Stakeholder Management, Permits & Communications Director

We are seeking a Stakeholder Management Permits & Communications Director to join our team in TX AL VA PA OH IN and WI.

Our Pharmaceutical team is growing! The Stakeholder Management Permits & Communications Lead serves as the owners single coordinated voice across internal and external stakeholders for a major pharmaceutical manufacturing campus program. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for managing permitting and regulatory interfaces across multiple jurisdictions coordinating engagement with public agencies and community stakeholders and maintaining a disciplined communications framework that keeps executive leadership informed of program risks decisions milestones and emerging issues. Unlike traditional project management roles focused on scope cost or schedule delivery this position ensures that stakeholder alignment external approvals and communication pathways remain proactive coordinated and transparent throughout the lifecycle of the program. Success is measured by securing critical permits on schedule maintaining positive relationships with regulatory and community stakeholders eliminating communication gaps across the program and enabling rapid executive decision-making through clear and structured reporting. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and lead one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing investments in North America while working alongside industry-leading professionals on a career-defining program on a greenfield campus. We are offering a full-time position with AtkinsRéalis that provides the opportunity to lead complex high-profile programs collaborate with world-class delivery teams and receive a highly competitive compensation package with robust benefits.

• Serve as the owners primary lead for stakeholder management regulatory engagement permitting coordination and communications strategy across the campus program.

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive stakeholder engagement framework spanning client leadership project teams contractors regulatory agencies utility providers community organizations and local governments.

• Develop and manage a campus-wide permitting strategy that aligns regulatory approvals with project delivery milestones.

• Coordinate permit identification application development review cycles approvals conditions tracking and compliance requirements across all project workstreams.

• Act as the primary interface between project teams and permitting authorities having jurisdiction.

• Lead engagement and coordination efforts with federal state regional and local agencies.

• Track permitting schedules risks dependencies and critical approval milestones that could affect program execution.

• Partner with project delivery teams to resolve permitting obstacles and regulatory issues before they impact project schedules.

• Coordinate environmental utility infrastructure transportation life-safety zoning and construction-related permitting activities.

• Facilitate executive-level communications regarding permitting risks regulatory developments and stakeholder concerns.

• Develop and maintain structured communications plans and governance processes for program-wide stakeholder engagement.

• Establish regular communication cadences for Lilly executive leadership steering committees project teams and external stakeholders.

• Prepare executive briefings dashboards reports presentations and decision-support materials.

• Coordinate messaging across multiple contractors consultants and internal functional teams to ensure consistency and alignment.

• Support leadership management of high-profile stakeholder issues community concerns regulatory inquiries and public-facing communications.

• Identify and mitigate stakeholder-related risks that could affect project approvals reputation or program objectives.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government officials community leaders agency representatives and executive stakeholders.

• Support crisis communications and escalation management when significant permitting or stakeholder issues arise.

• Promote transparency accountability and accurate information sharing across all stakeholder groups.

• Drive implementation of stakeholder engagement best practices and lessons learned across the broader campus program.

• Bachelors degree in Public Administration Communications Engineering Construction Management Program Management Environmental Studies Political Science or related field.

• 20 years of professional experience (BS) supporting major capital programs infrastructure developments or large industrial projects.

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading stakeholder engagement permitting regulatory affairs communications public involvement or program management functions.

• Demonstrated experience supporting programs exceeding $1 billion in capital value.

• Experience managing permitting and regulatory coordination for complex industrial pharmaceutical semiconductor energy infrastructure advanced manufacturing or large-scale construction projects.

• Experience coordinating with environmental regulators utility providers transportation agencies fire marshals planning authorities and other governing bodies.

• Experience supporting executive leadership through structured governance reporting and decision-making frameworks.

• Experience supporting community engagement and public-facing project initiatives.

• Experience navigating highly visible projects operating under significant public political or regulatory scrutiny.

• Strong understanding of permitting processes across federal state and local jurisdictions.

• Proven ability to develop and execute comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications strategies.

• Strong understanding of project development design construction commissioning startup and operational readiness processes.

• Exceptional written verbal presentation facilitation and executive communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships with competing priorities and interests.

• Proven ability to influence across large matrixed organizations without direct authority.

• Strong analytical organizational risk management and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to develop trusting relationships with executive stakeholders government officials and regulatory agencies.

• Demonstrated success operating within fast-paced high-profile client environments.

• Willingness to travel and maintain significant on-site engagement as required.

At AtkinsRéalis our valuesSafety Integrity Collaboration Innovation and Excellenceare more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture guide our decisions and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow succeed and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical dental vision company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting employee stock purchase plan Paid Time Off leaves of absences options flexible work options recognition and employee satisfaction programs employee assistance program and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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Expected compensation range is between $170000 - $200000 annually depending on skills experience and geographical location.

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