Lead stakeholder and community engagement and communications for complex infrastructure, environmental, and energy projects. Develop and implement engagement strategies, manage project delivery, build client relationships, identify and win new opportunities, mentor staff, and produce high-quality written content and thought leadership to support project and organisational objectives.
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
Join a team committed to solving complex challenges across the value chain, from capital deployment to asset management, enabling resilience, growth and sustainability.
Together, we will help create a future for generations to come.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking a talented and passionate Technical Director – Engagement and Communication to lead strategic engagement and communication initiatives across complex infrastructure, environmental, and energy projects.
Join GHD’s fast-growing engagement services area working with a network of communication and engagement services consultants across APAC to help deliver GHD’s vision of creating lasting community benefit.
This role is a fantastic opportunity for you to work with the Melbourne-based team and with clients who seek to manage risk and preparing communities for change.
Working with a high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Lead the development and implementation of stakeholder and community engagement strategies and plans across the wide variety of projects that GHD are involved with
- Manage and successfully deliver complex projects for clients
- Develop and enhance client relationships, both existing and new growth areas
- Proactively identify new opportunities and convert these into proposals and close sales
- Contribute to high performing teams and drive delivery excellence
- Significantly contribute to the development of thought leadership artefacts
- Demonstrate management and leadership behaviours, coaches and mentors people, role models GHD behaviours
- Contributes to GHD’s strategic direction
What would you bring to the team?
- Formal qualifications in a Social Science/Communications/Commerce degree or similar; or appropriate transferable skills
- A great focus on client service and delivery
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills together with the capacity to be flexible and adaptable
- Excellent writing skills and the demonstrated capacity to produce high quality content written for a range of audiences and mediums
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to talk to members of the community and other key stakeholders as required
- Ability to work independently when required
- Sound judgement and decisiveness
Interested? Apply now
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GHD is an equal opportunity employer and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all identities.
GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.
Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.
We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.
Let's drive real change.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.
See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.
GHD Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
Melbourne, Australia
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