Public Involvement Specialist

PTS Advance • Contract • Maitland, Florida • 2w ago

Details:

Job Overview:
We are seeking a Public Involvement Specialist to support communication and public outreach efforts for large-scale permitting, planning, and construction projects. This role involves developing and implementing strategic engagement plans, coordinating public events, and creating outreach materials to ensure effective community involvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead public involvement and public relations activities for client capital projects.
Develop and execute public engagement strategies, including planning events and preparing outreach materials.
Organize and facilitate public meetings, information sessions, surveys, and other engagement initiatives.
Create content for brochures, newsletters, fact sheets, mailers, websites, and social media.
Support government briefings and project presentations to external stakeholders.
Assist in crafting project messaging, ensuring clear and effective communication with the public.
Coordinate logistics for outreach events and initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned while adhering to company policies and standards.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field from an accredited program, with 4 years of strategic communication experience OR Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of strategic communication experience.
Experience in communications for engineering or construction projects is a plus.
Strong media relations skills, including experience working with media outlets to develop and deliver key messages and manage news, events, and crisis communications.
Proposal writing experience is highly preferred.
Experience in social media content creation, news releases, web design, and coding for both traditional and social media platforms is a plus.
Bilingual (Spanish required).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong ability to understand and support the communications processes for large-scale permitting and construction projects.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Expert analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
High level of attention to detail with a focus on quality assurance.

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