Community Liaison Officer
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12 hours ago
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Job Summary
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AtkinsRéalis one of the worlds leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.
We are currently seeking an experienced Community Liaison Officer to join our Stakeholder Engagement Team to support the delivery of complex infrastructure projects from inception through to construction. As Community Liaison Officer you will serve as the primary point of contact between the project team and the people impacted by the proposed development. Your mission will be to foster positive relationships within the community to: build trust ensure transparent communication and support inclusive engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
You will be responsible for engaging with a range of project stakeholders including landowners members of the public community groups businesses and elected representatives.
You will also support the delivery of all project communications including preparing key project messaging as well as written content such as letters brochures leaflets and display material.
This exciting role will provide you with the opportunity to work within multi-disciplinary teams on major infrastructure projects across a broad range of sectors including; Energy Rail Active Travel Highways and Water. We are looking for confident individuals with excellent communication skills who can articulate complex information to a wide range of stakeholders in a manner which is clear and easy to understand. Knowledge of the various statutory planning processes in Ireland e.g. Compulsory Purchase Orders Railway Orders Part 8 and Wayleaving processes will also be advantageous.
Key responsibilities:
- Engagement with a range of project stakeholders including landowners members of the public community groups businesses and elected representatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for community queries issues and feedback.
- Maintain accurate records of engagement activities and feedback received.
- Engagement with landowners to discuss the impact of project proposals on their land as well as agreeing proposed mitigation measures.
- Support conflict resolution and promote constructive dialogue between stakeholders.
- Support the development and delivery of project communications including letters brochures leaflets display material web content newsletters and press releases.
- Collaborate with technical teams to ensure community needs are considered and accurate information is conveyed.
Desirable skills / attributes:
- Degree educated in a land or planning related discipline e.g. Geography Planning or Estate / Property Management.
- Excellent communication skills particularly in face-to-face meetings as well as written content such as letters emails and communication material.
- Experience working on infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
- Flexibility in approach to managing workload with the ability to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.
- Strong attention to detail particularly in preparing and reviewing complex legal documents and plans.
- A confident individual with a positive outlook and an approachable friendly manner.
- The ability to work effectively within a large team or to work alone as required.
- A highly motivated individual who will contribute to the growth of the Stakeholder Engagement Team.
About Us:
At AtkinsRéalis we put Environment Sustainability and Health & Safety at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients were always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all from day one we offer a range of family friendly inclusive employment policies flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer we value applications from all backgrounds cultures and ability.
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RegularAt AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.
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- Presentation Skills
- Time Management
- Clinical Research
- Communication skills
- GCP
- Infusion Experience
- Managed Care
- Hospice Care
- Conflict Management
- Clinical Trials
- Research Experience
- Home Care
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We are a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.
