Stakeholder Engagement Advisor - Community & Statutory Approvals

Community engagement on major infrastructure isn't for everyone.It's early mornings at community halls. It's sitting across the table from people who are worried about what a project means for their neighbourhood, their environment, their daily life - and giving them straight answers. It's navigating statutory approvals processes where every consultation touchpoint has to be defensible, documented and genuine.

If that sounds like your kind of work - keep reading.Here's what's happening.Australia's largest container and automotive port is progressing a multi-billion dollar capacity enhancement program - a new container terminal, permanent facilities for Tasmanian trade operators, and the infrastructure investment needed to keep goods moving for the Victorian economy. A program of this scale doesn't just need a communications plan. It needs someone on the ground - coordinating community engagement, supporting statutory and environmental approvals, working with First Nations stakeholders, and making sure the people who live and work around this port are genuinely heard through every phase of the project.

What you'll be doing.You'll report to the Community and Partnerships Lead and work closely with the PCEP project team and the broader Corporate Relations function. Your role is to coordinate and deliver community engagement across planning, approvals, construction and operation - making sure it's consistent with the organisation's regulatory framework and statutory consultation requirements.

Day to day, you'll be:





- Planning and implementing multi-channel engagement and communications plans in support of the capacity enhancement program - through approvals, construction and into operation.
- Coordinating community consultation activities including community forums, presentations to local government audiences and engagement with representative groups.
- Working with project team disciplines to understand community impacts and develop clear, honest communication around them.
- Contributing to decision-making on statutory approval pathways, based on your assessment of community stakeholder considerations.
- Monitoring stakeholder needs, interests and issues across community, local government and local representative groups.
- Supporting community engagement on regulated elements of the program, in conjunction with the Stakeholder Engagement Adviser (Regulatory).
- Participating in and coordinating First Nations engagement activities.
- Drafting materials to support PCEP communications and engagement activities - clear, accurate and audience-appropriate.
- Contributing to reporting for regulatory and government approvals.
- Maintaining and coordinating input into stakeholder engagement records.

Now - is this you?You've spent your career in the thick of community engagement on major infrastructure. You know how to work in a matrix workplace.



You understand statutory approvals processes and what good consultation looks like when it has to hold up to regulatory scrutiny. You're the person communities trust because you're consistent, prepared and honest.

Specifically, you'll bring:

- 7+ years working on major infrastructure projects in a communications and engagement capacity.
- Experience with major capital projects involving complex approvals pathways - planning, environmental, heritage.
- Experience with First Nations, community and environmental group engagement.
- A tertiary qualification in communications, marketing or public relations, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing stakeholder engagement programs.
- IAP2 qualifications or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Why this role. Why now.This is community engagement at real scale - not a token consultation exercise bolted onto a project plan. You'll be part of a team shaping how one of Australia's most significant proposed infrastructure programs engages with the communities it affects. The work is complex, the exposure is significant, and the impact is tangible. The salary package is competitive, and you'll be joining a high-performing Corporate Relations team within an organisation that takes stakeholder engagement seriously - not as a compliance exercise, but as a core part of how the project succeeds.

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📌 Stakeholder Engagement Advisor - Community & Statutory Approvals (Melbourne)
🏢 Ampersand
📍 Melbourne