Group Communications Manager

We're looking for an in-house Communications Manager to work alongside our Head of Communications, Employee Engagement Manager and Graduate Communications Officer. We're a small team delivering for a leading family-owned construction, infrastructure and facilities management business, telling the stories, and driving campaigns that bring to life who we are and our work across the UK.

What you'll do:

• Identify opportunities to showcase and celebrate our business and project successes, and build awareness of our company and strategic aims.


• Develop a solid understanding of our internal and external audiences, and use this to tailor communications activity for maximum impact.


• Work to the highest standard, ensuring content is engaging, on brand, accurate and approved by stakeholders.


• Write communications in various formats, including executive presentations, speechwriting, blogs, social media posts, conference materials and presentations.


• Work across all areas of our business to build positive relationships and generate new ideas for internal and external news.


• Support key internal stakeholders on media messaging and event presence.


• Possess tact and sensitivity working with confidential information.


• Deputise for the Head of Communications when needed.
  
  Minimum 5 years' experience in agency or in-house.


• Proven experience in a multi-disciplinary communications role.


• Demonstrable skills in proactive external communications alongside external reputation and crisis management.


• Experience and knowledge of external and internal communication and/or engagement strategies and implementation approaches.


• Excellent copywriting, storytelling and editing skills.


• Experience working cross-functionally with a range of business teams.


• Experience building strong relationships with trade media, as well as national business journalists.


• Proficient on all relevant software packages including Office 365.


• Full UK driving licence.


About you:

We're looking for a creative problem solver, with an in-depth understanding of the communications landscape, its challenges and opportunities with an ability to think clearly in times of challenge and respond to changing events, demonstrating sound judgment and governance. You must be effective at prioritising multiple demands and working within tight timescales, alongside outstanding attention to detail, with strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage a complex workload.

Being able to think creatively and bring new ideas goes without saying, working with pace, accuracy, and efficiency, with the ability to possess tact and sensitivity working with confidential information. You'll work as part of a wider team and under your own initiative and be able to accept challenge and take personal responsibility for your own performance and flexibility is key as no two days will ever be the same.

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We're bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you'll join the UK's largest family-owned construction, infrastructure, and support services business. And as Communications Manager, you'll be part of a team that's doing incredible things - for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension and valuable life assurance. What's more, you'll also be able to make the most of a range of brilliant extras. These include our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts at restaurants and cinemas with a Taste Card, annual flu vaccine, and Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family.

We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of our office-based people and some of our site-based people are able to either work from home or as part of our hybrid model.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That's why we're working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.