About Us
At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts, and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.
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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.
Are you a communications professional who is passionate about helping our energy reach a lower carbon emissions future?
HDR is looking to add a talented Senior Strategic Communications Coordinator to our growing program in Colorado. You’ll be responsible for managing projects and building strong relationships with some of HDR’s most unique clients in the Power, Renewables, Hydrogen, Natural Gas and Transmission and Distribution (T&D) market, along with supporting work for transportation, water and architecture projects. As a natural connector of people, you’ll understand these industries and interface with clients to learn about their priorities and challenges with the goal of engaging the right communication strategies. This requires deep knowledge of public involvement, public relations, and community engagement strategies along with the ability to listen, be creative, and find team synergies concentrated on solving the challenges facing our clients.
As Strategic Communications professionals, we work with our client’s brand – not HDR – to strengthen their messaging and engagement strategies for a program, initiative, or project.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Building trusted relationships with our clients while serving their communication needs
- Leading the development and implementation of communications plans, including target audience strategy, media relations, content and key message development, comment response programs, event planning, overall activity schedule, information lines, contact databases, and reporting
- Coordinating and leading production/planning teams in concept development, writing, and editing, and graphic elements for materials like surveys, newsletters, websites, handouts, videos, advertisements, and press releases
- Facilitating virtual or in-person public meetings, hearings, open houses, focus groups, workshops, advisory committees, and other stakeholder meetings
- Coordinating project-related data gathering and analysis
- Leading the development and ongoing management of outreach strategies that could include media coordination and campaigns, public notices and press releases, and media monitoring and tracking
- Leading stakeholder coordination and providing conflict resolution strategies
- Managing external service providers including court reporters, videographers, and other vendors
- Developing internal relationships with HDR project managers and staff.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 8 years related experience in strategic communications, public relations, public involvement and/or community engagement.
- Experience leading the development of scopes, schedules and budgets, and managing projects
- Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and set and meet deadlines
- Working knowledge of local, state and federal requirements for public involvement
- Self-starter; must be able to effectively work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments
- Can work well independently or in a team environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with low-carbon technologies, renewable energy, transmission and distribution, or natural gas
- Previous consulting, leadership, or account management experience
- Experience planning and implementing multicultural communications/engagement
- Multilingual
Physical Expectations/Requirements
- Willingness to travel
- Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds without assistance
- Must be able to effectively communicate in person, by telephone and email
- Must have a valid Driver’s License
Why HDR
At HDR, we know work isn’t only about who you work for; it’s also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other’s contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position is $69,839 – $99,770 annually/hourly depending upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)