Corporate Communications Director

Stacy Witbeck is seeking a Marketing and Communications Partner who wants to work with a self-performing construction company that builds “cool stuff”. A desire to dig into the technical elements of challenging projects and a passion for seeing the completion of large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects that connect and serve communities is vital. If you love giant tonka trucks and life-sized toy trains, marvel at bridges, and the silhouette of a crane against the city skyline makes you want to know every detail of how things are built—you may be just who we are looking for.

You will be responsible for the overall management and organization of the marketing plan. Creative communications and a firm grasp of all media, with a left brain/right brain connection is key. If you are capable of understanding engineering minds, and technical elements of construction projects we want to speak with you. You will work in support of all internal and external communications including public relations, branding and overseeing the creative development of promotional materials. You will lead efforts in the strategic planning of the department to support the operations and business development of a nationally recognized construction company.

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Pursuits and Business Development

COMPANY PERKS 

• Award-winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee-owned company with generous ESOP allocations.
• Generous company contributions to 401k.
• Competitive bonus structure based on company and individual performance.
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums.
• HSA and FSA plans that will allow you to contribute pre-tax money.
• Dependent Daycare (including housekeepers, nannies, and preschool) expenses that can be tax sheltered through your FSA.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your annual salary.
• An Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that provides access to legal services such as estate planning, identity theft, and more.
• Amazing employee training and continuing education system.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop a high-performance marketing team capable of fluid communications and engagement both internally and externally through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring with proven experience and enthusiasm for large-scale infrastructure preferred.
• Stakeholder interface, utilizing market research to understand the audience and those impacted by publicly facing multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects.
• Audience will include operations, executives, agencies, owners, the public and craft labor. The right person for this role will have a diplomatic, polished and tactful public voice.
• Manage the marketing budget, looking for efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities.
• Develop and administer a marketing plan and communications strategy in alignment with company philosophy.
• Support the company’s business strategies through targeted communication including in-depth understanding of projects and regions.
• Manage communication for key internal organizational changes by preparing and implementing communication strategies and materials.
• Work with Human Resources and the Executive team to create and maintain an internal communications program to facilitate information sharing within the company.
• Develop and execute all content for public relations and social media activities.
• Research current trends in marketing technology to develop and design best in class techniques for marketing materials.
• Research of target markets and clients to support regional strategic plans, while in collaboration with Business Development, the Proposals department, and Operations.
• Research and employ key metrics to regularly assess the effectiveness of communication.
• Direct and manage corporate related functions, e.g. photography, special events, award submissions, project updates, college recruiting, and brand awareness and adherence.
• Coordinate writing, editing, and production/publication of presentations and other marketing materials, or assist with such efforts.
• Supports the implementation of corporate identity initiatives.
• Oversee photography shoots in planning and coordination for business needs.
• Website management with an external firm.

Requirements: 

• Minimum 4-year degree in marketing or a related field, and 8 years of marketing and corporate communications experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A/E/C experience preferred.
• This person should be comfortable interacting with operations, executives, agencies, owners, the public, and craft labor, while communicating in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
• Proven ability to successfully supervise multiple staff of different levels; possesses strong specialty skills and knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and the capacity to communicate visually. 
• Ability to adapt to and learn new technical, imaging techniques under constantly changing competitive marketing demands.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional computer skills with current proficiency in desk-top publishing software, including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as exposure to a variety of mass emailing software platforms, analytics reporting, and social media engagement tools.
• Collaborative and cloud-based functionalities for inter-departmental engagement are a MUST.
• Must be flexible, able to work under pressure continuously meeting project deadlines.
• Must be a highly motivated and creative individual while displaying initiative, independent thinking and teamwork.
• Must be willing to travel (up to 25%).
• Driver’s License and physical ability to walk uneven ground to envision project progress and gather visual media.

Preferences:

• STRONG preference for Heavy Civil contractor experience with mega project exposure.
• Portfolio submission requirement and writing samples preferred.
• Motivated and creative with an eye-for-design.
• Strong follow-through and able to see initiatives through conceptual stage to implementation.
• Must be flexible, able to work under pressure, and continuously meet project deadlines.
• Must be team-oriented and able to work collaboratively.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Must be able to navigate uneven terrain for site visit photography.
• Position requires daily in-person attendance at the workplace.

NOTE 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

**At this time, no candidates presented through external staffing/recruiting agencies will be considered. Any resumes submitted to Stacy and Witbeck Inc. (SWI) will be considered the sole property of Stacy and Witbeck. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, SWI will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, SWI explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Stacy and Witbeck, Inc..

Salary : $125,000 - $150,000