We are seeking an experienced Communications Project Manager to support a major infrastructure modernization initiative with a leading utilities organization. The successful candidate will oversee communications coordination, stakeholder engagement, and project deliverables, ensuring that communications activities are effectively managed, reviewed, and approved.
This is a 12-month contract opportunity providing leave coverage, with an anticipated start in late November or early December to allow for knowledge transfer and a comprehensive transition before the incumbent's leave in January.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage the development, production, review, and approval of corporate and project-related communications.
- Support communications activities associated with a large initiative.
- Facilitate collaboration between internal stakeholders, project tea.ms, external vendors, and communications partners
- Coordinate media-related activities and support the preparation of external communications.
- Maintain and organize project documentation, shared drives, and communications tracking systems.
- Manage communications workflows, approval processes, and project dockets to ensure timely delivery.
- Monitor project milestones, identify potential risks or delays, and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Ensure communications activities align with corporate standards, project objectives, and established approval procedures.
- Independently manage assigned deliverables while maintaining regular communication with key stakeholders.
- Support the continuity of communications activities throughout the maternity leave coverage period.
Qualifications & Experience
- Demonstrated experience in communications project management, corporate communications, or a related role.
- Strong experience coordinating communications deliverables across multiple stakeholders and approval processes.
- Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, utility, or organizational transformation projects is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with media relations, corporate communications, and stakeholder engagement.
- Strong organizational skills, with experience maintaining document repositories, project trackers, and communications workflows.
- Ability to proactively identify project risks, manage competing priorities, and escalate issues when necessary.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision while collaborating across multiple teams.
- Experience working within regulated, unionized, or complex corporate environments is considered an asset.
