deliver the new London tunnels from Euston to West Ruislip. Our joint venture team is working on sites at Euston, Old Oak Common and West Ruislip, building tunnels 13 miles long and up to 50m deep, supporting delivery of HS2 phase one.

We are looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join our HS2 team onsite in London. You will be responsible for Reporting to the Community Engagement Manager, the Community Engagement Officer (C.E.O.) supports the project’s communications strategy and assists in developing plans for
engaging with all stakeholders, the local community and the public, acting as a point of
contact and the professional face of the project within a defined geographic area.

Role Responsibility

Responsibilities:

• Support the development of an integrated community engagement and public
  relations strategy for the whole project
• Assist in developing and delivering effective engagement and communications plans
  for the project within a defined geographic area
•  Support HS2 to promote a positive image of the project and raise public awareness of
  the benefits of the project
• Support the Community Engagement Manager in coordinating external information
  and messaging via the full range of media channels

The Ideal Candidate

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience of community engagement / public relations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Credible communicator / presenter with large groups of people
• Proven ability in effectively dealing with challenging situations.
• Proven ability to work under pressure

About the Company

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

Flexible working 

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role. 

Reasonable adjustments  

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. 

More information about the role 

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk 

Closing date 

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business. 

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