Director, Communications--Transportation Engineering
About The Position
Morreale Communications is an award-winning, woman-owned public relations firm with a specialty focus in the areas of Transportation & Infrastructure, Health & Wellness, Energy & Utilities and Public Affairs. We pride ourselves in our commitment to excellence, innovation, and integrity in all aspects of our operations. This role supports a client within the Transportation Engineering industry. The Director (Transportation Engineering) works closely with the client, technical, project and creative teams to develop, implement and support comprehensive communications strategies and deliverables. These plans may include content development for both internal and external communications, as well as education and training campaigns intended for diverse audiences using both traditional and emerging resources. The Director (Transportation Engineering) plays a dual role of strategic thinker and highly skilled technical executor. They bring new ideas and fresh perspectives to communicate highly technical information while supporting the development of high-quality deliverables. They are an experienced project manager and will engage with multiple internal, external and client project teams to closely monitor deliverables and track metrics for successful outcomes. The Director (Transportation Engineering) works closely with clients to engage target audiences and educate them on project goals and benefits. The ideal candidate is a strong writer and public speaker, and is comfortable facilitating meetings with a wide range of audiences – from entry-level engineers to top-level executives. Project management experience with transportation engineering and technical writing or editing is preferred.
Requirements
- 8+ years professional experience in project management or communications for/within the transportation or engineering industries
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both on deliverables and with project partners
- Ability to convey complex, technical topics in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to adjust communication style to appropriately meet the needs of a variety of audiences
- Skilled at working with minimal supervision on high-profile projects
- Experienced with budget management and tracking
- Experience leading and supporting project teams while balancing multiple initiatives concurrently
- Strong familiarity with transportation industry and its best practices
- Bachelor’s degree required, with a preferential focus in engineering, communications, urban planning or related field
- Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel to client offices and events
- Must be able to work onsite in Lisle, IL a minimum of three days, per week
Nice To Haves
- Project management experience with transportation engineering and technical writing or editing is preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional client service and high-quality deliverables on time and on budget
- Communicate regularly with project partners and clients via email, virtual meetings and face-to-face interactions to provide status updates and strategic guidance
- Develop content, design and edit reports about the client’s assets targeted toward a diverse group of stakeholders, including engineers, legislators and the public
- Partner with client’s engineering teams to develop technical status update presentations in a digestible format
- Format criteria manuals and update client’s website annually
- Schedule and facilitate technical training sessions that educate internal and external stakeholders on best practices, processes and key engineering innovations
- Lead outreach for and execution of large-scale events and technical workshops for engineers and industry partners
- Provide strategic recommendations to client on event themes, messaging and logistics
- Manage event planning, advance preparation and day-of-event execution
- Measure attendee satisfaction and event impact, and make recommendations for continuous improvement
- Proactively manage project performance, including budget, timeline and client satisfaction, and address issues to keep projects on track
- Attend and manage in-person client events and functions
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- 401k program and safe harbor match
- Paid personal time off
- Paid Maternity Leave
- Remote and flexible schedule options
- Charitable giving employer-match program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
