Technical Director Engagement and Communication

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 GHDs fast-growing engagement services area working with a network of communication and engagement services consultants across APAC to help deliver GHDs 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.

• 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 GHDs strategic direction

• 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