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AeconPosted 3 weeks ago

Communications Manager, Corporate Affairs

$95,000–$110,000 year

On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada

Full TimeSenior LevelLarge

Job Summary

Support the Corporate Affairs team on a broad range of communications initiatives with a special focus on public relations and external communications. Craft communications materials including news releases, articles, digital content, letters, and speeches. Identify and evaluate PR opportunities, prepare key messages, and staff media events. Utilize media savvy to plan, execute, and oversee external communications strategies, including supporting talent acquisition and recruitment campaigns. Monitor, identify, and implement trending and innovative digital and traditional communications tools while managing Aecon's digital and social media presence. Track industry news, investments, project developments, and strategic files to create briefing notes. Work closely with the investor relations team to prepare communications materials for quarterly financial results, execute disclosure/postings, and manage the production of Aecon's Annual General Meeting and Annual Report. Play a leading role in website project management, building dynamic content, and driving maintenance, security diligence, and business line integration. Oversee triage and resolution of public inquiries and complaints working with internal stakeholders. Liaise with business units to capture compelling stories and company or project-related news to be communicated externally on a broad variety of platforms. Capture lessons learned and metrics for project communications centre of excellence. Lead the collection and organization of key digital assets from major projects. Travel to project sites to capture positive stories. Support crisis and emergency preparedness initiatives as required.

Required Qualifications

  • University degree
  • communications post-graduate certificate
  • 5+ years' experience in the communications, public relations or stakeholder engagement fields
  • Exceptional written/oral communications skills
  • media relations/PR savvy
  • storytelling lens
  • Strategic issues management experience
  • expertise leading effective and powerful public relations and external communications campaigns
  • Passion for strategic infrastructure topics
  • strong institutional knowledge
  • Expert project manager
  • ability to lead teams
  • drive results
  • Highly organized
  • self-starter
  • demonstrated ability to plan and execute multiple priorities
  • tight deadlines
  • Thorough grasp of the Microsoft Office suite of products
  • high degree of capability for PowerPoint
  • high degree of capability for Word
  • high degree of capability for Adobe
  • Creative skills
  • eye for design
  • experience using Canva
  • Ability to foster positive working relationships
  • responsibly handle confidential information
  • Travel to project sites

Desired Qualifications

  • Publicly traded company experience
  • Working knowledge of the infrastructure, energy and related sectors

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