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SalaryAbout John Holland
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known that at it's heart infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.
That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.
About Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3
Gold Coast Light Rail has transformed public transport on the Gold Coast, helping create an integrated network that connects more people to more places in one of Australia's most dynamic and fastest growing cities.
John Holland is GoldlinQ's nominated design and construction contractor for GCLR3, to extend the existing light rail network by 6.7kms from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads, including eight new light rail stations, two new light rail-bus connections, and intersection upgrades along the alignment.
Jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, and the City of Gold Coast, this city-shaping project will link communities to business centres, shopping, dining, education and medical facilities and cater to the Gold Coast's expected population growth in the coming decades.
As construction of GCLR3 gets under way, John Holland is actively recruiting for a talented and driven Community Engagement Advisor to join our team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Gold Coast project.
Responsibilities of the role include
- Work to become an on-the-ground Communications and Engagement Specialist supporting the precinct community team
- General communications and media relations
- Work closely with the traffic, construction and delivery team to develop then implement site-specific Communication Action Plans
- Apply specialist writing skills to prepare quality written materials for target groups impacted by works including works notifications, fact sheets, articles for newsletters and more
- Support, participate in and provide content for rolling program of engagement communication activities
- Manage, escalate and close out complaints in line with agreed timeframes and procedures
- Become a direct liaison about project construction activities with the impacted stakeholders and the general public
- Support the rollout of community information sessions
- Support door knocks, letter box drops and other engagement tactics as required
- Participate in the community hotline contact roster
- Provide generalist Communications support to the project
- Previous experience working in a similar Stakeholder Engagement role, delivering infrastructure projects
- A Bachelors Degree in Communications, Law, Business, Journalism or equivalent experience experience
- Willing and able to commit to supporting the teams 24/7 community contact line
We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.
What's in it for you when you join John Holland?
We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.
We offer:
- Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available
- Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing
- Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities
- Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities
- Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks
- Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.
John Holland politely asks that you do not make any approaches or send any unsolicited resumes to our Resourcing Team or Hiring Managers across our business. John Holland is not responsible for any fees for unsolicited resumes or candidate introductions.
