Communications & Stakeholder Manager

In this role you will lead stakeholder management, communications and community engagement for our project teams working on the delivery of capital projects and maintenance contracts within the region. You will be responsible for maintaining and nurturing strong relationships with our local communities and key stakeholder groups, allowing projects to achieve operational objectives. 

This role is ideal for someone with strong connection to local communities or the desire to initiate, grow and maintain these connections.

Come join the Higgins Team:
- Join a supportive team that treat each other like Whānau
- Career development – opportunities to grow your career at Higgins and the wider Fletcher Building group of businesses
- Competitive Salary + access to Fletchers Building Benefits Programme, including: 
-A market-leading parental leave policy to ensure employees are well supported throughout one of life’s most significant events
- FB employee share scheme, welfare & educational funds – including funding towards School Holiday Programmes & tutoring for children
- A significant portfolio of retail benefits across major NZ businesses such as ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung.

What you’ll bring to the role: 
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Communications or Marketing 
- 3+ years’ experience in a similar role within the Engineering and Construction area, developing clear strategies and plans to engage stakeholders of key project events
- Proven experience in marketing and communication, including brand management
- Strong background in relationship management and client services
- Be comfortable dealing with people, responding to issues and enquiries, and liaising with the wider stakeholder and construction teams
- Confidently initiate, grow and maintain effective working relationships, internally and externally
- Experience in providing guidance on PR and communications best practice
- Be well versed in conflict management and provide proactive innovative solutions.

This is a full time, permanent role working a minimum/maximum of 40 hours per week. Competitive salary on offer between $100-110k per annum. 

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.