Communications Manager

Based: Dartford

Please note: This is a hands-on role that involves regular travel to project sites across the UK, giving you the opportunity to connect directly with our people and see our work firsthand.

About

We're looking for a talented and engaging Communications Manager to join our team and help bring our people stories to life. You'll be working closely with a 2,000-strong community of trade specialists, from senior leaders to frontline teams delivering projects across the UK. You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys connecting with people, building relationships and creating communications that resonate with diverse audiences.

We're on an exciting journey to recognise and elevate the expertise of our workforce, supporting the transition from Trades to Technicians. You'll play a key role in helping our people understand, engage with and champion that transformation. Whether you're developing strategic communications with senior stakeholders, creating compelling content, or visiting project sites to hear firsthand stories from our teams, you'll be equally comfortable in every environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to shape meaningful communication and engagement, including change initiatives
• Develop internal communication materials such as employee announcements, newsletters, project features and campaigns
• Support leadership engagement events
• Create content for external media and communication channels
• Contribute to the development of owned channels
• Evaluate and report on communication effectiveness
• Manage agencies and external providers where required
• Travel to projects, depots and manufacturing facilities (with occasional overnight stays)

Essential

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in corporate communications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience creating engaging content, including video
• Ability to build relationships and work proactively
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Good understanding of social media and the UK media landscape

Desirable

• Experience with a transient workforce
• Social and multimedia content creation (e.g. podcasts)
• Knowledge of evaluation, measurement or change communications

Technical

• Familiarity with content management systems (e.g. SharePoint)
• Social media and media monitoring tools

Qualifications

• Degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations or similar
• GCSE English (or equivalent) A*-C essential
• Membership of a professional body (CIPR, IoIC, CIM or similar) desirable

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

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