Description
At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.
We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of.
Here's how a(n) Senior Communications Specialist for our Orlando office contributes to our team:
Responsibilities
- Leads PCL’s portfolio of internal and external communication activities, products, and initiatives and project communications strategies.
- Communicates complex and technical items through written communication that are tailored to the right audience and recommending communications mediums.
- Provides superior editing and proofreading support with the ability to identify business priorities.
- Creates measurable internal and external communications plans for mid-size to large projects. Coordinates and manages the resources and change management process to ensure success.
- Partners with top clients’ communications professionals on external communications. Extends the relationship task-force zipper to include communications professionals of key clients.
- Collaborates and partners with clients on social media and identifies and manages risks on social media.
- Monitors local media-relations efforts and responding to crisis communications.
- Leads high-risk, complex, or multifaceted events that involve multiple stakeholders and require consensus building.
- Coaching, training, mentoring, and supervising direct and indirect reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in marketing, communications, journalism, or equivalent.
- 7 years of progressive experience in a communications role.
- Ability to create, execute and manage a communications plan and has an understanding of communications mediums.
- Ability to research, analyze, and organize information accurately and effectively and interpret data analytics.
- Ability to understand the company’s business objectives and effectively apply them.
- Demonstrates advanced critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and risk mitigation skills.
- Superior editing and proofreading skills with the ability to identify business priorities and potential sensitivities.
- Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills with the ability the influence stakeholders and communicate key technical information in plain language for consumption.
- Ability to effectively apply visual communications assets in alignment to PCL’s visual brand identity.
- Ability to act with discretion when handling confidential information.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite and other communications software with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.
PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.
The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.
Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at careers@pcl.com with the position and location you are interested in.
Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started! Apply here.