Community Engagement Specialist II

Community Engagement Specialist II Full-time State/Province: Wisconsin Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Americas Primary Location: US - Milwaukee, WI - 1555 N Rivercen Compensation: USD 85000.00 - USD 100000 - yearly Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM's West Region Strategic Communications Group is looking for a Community Engagement Specialist II to assist with public outreach and communications for projects in Wisconsin and around the country. This will be a hybrid position which requires three days a week in-office at our Milwaukee, WI location. Job Responsibilities : Collaborates with Project Managers on strategies, best practices, and potential risks associated with engaging stakeholders and the public for input on projects. Contributes to the development of communications and public outreach plans with innovative strategies to increase community engagement and participation in projects. Identifies and maps key stakeholders and community profiles for client projects. Develops themes, core messages and collateral for multiple audiences and stakeholders, including digital users, the media, local communities, statutory bodies, technical groups, and elected representatives. Works on community engagement and communication activities and implements outreach campaign strategies with little supervision and within budget. Coordinates with other staff to prepare graphic displays and layouts for public information. Creates presentations for meetings with various stakeholders within a client’s brand guidelines. Engages and informs stakeholders, communities, and residents on public or private projects in-person and/or virtually, or through written materials. Drafts content for press releases, social media, websites, e-newsletters, stakeholder communications, fact sheets, and other materials for review by the Project Manager. Plans and executes in-person and virtual events and public meetings, including overseeing logistics and materials as well as evaluating and selecting venues and vendors. Provides acute attention to detail in the development and tracking of stakeholder communications. Manages stakeholder and public feedback and monitors communications channels. Develops surveys, analyzes feedback, and manages delivery of engagement reports summarizing public outreach efforts. Performs a self-check of work prior to submitting to others for review. Exercises sound judgment when communicating with internal and/or external clients or customers. Completes other tasks as directed by the Project Manager to support public outreach during the planning and design phases for projects underway in the community.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Communications or a related field + 2 years of public relations and/or related communications experience or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

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