Public Involvement Specialist - Environmental Services; Kansas

Staff Public Involvement Specialist – Environmental Services (Kansas City)

Burns & Mc Donnell

This role involves a wide variety of communication and public outreach services for large‑scale permitting, planning, and construction projects.

• Perform public involvement and public relations activities for clients' capital projects.
• Develop public involvement strategy, materials, and coordinate event logistics.
• Develop and implement strategic outreach plans and processes, including public meetings, information sessions, surveys, fact sheets, video production, special events, social media, training, and material development and distribution.
• Participate in outreach efforts; support established public outreach goals; participate in government briefings and project presentations to external groups; assist in the development of project publications, brochures, web information and materials; meet with clients to develop key messages and themes; develop and implement individual and local outreach plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

• Bachelor's Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field from an accredited program and 4 years of strategic communication experience.
• Master's Degree in a related field and 3 years of strategic communication experience.
• Experience related to communication on behalf of an engineering or construction project is a plus.
• Media‑relations skills and previous experience working with media outlets to develop and deliver key messages and manage content (news, events, crises, etc).
• Proposal writing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in developing content for social media and news releases, as well as web design and coding (for both traditional and social media platforms), is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and assist with the management of large‑scale permitting and construction projects, and the necessary communications processes associated with such an effort.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Expert analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail with the ability to perform quality reviews.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Public Relations – Primary

Location:

US‑MO‑Kansas City –

Schedule:

Full‑time – Travel: 25 % of the time.

This job posting will remain open until filled.