Staff Public Involvement Strategist

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a staff-level public engagement/involvement professional with client management expertise and political savvy to lead the communication and community outreach in support of projects. The position will be based in our Boise, ID office. Some travel will be required.

The Staff Public Involvement Strategist will perform a wide variety of communication and public outreach services for large scale permitting, planning and construction projects.

Duties Include:

• 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. Elements of these plans may include public meetings, information sessions, surveys, fact sheets, video production, special events, social media, training, material development and distribution (brochures, handouts, newsletters, mailers, web site content, and other materials to project audiences).
• Participate in outreach efforts; support established public outreach goals; participate in government briefings and project presentation 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.
• 4 years strategic communication experience required or Master's Degree in a related field and 3 years of strategic communication experience required.
• Experience related to communication on behalf of engineering or construction projects is preferred.
• Electric or gas utility-focused public involvement experience is preferred.
• 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 ability to perform quality reviews.
• Valid driver's license required.