Job Description

This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation and play an important role on a major project.

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You'll be joining at an important stage of delivery, working closely with the construction team while becoming a key point of contact between the project and the surrounding community.

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This is a genuinely stakeholder-facing position. You'll be out building relationships with landholders, councils, community groups and other regional stakeholders, helping ensure issues are identified early and managed properly throughout construction.

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For an experienced engagement professional, it also provides the opportunity to get involved in wider community initiatives, including engagement planning and benefit-sharing programs.

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The role offers a hybrid working arrangement and is a 20-month fixed-term contract with the potential for extension.

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- Building and maintaining relationships with local landholders, councils, community groups, Traditional Owners, neighbours and other regional stakeholders
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- Supporting the delivery of community engagement and benefit-sharing initiatives
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- Managing community enquiries, concerns, feedback and complaints
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- Handling potentially difficult conversations professionally and working towards practical resolutions
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- Coordinating community meetings, information sessions and stakeholder engagement activities
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- Monitoring community sentiment and identifying potential issues before they escape
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- Working closely with the construction team to ensure stakeholder and community issues are appropriately managed
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- Maintaining accurate stakeholder records and supporting engagement reporting, presentations and communications
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We're looking for someone with genuine community and stakeholder engagement experience, ideally gained within construction, infrastructure, utilities or another major project setting.

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Importantly, renewable energy experience is not required.

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You'll need to have:

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- Direct experience engaging with landowners / landholders and maintaining relationships throughout a project
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- Experience working with local councils and government stakeholders
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- Experience managing community enquiries, complaints and potentially sensitive stakeholder issues
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- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
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- Confidence handling conflict and difficult conversations
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- The resilience to operate effectively within a live construction environment
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- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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- The ability to work closely with construction and project delivery teams while representing the project professionally within the community
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Experience delivering stakeholder engagement strategies, community consultation, benefit-sharing programs or Traditional Owner engagement would be particularly valuable.

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We're open on sector background. If you've gained your experience around infrastructure, construction, utilities, resources, transport or other major regional projects, we'd be interested in speaking with you.

📌 Community Engagement Officer (Fraser Coast Regional)
🏢 Vinova
📍 Fraser Coast Regional