Community Relations Representative

Community Relations Representative

Independence Excavating is looking for a Community Relations Representative to join our team! The Community Relations Representative serves as the primary liaison between the contractor, the client, project stakeholders and the surrounding community during active construction. The role is responsible for managing communications, attending meetings, addressing community concerns, and ensuring accurate timely dissemination of project information. This role works in close coordination with project leadership and key stakeholders to ensure communication efforts align with project goals and schedules.

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

What do we believe in?

PEOPLE:

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

PERFORMANCE:

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

COMMUNITY:

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

Key Responsibilities:

Community and Stakeholder Engagement

• Official contractor representing at all community related meetings.
• Serve as primary point of contact for community members, stakeholders and affected property owners.
• Respond to community concerns, complaints and inquiries.
• Participating in the project owner led activities and outreach efforts.
• Support preparation of public-facing materials upon request.

Meetings and Representation

• Attend and support the following meetings during active construction.
• Monthly stakeholders.
• Weekly progress meetings.
• Utility coordination meetings.
• Meetings with affected property owners (as requested).
• Represent the contactor professionally and accurately at all meetings.

Documentation and Quality Control

• Maintain accurate and complete records of all community relations activities.
• Meeting minuets, spreadsheet of meeting attendance.

Support Project Communications, Including:

• Project website updates.
• Quarterly newsletters.
• Weekly construction update notifications.
• Ensure all info includes work descriptions, utility impacts, lane closures and construction activities.

Authority and Decision Making

• Authorized to commit the contractor to respond to community concerns and participate in resolution efforts.
• Work closely with project owners to align messaging and responses.

Do you have what it takes?

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1 – 5 years of experience in public relations is preferred.
• Strong writing, editing, and public speaking skills.
• Full-time, on-site positions during active construction
• Frequent interactions with the public, government agencies and project stakeholders
• Strong communication, organization and problem-solving skills required
• Ability to translate complex construction projects into relatable stories.

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!
• Excellent Benefits:
• • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA & HSA
  • Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.