The company

With over 40 years in the highways civil engineering sector this family owned and operated business prides itself on its dynamic and motivated team and the collaborative approach they foster with their clients. They provide highways civil engineering term contracts for both public and private sectors and are currently working on a project regenerating East London with the goal to improve connectivity for residents and transform it into a thriving hub for the community.

The role

As the Public Liaison Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the works within the community. You will be tasked with building productive relationships with local stakeholders (business, schools, churches) that are directly affected by the construction and ensuring they are aware of what is taking place. If need be, you will help in assisting with anything that can be done to reduce the impact on their day to day lives.

Your role will comprise of the following elements

• Identifying, making initial contact with and then maintaining on-going engagement with local business directly affected by the works
• Maintaining regular contact with targeted stakeholders, including community leaders, those who are most inconvenienced by the works
• Acting as the primary point of contact for all residents, businesses and other local stakeholders and resolving their enquiries about construction
• Communication could be any verbal or written enquiries from MPs, local councillors, resident association members, schools and local places of worship
• Acting as a key information resource for company stakeholder engagement, responding to questions and by proactively alerting them of construction works issues or changes that conflict with what has previously been agreed.

About you

Alongside your excellent relationship building skills, diplomacy and your enthusiasm for taking good care of people

you will fit into the following specifications:

• Your ability to communicate effectively is critical to this role, perhaps you've been in an advisory or communications-based role, managed stakeholder engagement
• Well-honed negotiation skills and the ability to deal with situations with tact and diplomacy
• Demonstrable ability to form strong and long-lasting working relationships
• Able to relate and communicate with a broad range of people
• Able involve yourself in the community and ensure a favourable outcome for all
• Highly organised

Must be available immediately! 

If you're ready to get stuck into your new Public Liaison Officer role, have a chat with us today!