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Communications Manager
December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Communications Manager
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Location: Flexible with some UK travel required
Talk to us about flexible, dynamic, job share and part-time working options.
Are you a communications manager who can make a positive impact on how a business presents itself? Can you create engaging content that has the reader, viewer or listener tuning in for more? Can you develop and manage strategies working across a variety of stakeholders and market leading, specialist business units, to deliver meaningful and measurable outcomes? Then Laing O'Rourke has the opportunity for you. The Laing O'Rourke communications team uses a number of internal and external platforms to showcase the amazing things we do and the stunning buildings and infrastructure projects we deliver. Have you got a talent for establishing great relationships? Can you manage senior stakeholders' expectations and offer advice on communications challenges and opportunities? Then keep reading or apply now.
What to expect in this position
- Supporting commercial objectives of specialist business areas to create awareness of their market offer and capabilities to an external audience
- Work as part of a team to define key messages to the external market, developing communications plans for each specialist business
- Work with teams from each unit to source news and content for external and internal communication
- Work with the Laing O'Rourke corporate team to ensure the specialist unit communication aligns with wider communication and strategy
- Help to define website strategy
- Support the Digital Communications Manager with social media strategies for a consistent approach
- Work with and support the Head of Communications, proactively securing media opportunities for specialist unit spokespeople and projects.
- Showcase the specialist capabilities of the business units and their technical capabilities
What would help you in this role?
- Experience of working in corporate communications
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience of preparing press releases, news articles, website and social media content; either in a written, video or audio context
- The ability to create and manage internal and external relationships at a peer and senior leadership level
- Proven ability to manage multiple accounts or clients
- Video production, highly desirable
- Knowledge of the UK media landscape and press office experience, desirable
- Degree or experience in a relevant field such as corporate communication, , journalism, marketing or similar field.
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
The role requires travel to sites for gathering content. There are a few locations that can be used as the main office for some advice and support. We offer a good annual salary (To be discussed at the application stage) and a market leading benefits package.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.
Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Diversity & Sustainability:
Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation. We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.