Community Engagement Coordinator

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a passionate and organized Community Engagement Coordinator to join our New York team supporting the Second Avenue Subway project for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). In this dynamic role you will lead stakeholder and community engagement efforts for one of New York Citys most transformative transit infrastructure projects. You will help plan and execute outreach activities ensuring clear transparent communication and meaningful community involvement across all phases of the Second Avenue Subway expansion.

Reporting to the Senior Community Relations Manager you will collaborate with residents elected officials advocacy organizations and business leaders to build relationships address concerns and deliver timely updates on project developments. This is an outstanding opportunity to leverage your communication and organizational skills to make a tangible impact on New Yorks urban landscape and enhance the experience of millions of transit users.

Role accountabilities:

• Assist the Senior Community Relations Manager with planning and executing outreach strategies for major infrastructure projects.
• Identify and map stakeholders to understand their interests needs and concerns.
• Develop and distribute clear communication materials and key messages for diverse audiences.
• Coordinate and facilitate public meetings workshops and outreach events throughout all project phases.
• Engage directly with residents elected officials advocacy groups and businesses to ensure consistent project updates and build relationships.
• Respond promptly and professionally to questions concerns and feedback from stakeholders and community members.
• Gather consolidate and report on stakeholder feedback to inform project planning and decision-making.
• Support outreach activities such as phone calls flyer distribution and participation in community association meetings.
• Collaborate with agency partners and project teams to obtain construction progress updates for sharing with stakeholders.
• Ensure all communications are clear accurate and accessible including for non-English-speaking populations.
• Work flexible hours including evenings and weekends to attend or staff outreach activities and public meetings.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in urban planning Public Policy Communications or related field.
• At least 2 years experience in stakeholder engagement community outreach or public affairs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with New York City communities and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Project).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience engaging with diverse populations including non-English speaking and disadvantaged groups.
• Prior work with city state or federal agencies and/or elected officials.
• Exposure to construction environments including basic understanding of construction phases and terminology.
• Skills in graphic design software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite).
• Spanish fluency.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full-time and part-time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $65000 - $80000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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