Communications Advisor

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 60,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

To reduce our dependence on rainfall and groundwater and support the growing population, Water Corporation has formed the Alkimos SeaWater Alliance, which includes ACCIONA Construction Australia.

The Alliance will design, construct, operate and maintain the Plant which will produce 50 billion litres of drinking water per year, with provision to expand by an additional 50 billion litres per year in the future. Having already constructed 89 desalination plants worldwide, ACCIONA is a pioneer and the global leader in the sustainable desalination sector.

Construction of the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant will commence over the coming months and the project is expected to be completed in 2029. To help us construct the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant we will need some of Perth’s top professionals to join our team.

One of the key roles we are seeking to recruit is a Communications & Stakeholder Advisor. Reporting to the Project Support Services Manager, your role will help to shape and implement the project's Communications, Community Relations and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.

Based initially near Perth CBD, and then eventually requiring regular travel to the Alkimos site, this is a dynamic role that will see you focus on internal communications to drive engagement of our employees and subcontractors on the project, assist our client with external communications and work with our local community and stakeholders to keep them informed about the project.

You will often be in high-vis, on-site working closely with our entire team to identify interesting parts of this incredible project and developing channels to share them. You will thrive in an environment where care and collaboration are part of every day and culture is our central pillar.

Key accountabilities for the position: 

• Develop and implement the internal communication and employee engagement plan.
• Work collaboratively with the wider project team to identify and deliver on opportunities to capture progress and shine a spotlight on the engagement initiatives that we implement.
• Work with the management team to effectively communicate key issues to our people as they arise.
• Develop external communications for our Alliance Partner to develop media releases and respond to ministerial enquiries.
• Proactively engage with the community of residents, schools and businesses to communicate construction progress and impacts to ensure the Alliance establishes and always maintains positive and proactive relationships with local communities.
• Manage photography and videography services and maintain a library.
• Develop management strategies for media and communications issues, both current and emerging.
• Apply a high level of detail to the writing, design, production and distribution of project communication collateral, both internal and external.

• Professional experience in a communications role, ideally with some customer or community liaison exposure in a relevant similar role.
• The desire to seek out interesting and engaging communications materials related issues and share them with the team.
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders across blue and white collar will be useful, but is not essential if you have the right outgoing interpersonal skills.
• A genuine interest construction of complex engineering project will be important and we are looking for someone who will be proud of being part of the team delivering such an important piece of infrastructure to the people of Perth.
• Ideally, you have a working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign or similar software. Photography and video production, editing skills are also desirable.

What we offer 

• A market leader in sustainability that really cares about making the world a better place   
• Gain experience on an iconic major project in the Perth metro area
• A mobile career pathway with opportunities to work across the country and the globe