Associate Director

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Project: The opportunity to join a best-in-class PMO delivering an incredibly important G2G water irrigation and infrastructure project in Peru with international significance, including roads and access, diversion dams and transfer tunnels, two new hydroelectric power plants.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

- Safety First
- Going home safe and well
- Client Focus
- Deliver on our promise
- Integrity
- Always do the right thing
- Create Opportunity
- For our people to excel

The Communications Manager role provides a best practice approach to internal program communications including the planning, development and execution of project communications plans, issues management and crisis communications plans. This role requires someone to have infrastructure/construction project experience.

You'll Be Responsible For:

- Gather facts and information to contribute to the development of communication materials in print, digital or social media formats (e.g., feature stories, backgrounders, fact sheets, advertisements, digital/copy writing, presentations, news releases, signs, FAQs).
- Researching, planning, developing, and executing assigned communication plans for project-specific events, scope of work, and/or for issues management.
- Planning, writing and producing communication materials to support public events, stakeholder meetings and communications marketing (e.g. information boards, fact sheets, advertisement).
- Managing the planning and execution of public events and special events to mark and celebrate project milestones.
- Supporting the development of presentations, banner display materials, and signs.
- Knowledge of internal communications principles, methods and practices.
- Strong writing and editing abilities with a diligent eye for building efficient processes.
- Ability to translate complex technical information to make it easily understandable for the public and various stakeholders.
- Providing editorial services during development of communications materials for internal audience.
- Ability to effectively deal with issues of a sensitive nature when investigating, responding or preparing correspondence to address complaints.

You’ll Need To Have:

- Minimum of five years’ experience in infrastructure project communications.
- Demonstrating leadership and core competencies.
- Proven political acumen, judgment, and insight.
- Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to manage the implementation of communications strategies with stakeholders of diverse backgrounds.
- Takes ownership to identify, solve and overcome challenges.
- Deliver results and exceed clients’ expectations.
- Treating all people with respect in a fair and consistent manner.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Highly organized with demonstrated ability to plan and execute multiple priorities with tight deadlines and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Digitally and social media savvy.
- Knowledge of construction and construction techniques.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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