Job No: 495711
Work type:Full Time
Location:Brisbane
Categories:Marketing and Communications
Advertised:21 Mar 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close:25 Apr 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in Australia in 1979, BMD now employs 2,300 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Proven experience in a similar role within the infrastructure sector.
• Strong understanding of the construction industry including the importance of communicating across the fundamental areas of health and wellbeing, safety, and sustainability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to develop and implement effective communication strategies.
• Knowledge of relevant systems and policies.
• Experience working in a large, complex organisation, including managing communication with a remote workforce.
• Experience in driving behavioural-based change through communication.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a communications role, preferably within the infrastructure sector.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Communications Advisor with a specific focus on acting as a Business Partner to the health and safety, sustainability, and corporate affairs departments. This role will form part of the Group Marketing and Communications team. The successful candidate will be responsible for internal stakeholder engagement, developing and implementing operational initiatives, and ensuring a thorough understanding of systems and policy. This role requires experience working across a large, complex organisation, including a remote workforce, and driving behavioural-based change.
BMD is a leading company in the infrastructure sector, committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of our employees, stakeholders, and the communities we engage with. Our focus on safety and sustainability drives our operational initiatives and policies, ensuring a positive impact on society and the environment, with this role being critical to our communications initiatives and business impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and execute communication strategies that promote health and wellbeing, safety, and sustainability initiatives.
• Engage with internal stakeholders and teams to ensure alignment and support for communication efforts.
• Collaborate with various departments to implement operational initiatives that enhance safety and sustainability.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of communication strategies and initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support on communication best practices related to health, safety, and sustainability.
• Effectively communicate and engage with a diverse and remote workforce across a large, complex organisation.
• Drive behavioural-based change through targeted communication strategies and initiatives.