Senior Communications Manager

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the development of scope, schedule and budget for tasks and standalone projects.
• Plan and implement communications strategy for infrastructure projects in various stages, including planning, environmental, design and construction projects.
• Plan and execute grassroots communication strategies and tactics, including managing project hotlines and emails and canvassing businesses and residents ahead of project impacts.
• Lead campaign development activities, including target audience analysis, branding, messaging, and research.
• Direct customer-facing communication in a variety of mediums, including social, print, video and web.
• Interface with client and / or client-facing teams to coordinate delivery of a successful project.
• Plan and facilitate contentious public meetings, public hearings, open houses and other meetings with the public, clients and project stakeholders.
• Lead concept development, writing and editing of collateral materials such as surveys, presentations, newsletters, trainings, websites, handouts, videos, advertisements, press releases and public notices.
• Use technologies to push clients and teams to creative solutions and to support clear communication across multiple channels and mediums.
• Coordinate with creative disciplines, including graphic design, web development and social media to maintain consistency of brand, saturation of messaging, and user experience.
• Mentor, train and support teams and junior staff.
• Work with business / accounting manager and operations leadership to monitor project health.

Preferred Qualifications

Required Qualifications

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic / Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

United States - Arizona - Phoenix

Industry

Strategic Communications

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Strategic Communications

Job Posting

Oct 14, 2025

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and Equal Opportunity Employe r.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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