Communications Business Partner

Would you like to work for an inclusive and collaborative company which is also one of the most successful within the UK infrastructure industry? We are looking for a motivated and ambitious Communications Business Partner to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to further develop their skills and take on increasing levels of responsibility.

Role Responsibilities

• Managing the relationships with leadership teams and key focus areas leads.
• Main point of contact for the key focus areas/ business unit.
• Accountable for the delivery of an annual communications strategy – with direction provided by the head of communications.
• Accountable for managing the upload and ongoing management of the communications plan deliverables in the provided system.
• Ability to decipher the management of work, where it can be managed internally or externally.
• Event planning and management skills – with the ability to create a connection with the event and the core messages of the business / business unit (internal awards, conferences, external facing events, to name a few).
• Manage the creation and distribution of internal communications through multiple channels (All-hands, newsletters, lunch and learns podcasts, to name a few), with support provided, where necessary.
• Manage client-equivalent relationships to ensure we relate to their position and any client-led communications.
• Work with the social media and digital creator to provide content for social media campaigns, which link back to our overall social media strategy.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• A relevant degree or professional communications qualification (CIPR, CIM) with ideally five years relevant experience in a communications team working in or for a large organisation.
• Track record of campaign or business partner experience and effective use of research and evaluation techniques.
• Basic understanding of Creative Cloud Suite.
• Collaborative and proactive working style and thinking.
• Collaborates with team and across the business.
• Challenges the status quo.

What is in it for you?

Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure:

• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
• Flexible and adaptable working.
• Family friendly policies and work/life approach.
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Recognition scheme and long service awards.
• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role).

We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

About the Rail Business Unit

Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption. Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering. Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational. From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.