Communications Manager

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The opportunity to create is all around you. Whatever your level, whatever your role, whatever the project, you'll be able to take initiative here and get stuck in. Join our Balfour Beatty team as a Employee Communications Manager and shape something special.

To provide mid to senior level communications advice and to work with Enabling Function leaders and teams to enable development and delivery of effective employee communications to identified audiences.

• Set, deliver and measure creative, clear and impactful communication strategies for Enabling Functions to reach a wide range of internal stakeholders
• Provide advice and support on all communications issues
• Work with senior leaders to define messaging and align communications outputs to Enabling Function objectives - ensuring that Enabling Function and corporate messaging is aligned and complementary
• Work collaboratively with, and draw on expertise from, the Group Communications teams to deliver internal and external outputs for Enabling Function teams
• Pro-actively identify potential news stories that can be used across Group channels to enhance Balfour Beatty's strategic positioning and have awareness to flag potential operational issues that could result in reputational risk
• Oversee processes to ensure there is a regular pipeline of content for internal communications channels, ensuring it's on brand, accurate, and signed off by appropriate stakeholders
• Draft and ensure appropriate approvals for senior leader and Enabling Function messaging for use across a range of internal channels.
• Support the end-to-end delivery of UK and Group-wide conferences, events, campaigns and business engagement and/or transformational change programmes
• Work with Enabling Function teams teams to coordinate case studies that highlight key strategic positioning themes such as industry leading capability, sustainability, innovation and engineering expertise
• Maintain tracking and planning tools to capture opportunities across multiple Enabling Functions to ensure successes and milestones are publicised in the most effective way
• Oversee day-to-day management of Employee Communications communication channels, such as the Hub, Balfour Beatty TV, official project and office noticeboard poster sets, and monitor, share and publish updates as required in SharePoint and Viva Engage.

• Experience of operating effectively in complex organisational structures with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication craft skills and technical knowledge of channel frameworks
• Strong relationship building with good networking and interpersonal skills
• Strong copywriting capability with an eye for what makes a good, engaging story that will appeal across our stakeholder base
• Team player with ability to work with individuals across multiple geographical locations
• Adapts positively to changing business demands
• Good understanding of the regulatory environment and financial calendar communications
• A passion for, and understanding of, industry issues and the national news agenda
• A clean driving licence and willingness to travel as required
• Experience using Microsoft Office 365, particularly Outlook, Teams (Live and Webinar), Viva Engage and Share Point

• Experience of working on construction/civil engineering infrastructure projects
• Experience using platforms such as Poppulo, Staffbase or similar employee communications email platforms
• An understanding of the regulatory environment in construction
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field
• Member of CIPR and relevant qualification

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

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