Senior Communications Advisor - AO6

Reference: BH-174581
Job Title: Senior Communications Advisor (Delivery)
Location: North Coast Region (QLD)
Pay Level: $77.02–$82.40/hour depending on experience


We’re looking for a confident and strategic Senior Communications Advisor (Delivery) to join a passionate team supporting the rollout of major infrastructure projects across the North Coast Region. If you’re experienced in stakeholder engagement, love leading a team, and thrive in a fast-paced environment this could be the role for you.

About the Role You’ll work closely with the Senior Project Engagement Advisor to lead and manage communication activities for a range of road and transport infrastructure projects. This includes everything from stakeholder engagement and media relations to community updates and executive correspondence.


What You’ll Be Doing
  • Lead and coordinate stakeholder and community engagement during project delivery
  • Provide strategic advice on communications approaches, messaging, and issue management
  • Guide and support a team of communication officers, ensuring consistency and quality across all materials
  • Build strong relationships with internal teams, external stakeholders, and media to promote project understanding and collaboration
  • Develop tailored communication content that meets accessibility and brand guidelines
  • Provide training and support to staff, consultants, and contractors to improve communications capability
  • Ensure governance and communication standards are met throughout all project stages

What We’re Looking For
  • Experience in communications, stakeholder engagement or media—ideally within infrastructure, construction or government projects
  • Excellent writing, editing and content development skills
  • Strong leadership and project coordination experience
  • Confident in managing issues and providing practical, timely advice to various stakeholders
  • A team player with a proactive mindset and ability to juggle multiple priorities

Desirable Qualifications
  • Degree in communications, journalism, or public relations (preferred)
  • Current Class C Driver’s License (preferred)
  • IAP2 Engagement certification (or willingness to obtain)
  • Background in infrastructure or transport-related projects highly regarded
  • Willingness to undergo a criminal history check as part of the onboarding process

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At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

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