Engagement Specialist

WHAT LJA HAS TO OFFER

LJA is offering an exciting opportunity that will allow you to reach your full career potential. The structure of our organization is designed to amplify your capabilities while gaining the benefits of being an employee-owner. What truly sets this opportunity apart is the chance to collaborate every day with dedicated, skilled, and supportive leaders. Whether you are in the office, in the field, or behind the scenes, working at LJA gives you the chance to grow through hands-on experience and exposure to a broad range of clients and services.

WHAT MAKES LJA DIFFERENT

At LJA, our employee-owners take pride in their work and their workplace. Were guided by leaders who foster a culture of respect, collaboration and a shared vision of success. Our difference is evident in the experiences and opportunities we provide:

- Employee-owned. Client-focused

- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

- Consistently ranked as a Top Workplace

- Internal recruitment team, in-house training, and a marketing department specific to our industry

- We celebrate flexibility, allowing every team and office to lead with their proven approach

- Our culture champions continuous learning and personal growth

- We believe success comes through constant evolution and communication

- We are passionate about having fun and making money, all while creating impact

POSITION OVERVIEW: As a Public Engagement Specialist at LJA Transportation Division , you will focus on developing and implementing strategic communications and engagement plans for our public agency transportation clients during the planning, design, and construction phases of projects. You should be organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects within defined scopes, schedules, and budgets. You should be collaborative and effectively work with project managers, client teams, graphic designers, and other staff involved in the delivery of outreach activities.

You should have demonstrated experience developing strategic communications plans, facilitating meetings, working with the public and stakeholders, developing collateral materials, organizing events, and managing various online and social media platforms. Experience with equitable engagement strategies and relationship-building best practices is a must.

A TYPICAL DAY MIGHT INCLUDE:

- Develops and helps implement effective dissemination of outreach materials, facts and information on project messaging and supports client activities to stakeholders according to the public outreach plan including external agencies, associations, and news organizations using print, periodicals, radio, social and/or visual communication media.

- Reviews and refines records and reports related to public involvement meetings, forums and public hearings as well as tracks social engagement and other digital strategies as needed.

- Drafts speeches, creates and designs presentation materials, prepares remarks, briefing documents and/or composes correspondence for use in mailings, meetings, workshops and other public events.

- Responsible for initial fact checking for reports, articles, and other publications.

- Develops and implements digital strategies for use on web-based communications, including but not limited to websites and social channels.

- Helps develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and reviews draft reports to indicate a campaign's milestones.

- Supports coordination efforts for public meetings and engagements to best support outreach and initiative goals.

- Interacts with clients to coordinate implementation of communication programs and goals.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

- Develop strategic communications and public engagement plans for transportation projects during the planning, design, and construction phases.

- Organize and facilitate public meetings, stakeholder workshops, and advisory committees.

- Oversee the preparation of a range of communication materials including presentations, newsletters, factsheets, brochures, and information displays in coordination with graphic designers.

- Utilize a range of online engagement tools including surveys, websites, and social media.

- Manage the scheduling and logistics of public engagement activities.

- Oversee the timely dissemination of project information and notifications.

- Interface with the public, stakeholders, and local officials to build trust and answer questions in a timely manner.

- Communicate with project teams and clients to report on the progress of the engagement plan.

- Travel primarily within Wisconsin will be required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:

- Bachelors degree in political science, Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or related field and 6 years of relevant experience, or

- In lieu of education, 10 years of relevant experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- 8 years of related experience

- Strong writing and communication skills

- Public involvement, media relations and community engagement expertise

LEVEL UP WITH LJA

At LJA, were 100% employee-owned. This drives results, rewards ambition and supports long-term success for every team member. With almost 100 locations and 3,000+ employee-owners (and growing) , were building something big! We want you to be part of it. Your future grows here.

- Generous Time Off: PTO, paid holidays, and a full office closure between Christmas and New Years.

- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple plan options for health, dental, and pets. Along with mental health support.

- Family Support: Paid maternity and parental leave to help you focus on what matters most.

- Education Support: Tuition reimbursement and in-house courses provided by our Learning and Development team.

- Referral Bonuses: Know great talent? Get rewarded for helping us grow.

- Community Impact: Company-sponsored volunteer days and philanthropic initiatives.

- Professional Development: Memberships to industry organizations to keep you connected and growing.

- Career Growth: Great internal mobility opportunities to advance your career.

- Fun Culture: LJA social events, employee sports teams, bring your kid to work day, etc.

To Executive Search Firms & Staffing Agencies: LJA, Inc. and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered LJA's property. This includes resumes submitted directly to hiring managers without contacting LJA's Human Resources Talent Department.