Strategic Communications Manager

Strategic Communications Manager

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

The Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced communications professional to be a part of our talented, inclusive, and collaborative Employee Communications team. The Strategic Communications Manager position will drive consistent communications strategy, planning and messaging internally across the organization. In addition to strategic messaging and stakeholder engagement, this role will also support content development and editorial planning, coordinate creative assets, and contribute to measurement and reporting efforts. The candidate should be comfortable analyzing communications data and applying insights to improve engagement and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the implementation of internal communications strategy and messaging aiming to increase employee engagement and message clarity.
• Create and deliver internal communications content across multiple channels, including email updates, newsletters, intranet content, videos, and presentations.
• Proactively work with key stakeholders, including executives, across the organization to ensure that all internal communication is aligned with business objectives and supports the company's culture and values.
• Identify and implement innovative communications tools and techniques to enhance internal communications effectiveness.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of internal communications and make recommendations for improvement based on feedback and data analysis.
• Maintain an enterprise content calendar to ensure that internal communications are timely, relevant, and efficiently organized.
• Collaborate with business enablement function leaders including HR and Marketing for planning and content development for meetings and other internal events.
• Partner with all members of the Employee Communications team to proactively identify, create, and publish content, while also supporting editorial planning and long-term scheduling of communication initiatives.
• Support critical organizational change initiatives, leading development of multichannel campaigns to boost engagement and adoption.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations or related field.
• Strong experience in internal, employee-facing enterprise communications within a large corporation with emphasis on Human Resources, culture and change communications.
• Experience in the Engineering & Construction industry or B2B space is a plus.
• Fluency in leveraging AI platforms such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude etc. for communications activities.
• Familiarity with performance reporting methods and tools including data visualization such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years relevant experience.
• Understand and be able to communicate strategy, tools, processes and concepts, making complex technical information understandable to diverse audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills including strong editorial skills.
• Strong knowledge of communications strategy and channels.
• Proven ability to develop consistent messaging aligned to business strategy.
• Skilled at engaging in cross-functional teams and in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred work location: Overland Park, KS with consideration for candidates in locations where Black & Veatch has an office presence. Work Environment Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Salary Plan MAC: Marketing & Communications Job Grade 017

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