Public Liaison Officer

Career Opportunity: Public Liaison Officer (Northern)

Jackson Civil Engineering is dynamic, innovative, and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

We are now recruiting for a Public Liaison Officer to work in our Northern Region. Due to the job role, there may be a need to work occasional evenings. Previous experience in a similar public or stakeholder interface role is desirable.

The main purpose of this role is to manage communications with clients, stakeholders and the general public, using all forms of media and communication to build, maintain and manage the reputation of the business.

Main Duties:

* Dealing with Stakeholders and advising them of upcoming works

* Stakeholder Management

* Developing a customer complaints process and dealing with complaints in a timely manner

* Monitoring complaint data to identify trends and logging complaints on a monthly basis

* Communication with internal and external clients, PR and JCE senior management

* Attend and contribute to regular process meetings with the project team

* Compilation of monthly reports

* Organisation of regular public exhibitions

* Organising and undertaking newsletters and press releases

* Going on site visits and taking site photos

* Having involvement of insurance claims

* Investigate and possibly implement social media sources as a method of communication with the public affected by the scheme

* Involvement with partnering workshops

* Liaison with local schools including arranging presentations and events

* Preparing for and assisting in the hosting of Considerate Contractors scheme audits

* Development of social value initiatives

Are you the person we are looking for?

We are seeking an individual with excellent public facing skills, a confident communicator, who is highly organised with creativity and imagination.

The ideal candidate will be able to cope well under pressure, be good at multitasking and have excellent time management skills. Must have previous stakeholder and public management experience. Must also be proficient in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Due to the nature of this role a full UK driving licence is required as it involves travelling to various local sites / project catchment areas.

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:

* Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)

* Company pension scheme (we match up to 6%)

* Company car

* 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)

* Extensive training programmes

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Employee benefits platform

* Free on-site parking

* Company social calendar

* Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events

* A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful