Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

This Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Full-Time Communications/Stakeholder Communications Coordinator based in our Salt Lake City, UT office. Become a member of our Advisory Services/Communications & Public Involvement (CPI) Team and be a part of a growing organization of professionals. This position will be an essential member with a team of communications and outreach professionals, and will primarily assist with engagement activities for projects in the Utah market. This is an exciting opportunity to build your career with our national team of talented communications and public outreach/public information professionals.

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the best people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach - and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

The best candidate will be an experienced self-starter with the motivation and practice of simultaneously working on multiple and dynamic project deliverables. This requires self-accountability, including smart time management, excellent organization skills, maximizing of resources, and being results driven and proactive with challenging environments. Creativity and collaboration are essential in bringing our clients the most innovative and effective communications ideas, solutions and resources. Experience with public information and community engagement best practices will help build authentic relationships with the project's communities.

Your Impact

• Support the development and execution of project-based community engagement strategies.
• Create written content for community engagement and public involvement materials.
• Create communication materials (presentations, fact sheets, infographics, videos, web updates, summaries, etc.) designed to inform the public and stakeholders.
• Support communications team in executing and monitoring public information and communication plans, including media and social media strategy.
• Work with project-based community engagement teams, including subconsultants and clients.
• Support communications team in outreach and communications to stakeholders, agency staff, local elected officials, community leaders, individuals, businesses and community groups.
• Work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment, as well as independently utilizing best practices for public information, including the quick and accurate dissemination of information to populations and partner agencies.
• Be comfortable showing discretion and diplomacy with a wide variety of community members.
• Assist with the development, production and distribution of essential information, content and updates regarding complex projects.
• Work with supervision to implement strategies to engage all communities, especially underserved and marginalized people, using a variety of tools and methods including workshops, public meetings, market research, public information and advertising campaigns, visuals and more.
• Provide proofing and quality control processes of communications materials.
• Work closely with the creative team, equity team, media team and public affairs team to support streamlined and responsive messaging.
• Support a project team in all communications and outreach efforts. This may include, but not be limited to, attending public events, creating and organizing public meeting documentation and materials, coordinating with technical teams, implementing social media plans, communicating with community stakeholders and supporting the management of an outreach contractor.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Urban Planning, Journalism, Public Affairs, Planning, Government Relations or related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in communications and/or outreach with infrastructure, transportation or other complex projects.
• Superior command of the English language, with excellent written/oral communication and proofing skills.
• Experience with writing for multiple audiences and presenting technical concepts in a clear and concise structure.
• Experience with scheduling and meeting internal/external deliverable deadlines with multiple groups and internal/external client contacts.
• Experience with project teams and clients preferred.
• Comfortable with controversial public opinions and fluctuations in project priorities and adaptability to a changing environment with various deadlines.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with all levels within an organization and on a project level.
• Excellent organizational skills and experience coordinating with staff and subcontractors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required: N/A - No travel required
• Job Status: Regular
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: SALT LAKE CITY - MILLROCK
• All locations: US-UT-Salt Lake City

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.