Employee Communications Executive

We are currently looking for an Employee Communications Executive to join our team in London. You will create, plan, deliver and measure effective and engaging communications and channels that span the UK business, specific UK Divisions, UK Business Units or UK-wide supply chain partners. This role will be hybrid with 3 days per week based at our London office.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver the set outputs and objectives of communication plans by working closely with team members in the wider UK Communication function.
• Support delivery of communications for UK-wide strategic initiatives where primary audience is employees.
• Support Employee Communication managers and leaders to ensure timely delivery of strategic activity, including events as required.
• Researching and writing compelling content for employee communication channels including SharePoint articles and newsletters.
• Support the creation and management of content for our corporate internal channels and act as a champion for their best practice use. Channels include newsletters, posters, Viva Engage, Sharepoint, email platform and Balfour Beatty TV screens.
• Keep key content trackers up to date and work with other EC colleagues to ensure content is strategic and planned.
• Develop strong relationships across the team to create a continuous pipeline of quality content that can be used across a range of channels and ensure messages reach the right audience(s) at the right time.
• Work effectively with suppliers that support delivery of communication activity.
• Support with team admin as and when required, including management of purchase orders.
• Complying with company policies and guidelines.
• Ensure appropriate signoffs are obtained for all published content.
• Support delivery of internal events and conferences as required.

Who we're looking for

• Excellent communication, digital, written and interpersonal skills, focus on quality and creativity.
• Good stakeholder management skills, with experience of reaching communications goals.
• Team player with ability to work with individuals and teams across multiple projects at once.
• Adapts positively to changing business demands.
• Self-starter with excellent organisation skills and ability to manage conflicting deadlines.
• A clean driving licence and willingness to travel occasionally.
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.

Desirable

• Bachelor's Degree in marketing, public relations, communications or a related field.
• Experience of working in complex and fast-moving organisations.
• Member of CIPR and relevant qualification.
• Experience of working in design and editing software.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.