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AECOM

Communications Specialist III

AECOM, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21206


Job Description

Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.AECOM is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to be based in Riverdale, MD. The selected candidate will act as a member of the Strategic Communications Team within AECOM. In this role, you will be dedicated to supporting the public relations, community engagement, and integrated communications needs of a major infrastructure project working with other communications professionals and a technical team.

AECOM Strategic Communications Services functions like a boutique public relations agency within the infrastructure and engineering firm. We manage communications projects for federal, state, local, and private sector clients in a variety of industries, including transportation, water, disaster and climate resilience, and emergency management.

The ideal candidate is a communications practitioner with experience serving as a public information officer or community relations specialist on a project.

Responsibilities:

Developing and implementing communications strategies and plans.

Serving a client account and interfacing with clients and project partners.

Writing and delivering effective messaging via a variety of communications tactics.

Creating web and social media content.

Developing slide decks.

Event and meeting planning.

Occasional evening and weekend support of public meetings and events.

Handling public inquiries.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.

Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience.

Due to the nature of projects, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Valid U.S. Driver’s License and as a condition of employment, must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review.

Preferred Requirements:

Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Ability to build collaborative working relationships and prioritize competing demands.

This position does not offer sponsorship or relocation assistance.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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